Building on your lot in Beverly Hills

New fences on a slope of a downslope property shall not in any event extend above a point thirty six inches (36") above the finished grade of the level pad on the adjacent upslope property

The maximum allowable height of a wall, fence, or hedge located within the first twenty percent (20%) of the front yard, measured from the front lot line shall be three feet (3').

The maximum allowable height of a wall, fence, or hedge located within the front yard at a distance from the front lot line of more than twenty percent (20%) of the front setback shall be six feet (6');

Walls or fences located more than three feet (3') from a front lot line or street side lot line, but less than or equal to ten feet (10') from a front lot line or street side lot line shall be no more than three feet (3') in height.

Walls or fences located more than ten feet (10') from a front lot line or street side lot line, but within a front yard or street side yard, shall be no more than six feet (6') in height.

a reviewing authority may issue a Hillside R-1 permit to permit a wall of no more than six feet (6') in height to encroach into a front yard or street side yard

allow a wall or fence of up to six feet (6') in height to be located between three feet (3') and ten feet (10') from a front lot line or street side lot line

The maximum allowable height for that portion of a wall, fence, or hedge located in both a side yard and a front yard shall be six feet (6');

The maximum allowable height for that portion of a wall, fence, or hedge located in a side yard, but not in a front yard, shall be seven feet (7'),

except that the maximum allowable height shall be eight feet (8') for such a wall, fence, or hedge located within five feet (5') of a rear lot line and parallel to such rear lot line.

The maximum allowable height for a fence, wall or hedge located in a rear yard shall be eight feet (8').

The maximum allowable height for that portion of a wall, fence, or hedge located outside of all front and street side yards shall be seven feet (7'), as measured per the definition of "height of wall, fence, or hedge" located in section 10-3-100 of this chapter.

Further, under no circumstance shall the height of the wall, fence, or hedge, measured on the side farther from a property line exceed twelve feet (12').

except that the maximum allowable height shall be ten feet (10') for such a wall, fence, or hedge located within five feet (5') of a rear lot line.

The maximum allowable height for a wall or fence located in a side yard adjacent to an alley shall be ten feet (10'),

The maximum allowable height for a hedge located in a side yard that is adjacent to an alley shall be sixteen feet (16'),

The maximum allowable height for a wall or fence located solely in a rear yard shall be ten feet (10').

The maximum allowable height for a hedge located solely in a rear yard shall be sixteen feet (16').

the maximum allowable height shall be ten feet (10') for such a wall or fence located within five feet (5') of a rear lot line.

The maximum allowable height shall be sixteen feet (16') for such a hedge located within five feet (5') of a rear lot line.

a building permit shall be required for any wall or fence greater than six feet (6') in height and shall also be required for any wall or fence, regardless of its height, that is located in a front yard.

Accessory buildings located in the accessory structure area of site areas north of Santa Monica Boulevard shall not exceed a height of fourteen feet (14'), except as authorized by a minor accommodation or a Central R-1 permit as provided in subsections E and F of this section, respectively.

The accessory structure shall not exceed a height of twenty two feet (22');

Accessory buildings located in the accessory structure area of site areas south of Santa Monica Boulevard shall not exceed a height of fourteen feet (14').

Accessory buildings that do not exceed fourteen feet (14') in height may be constructed within a side yard provided that such buildings are set back five feet (5') from all property lines.

Accessory buildings, including garages, located on site areas south of Santa Monica Boulevard shall not exceed a cumulative floor area of five hundred (500) square feet.

The total length of the accessory structure, including the combined length of an existing structure and any proposed addition thereto, along the closest side property line shall not exceed a length of twenty four feet (24');

Accessory buildings that do not exceed fourteen feet (14') in height may be constructed within a side yard provided that such buildings are set back five feet (5') from all property lines.

Accessory buildings that do not exceed fourteen feet (14') in height may be constructed within a rear yard provided that such buildings are set back five feet (5') from all property lines.

Repair, servicing, alteration, assembly, upholstery, or construction of any automobile or other motor vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code;

Any hotel use or any other transient lodging use for compensation or benefit of any kind, including, but not limited to, the operation of bed and breakfast inns, hostels, hotels, or any similar operation;

Restaurant, excluding a restaurant or caterer that delivers goods or services to a residential site, has a principal place of business outside of any residential zone, and conducts no administrative or processing function within a residential zone;

Caterer, unless a permit shall have first been obtained from the director of building and safety approving any equipment to be installed and operated in connection with the catering business;

Rental of any residence, or any portion thereof, for events or activities such as parties, banquets, auctions, or similar activities, except in connection with nonprofit and/or charity functions, provided such nonprofit or charity functions are limited to one time per quarter not to exceed four (4) times in any twelve (12) month period;

Any activity that would produce biohazardous or medical waste, as those terms are defined in the California Health and Safety Code, or involves the storage of materials in a manner that would result in a change in the occupancy classification of a residential structure under the city's building code, mechanical code, fire code or plumbing code, or that would otherwise violate any building or fire code or other law;

Any activity that would produce biohazardous or medical waste, as those terms are defined in the California Health and Safety Code, or involves the storage of materials in a manner that would result in a change in the occupancy classification of a residential structure under the city's building code, mechanical code, fire code or plumbing code, or that would otherwise violate any building or fire code or other law;

Conduct any use, other than a residential use, prohibited in the C-3 zone;

Conduct any use conditionally permitted in the C-3 zone;

Manufacturing, excluding activities or occupation such as: 1) artists, authors or composers; 2) dressmakers, seamstresses, or tailors; and 3) home crafts, including, without limitation, model making, rug weaving, quilting, needle work, jewelry making, woodworking, and other similar activities which are consistent with the primary use of the dwelling as a residence, provide that such activities are limited to the use of tools and equipment commonly available for personal residential use;

Single-family transient uses and multi-family transient uses, as defined in 10-3-100 of this chapter, including the use of any residence, accessory dwelling unit, accessory structure, or any other feature or portion of a residential property including but not limited to pools, game courts, and yards.

A. No person shall stop, park or leave standing upon any street that is designated by the director of community development within a residential zone a vehicle having any of the following: 1. A manufacturer's rated load capacity greater than three- fourths (3/4) of a ton;

Anyone seeking to install an electric vehicle charging station at any site within the City may apply to the building official for an expedited nondiscretionary building permit.

No person shall damage or remove, or cause to be damaged or removed, any protected tree on his or her property without a tree removal permit first being obtained in accordance with the requirements of this article.

Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, if a protected tree proposed for removal is in such a condition that it poses an imminent threat to the public health or safety or to property, then the required tree removal permit may be obtained from the department of building and safety after the tree has been removed.

A tree removal permit shall be obtained from the planning commission whenever a protected tree is proposed to be removed as part of a development, building addition, or remodel of an existing building which is subject to a discretionary permit or other approval issued by such commission.

This article is applicable to: 1. Any native or heritage tree that is located within the front yard or in the area of the site between a line within a site area parallel to the front lot line and located at a distance from the front lot line equal to the shortest distance between front lot line and the existing or proposed primary residence on a single-family residential property, if that shortest distance is greater than the front setback.

The protected tree proposed for removal is a native tree and such tree is replaced by one healthy native tree of any species and of the same size.

Once the replacement tree is planted, the replacement tree shall not be removed without a tree removal permit first being obtained in accordance with the requirements of this article.