Lynwood ties fence approval to neighbor consent: a fence permit application must include a notarized letter from all abutting landowners agreeing to the fence location, or a licensed engineer's survey delineating the property lines.
Lynwood Municipal Code Section 25-10-12(E)(4) requires that a fence permit application include a notarized letter from all abutting landowners consenting to the location of the fence. If no such letter is provided, the applicant must instead submit a survey from a licensed engineer delineating the property lines of the person applying for the permit. This effectively requires either neighbor agreement or a professional boundary survey before a fence along a shared line can be permitted. On appeal, the Planning Commission also considers whether a fence is compatible with surrounding properties and demonstrates continuity of design with other conforming fences nearby. California Civil Code separately governs shared boundary fence cost-sharing between neighbors, but Lynwood's code focuses on consent and boundary verification.
A permit may be denied if neighbor consent or a boundary survey is missing. Boundary and cost disputes between neighbors are typically civil matters under state law.
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