How tall can a fence be in Bradbury?

Bradbury limits hedges and walls in a yard abutting a street to 3 feet and fences there to 6 feet; rear-yard fences, 6 feet. Bradbury requires a permit to build, enlarge, relocate or structurally alter any fence, yard wall or retaining wall.

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Corner visibility	No higher than 3 feet above the lowest nearby grade or roadway level, whichever is lower. Applies: Triangles at corners and intersections formed by lines 20 feet from the intersection; covers trees, fences, walls, hedges, buildings and other obstructions. § 9.100.070 · code text Within the area comprising said triangles, any tree, fence, wall, shrub, hedge, building, or other physical obstruction that may be installed shall be and shall be maintained at heights no higher than three feet above the lowest adjacent grade or roadway/path-of-travel level, whichever is the lower.
Height anywhere on the lot	Open iron gates may be no more than 7 feet high. Applies: Agricultural/residential zones, gates at least 20 feet from the closest property line or street easement line. § 9.100.040 · code text the height of such gates does not exceed seven feet Open iron gates and attached columns may be up to 2 feet higher than the adjacent fence. Applies: A-5 zone only, at least 25 feet from the closest property line or street easement line. § 9.100.040 · code text may be installed up to a height that does not exceed two feet higher than the adjacent fence
Front yard height	No more than 3 feet. Applies: Hedges, yard walls and retaining walls in a yard next to a public or private street. § 9.100.040 · code text Hedges, yard walls and retaining walls within the yard abutting public or private streets shall not exceed three feet in height. No more than 6 feet. Applies: Fences in a yard next to a public or private street. § 9.100.040 · code text Fences within the yard abutting public or private streets shall not exceed six feet in height. No more than 6 feet combined height. Applies: Fence on top of a yard wall or retaining wall of no more than 3 feet, in a yard next to a street. § 9.100.040 · code text the total combined height thereof does not exceed six feet.
Side and rear yard height	No more than 6 feet. Applies: Fences, hedges, yard walls and retaining walls in the required rear yard. § 9.100.040 · code text Fences, hedges, yard walls and retaining walls within the required rear yard shall not exceed six feet in height. May exceed 6 feet, but no more than 8 feet. Applies: Rear yards on the south side of Gardi Street. § 9.100.040 · code text Fence heights in the following locations may exceed six feet, but shall not exceed eight feet in height:
Permit	Yes. A Building Department permit is required first. Applies: To build, enlarge, move or structurally change any fence, yard wall or retaining wall in the city. § 9.100.070 · code text No person shall build, erect, construct, enlarge, relocate or structurally alter any fence, yard wall or retaining wall in the City, or cause or direct such work, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Building Department.

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