Maximum building height in Pico Rivera is set by zoning district in the Property Development Regulations Chart in Chapter 18.42. For example, Specific Plan 301 single-family homes are capped at two stories or 28 feet, whichever is less. Fences may reach 6 feet, or 10 feet for public safety.
Pico Rivera limits building and structure height through the Property Development Regulations Chart in Zoning Code Chapter 18.42, with the maximum height (in feet and stories) assigned per zoning district. As an example, the Specific Plan 301 single-family standards (PRMC 18.17.040) cap detached homes at no greater than two stories or 28 feet, whichever is less. Height limits for the S-F Single-Family Residential zone and other districts are found in the 18.42 chart. Separately, fences, walls, and hedges are capped at 6 feet behind the front-yard setback under PRMC 18.42.050 (Note 32), and may reach 10 feet only where a public-safety issue justifies it, with an approved precise plan of design. Verify building-height figures with the Planning Division.
Building above the maximum height or number of stories for the parcel's zoning district, without a variance, is subject to correction and code-enforcement action.
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