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San Gabriel council directs staff to draft ordinance removing hedge height limits after safety, maintenance discussion
Summary
After extended discussion on safety, maintenance and enforcement, the San Gabriel City Council instructed staff to return with an ordinance removing citywide hedge height limits and to separate rules for hedges from rules for fences and walls.
The San Gabriel City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance removing hedge height limits citywide after council members and public-safety chiefs discussed trade-offs between aesthetics, homeowner choice and emergency access.
Councilmembers and staff framed the issue as distinct from fence and wall regulations, which the council agreed should remain at the existing 4-foot front-yard and 6-foot side/rear limits. Acting Community Development Director Samantha Tuasarc told the council the city’s municipal code currently treats hedges like fences and walls (Municipal Code section 153.127) but does not define height limits for hedges or shrubs in the public right of way.
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