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San Gabriel council directs staff to remove residential hedge‑height limits, keep corner and visibility safeguards
Summary
After a staff presentation and discussion weighing privacy and sight‑line safety, council directed staff to draft an ordinance removing fixed numerical height limits for hedges in residential side/rear yards while preserving corner/visibility rules and emphasizing maintenance and safety enforcement.
Planning staff explained that hedges in San Gabriel are currently regulated like fences and walls: front‑yard limits of 4 feet and side/rear limits of 6 feet. Staff noted that neighboring cities use similar standards and that hedges in the public right‑of‑way are separately regulated under tree/planting codes.
Councilmembers described common situations where 6 feet of screening is…
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