La Habra Municipal Code 18.12.070 requires residential fences, walls and hedges to stay within three feet in the front yard and six feet in side and rear yards, be maintained in good repair with graffiti removed within 72 hours and damage repaired within seven days, and prohibits barbed wire and
The City of La Habra, Orange County, sets baseline requirements for fences, walls and hedges in Zoning Code Section 18.12.070. Height is capped by location: three feet in the required front yard and six feet in the side and rear yards, measured from the highest grade at the wall's location. On reversed corner lots, a fence, wall or hedge along the street side between the street and the key lot's established setback line may not exceed three feet, with limited elevation-based increases up to six feet. Maintenance standards require that all graffiti be removed within seventy-two hours of discovery and that damaged walls or fences be repaired within seven days, or as approved by the chief planner. The code also
Fences that exceed the height limits, use prohibited barbed wire or sharp projections, or are left tagged with graffiti beyond 72 hours or damaged beyond seven days violate Section 18.12.070 and are subject to La Habra code enforcement action.
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