Building on your lot in La Habra

In all residential zones no fence, wall or hedge located along the street side of a reversed corner lot between the street and the established setback line on the key lot, to the rear, shall exceed a height of three feet.

Exception: Where the key lot to the rear is located at a higher elevation than the reversed corner lot, such fence, wall or hedge on the lower reversed corner lot may be increased in height in equal proportion to the increase in elevation of the key lot to the rear, but shall in no case exceed a height of six feet.

In all residential zones no fence, wall or hedge located in the required front yard shall exceed a height of three feet.

In all residential zones no fence, wall or hedge located in the rear or side yards shall exceed a height limit of six feet.

Where the rear or side yard directly abuts a minimum of a four-lane highway, an eight-foot-high block wall may be constructed along or within ten feet of the rear or side property line.

No accessory buildings in the any residential zones may exceed two stories, or thirty-five feet in height.

A private garage in the R-1 and R-2 zones of not to exceed six hundred square feet may be a part of the main building

No accessory buildings in any residential zones, if two stories in height, shall be located nearer than five feet to any interior property line.

On a corner lot, no detached accessory buildings in any residential zone shall be located at a distance less than ten feet from the side street line.

On a corner lot no detached garage in any residential zone shall be located at a distance less than twenty feet from the side street line when the garage door faces the street.

provided, that the garage is not closer than ten feet from the main building.

No more than two persons other than a member of the immediate family occupying such dwelling shall be employed.

Before any home occupations are established and conducted, an application, accompanied by a filing fee as set by city council resolution, shall be submitted to and approved by the director of planning subject to the following criteria:

The building and safety division shall administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations through issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit.

Electronic submittal of the required permit application and documents by email, the Internet, or facsimile shall be made available to all electric vehicle charging station system permit applicants.

Upon confirmation by the chief building official of the application and supporting documentation being complete and meeting the requirements of the checklist, the chief building official shall administratively approve the application and issue all required permits or authorizations.

No person shall keep or maintain any house, coop or runway within ten feet of any property line of the lot or parcel of land upon which it is situated.

No person shall keep or maintain in the city, more than two mature cattle, goats, horses or other equine, pigs, sheep, or other livestock.

Such animals shall under no circumstances be permitted to run at large off of the owner's property and shall be confined within a suitable cage, corral, house or pen.

No person shall keep any livestock, as defined in Section 6.04.140 of this title, within the city limits, except in the agricultural zone or open space declared area, without first securing a permit from the animal control officer as prescribed in Chapter 6.30 of this title.

No person shall keep or maintain more than one unspayed female dog at any street address within the city unless the person, family, or group of persons keeping or maintaining such dogs is operating a bona fide animal hospital or a duly licensed pet shop, dog kennel, circus, carnival, traveling show, menagerie, or dog exhibition at such street address or has obtained a breeding permit (Section 6.20.050).

No person shall keep or maintain more than four dogs that have attained the age of four months, at any street address within the city unless the person, family, or group of persons keeping or maintaining such dogs is operating a bona fide animal clinic or hospital or a duly licensed pet shop, dog kennel, circus, carnival, traveling show, menagerie, or dog exhibition at such street address.

No person shall keep or maintain more than one unspayed female dog at any street address within the city unless the person, family, or group of persons keeping or maintaining such dogs is operating a bona fide animal hospital or a duly licensed pet shop, dog kennel, circus, carnival, traveling show, menagerie, or dog exhibition at such street address or has obtained a breeding permit (Section 6.20.050).