What are the fence standards within the City of Monterey?
Overall the maximum height of a fence within the City of Monterey is 6′, but the the maximum height of a fence in the front yard setback is 4′. The maximum height for side yard fences within the front yard setback or side fences adjoining a street of a reverse corner lot is also 4′. The combined height of a retaining wall and a separate fence on a property line shall not exceed 8′ unless the fence is set back from the retaining wall a minimum of half the distance of the required setback, but no more than 5′. In no case may a fence exceed in 6′ height. If a fence is on one property and the retaining wall on the abutting property, the maximum fence height is 6′ regardless of the retaining wall height. Any retaining wall over six feet in height located in a required yard shall require a Use permit. What does “legalization” mean? In terms of the Planning Division “legalization” is the process of converting illegal and undocumented rental units to legal non-conforming units. In April 1998 T
