La Habra Municipal Code Section 18.12.070 limits fences, walls and hedges in residential zones to three feet in the required front yard and six feet in side and rear yards, measured from the highest grade at the wall's location. An eight-foot block wall is allowed where a yard abuts a
The City of La Habra in Orange County regulates residential fence, wall and hedge heights under its own Zoning Code, Title 18, Section 18.12.070 (Fences, walls, and hedges) on the ecode360/qcode.us portal. This is the city code, not to be confused with the separate City of La Habra Heights in Los Angeles County. In all residential zones, no fence, wall or hedge located in the required front yard may exceed three feet in height. In the side and rear yards, the maximum height is six feet. Where the rear or side yard directly abuts a minimum of a four-lane highway, an eight-foot-high block wall may be constructed along or within ten feet of the rear or side property line, though
Fences, walls or hedges exceeding the three-foot front-yard or six-foot side/rear limit under Section 18.12.070 are zoning violations enforced by La Habra Community Development and code enforcement, which can require the structure be lowered, modified or removed.
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