Huntington Park, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Maximum residential height
- Eight feet in R-L, R-M and R-H zones
- Front yard setback limit
- 60 inches, first 30 inches may be solid
- Reversed corner lot
- Ends ten feet from the rear property line
- Cutback visibility exception
- Above 30 inches, minimum 80% visibility
- Alley corner triangle
- Ten feet in each direction (§ 9-2.1708)
- Sloped lots
- Measured from finished grade of highest contiguous lot
Summary
In the City of Huntington Park, California, a fence or wall in an R-L, R-M or R-H zone cannot exceed eight feet, and within the front yard setback it cannot exceed 60 inches, with only the first 30 inches solid. Corner lots and alley intersections add visibility rules under §§ 9-2.1704 and 9-2.1708.
In any R-L, R-M, or R-H Zone, the following shall be established: (a) No fence shall be greater than eight (8′-0″) feet in height above the natural level of the ground in any area or finish grade adjacent thereto. A fence or wall not greater than eight (8′-0″) feet in height may be erected on any residential lot except where fences or walls are prohibited or restricted or except where there is a height limitation imposed. (b) Within the front yard setback or building setback, whichever is less, no fence or wall shall exceed sixty (60″) inches in height, where the first thirty (30″) inches above the natural ground or finished grade may be constructed solid and view obscuring. Above the first thirty (30″) inches, fences shall be non-view obscuring. The fence or wall height on corner lots, at the intersection of two public streets shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Community Development.
Full Breakdown
Section 9-2.1704 of the Huntington Park Municipal Code sets residential fence heights in any R-L, R-M or R-H zone in the City of Huntington Park. No fence can be greater than eight feet above the natural level of the ground or the adjacent finish grade. Within the front yard setback or the building setback, whichever is less, no fence or wall can exceed 60 inches, and only the first 30 inches above grade can be solid and view obscuring. Above 30 inches the fence must be non-view obscuring. Fence height on corner lots at the intersection of two public streets is subject to review and approval of the Director of Community Development.
Along the street line of a corner lot, a fence up to eight feet can run behind the front yard setback to the rear property line, except where a corner cutback is required. On a reversed corner lot it must end at least ten feet from the rear property line and stay out of a triangle measured ten feet in each direction from the intersection of the rear and side street property lines. Inside a required cutback area a fence up to eight feet is allowed if the first 30 inches is solid and everything above is non-view obscuring with a minimum of 80% visibility. Section 9-2.1708 applies the same ten foot triangle and the same 30 inch and 80% exception where an alley meets a street or another alley. The definition of corner cutback in § 9-2.1701 separately says landscaping and structures permitted in that area cannot exceed two feet six inches measured from street grade, and the City Traffic Engineer reviews and approves cutbacks.
When adjoining lots differ in ground level, height is measured from the finished grade of the highest contiguous lot (§ 9-2.1704(e)). New residential development of two or more units must build a block wall at least six feet high on the side and rear property lines (§ 9-2.1704(h)). Commercial and manufacturing zones allow eight feet, with limits of three feet or six feet where a wall abuts a front setback (§ 9-2.1706).
Violations & Fines
Article 17 prints no separate penalty, so § 1-2.01 applies: a violation is a misdemeanor unless the Code makes it an infraction, with a fine of not more than $1,000, jail up to six months, or both, and each day the condition continues is a separate offense. A fence lawfully erected before May 17, 1967 that does not meet the location and height rules is nonconforming under § 9-2.1711 rather than a violation.
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