Redondo Beach, CA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

1524(f) lists two prohibited fence categories for residential zones. The first covers barbed wire, razor wire, electric fences, and similar fencing, banned outright with no setback exception. The second targets chain link and other industrial-type fencing, which cannot be installed in the front yard setback or on any portion of a residential lot visible from the public right-of-way, meaning chain link can still be used elsewhere on a residential lot, such as a rear yard not visible from the street, as long as it also satisfies the height limits in subsection (b).

Subsection (a) frames the section's overall purpose as regulating fence height and location for light, air, and privacy while safeguarding public welfare, including preventing visual obstructions at street and highway intersections, and it expressly preserves any stricter security-fencing requirements imposed by local, state, or federal law or by the Board of Education. That means a school security fence or another use with an independent state or federal fencing mandate is not overridden by this prohibition, but a typical residential property cannot rely on any such exception to install barbed wire, razor wire, or an electric fence. , effective August 17, 2023.