Under Pico Rivera Municipal Code 18.42.050 (Note 32), a non-solid fence may not exceed 4.5 feet in a required front-yard setback, and a solid fence, wall, or hedge may not exceed 3.5 feet. Behind the front-yard setback, a fence, hedge, or wall may reach 6 feet anywhere on the lot.
The City of Pico Rivera sets residential fence heights in the Title 18 Zoning Code chart notes at Section 18.42.050 (Note 32). Within any required front-yard building setback, an open or non-solid fence or wall is limited to 4.5 feet, while a solid fence, wall, or solid hedge is limited to 3.5 feet, keeping street frontages open. Behind the front-yard setback line, a fence, hedge, or wall up to 6 feet is permitted anywhere on the lot, the standard maximum for side and rear yards. Fence height may reach 10 feet only where a public-safety issue justifies it, with an approved precise plan of design when a conditional use permit is not required. Heights are measured from finished grade.
Front-yard fences over 4.5 feet (non-solid) or 3.5 feet (solid), or side/rear fences over 6 feet without an approved public-safety exception, are subject to code-enforcement action and abatement.
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