Gardena caps fences at eight feet along side and rear property lines. In the required front yard setback, fences and hedges are limited to three and one-half feet on interior lots and three feet on corner lots.
Gardena Municipal Code Chapter 18.42 (General Provisions) sets residential fence heights. A fence not more than eight feet may be located along the side or rear property lines. In the required front yard setback area, fences and hedges are limited to three and one-half feet for interior lots and three feet for corner lots. Fences in the front yard beyond the required setback may reach up to eight feet. On reversed corner lots, where two corner-lot rear yards abut, or wherever visibility is impaired, height drops to three feet within a ten-foot corner cutback. The community development director may allow up to a twenty percent increase on a side or rear fence, wall or hedge.
Fences exceeding these limits without an approved variance are code violations subject to abatement, correction orders and possible penalties by Community Development.
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