Building on your lot in Palmdale

Three feet for a sight-obscuring wall, fence, or hedge.

Open view fencing may be allowed up to five feet in height.

On residential lots of 20,000 square feet or more, a six-foot-high open view fence may be located within the required front setback.

Within Required Street Side Setbacks. Six feet.

An additional foot is allowed (maximum seven feet); provided, that the portion of the fence exceeding six feet in height consists of open view fencing.

Within Required Interior Side and Rear Setbacks. Six feet.

An additional foot is allowed (maximum seven feet); provided, that the portion of the fence exceeding six feet in height consists of open view fencing.

Unless otherwise exempt below, a building permit is required for new fences, walls, and screening over six feet in height in all zones.

Play Equipment | Same as for primary structure | Same as for primary structure | 5 ft | 15 ft |

Detached garages and carports | Same as for primary structure 1 | Same as for primary structure | 10 ft | See the development standards in Divisions 3 through 7 of this Title.

Structure/Building ≤ 10 ft tall | Same as for primary structure | Same as for primary structure | 5 ft | ≤ 10 ft |

Structure/Building > 10 ft tall | Same as for primary structure | Same as for primary structure | 10 ft | See the development standards in Divisions 3 through 7 of this Title.

Play Equipment | Same as for primary structure | Same as for primary structure | 5 ft | 15 ft |

There shall be no customers, clients, or visitors coming to the residence for purposes of the home occupation except for the purpose of individual instruction including but not limited to academic tutoring or music lessons;

No one other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of a home occupation;

No home occupation may occur and no approval for a home occupation shall be issued unless the procedures and criteria specified in this Title are satisfied.

The operator of a home occupation shall obtain and maintain a current business license from the City;

No home occupation shall include the sale or storage of firearms, ordnance, ammunition, or other weapons which are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, at the site of the home occupation.

no mobile business operating with a home occupation clearance shall be allowed to conduct auto repair, auto body, or engine work;

the setback for side and rear lot lines shall be four feet

no setback shall be required for an existing legally created structure, or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing legally created structure

Only two primary dwelling units may be located on any lot created through an urban lot split that utilized the two-unit development provision. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units are not permitted on these lots.

Any modifications of development standards shall be the minimum modification necessary to avoid physically precluding two units of 800 square feet each on each parcel.

All access drives shall have a minimum width of 12 feet.

All new units constructed pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to the minimum construction standards for single-family homes as provided in PMC Chapter 17.37 (Supplemental Standards for Single-Family Residential Development).

That the applicant intends to occupy one of the housing units as his/her/their principal residence for a minimum of three years from the date of approval.

Where there is no urban lot split, one unit in a two-unit development must be owner-occupied, including a requirement to record a covenant notifying future owners of the owner-occupancy requirements.

A minimum of one off-street parking space per unit shall be provided

no parking requirements shall be imposed in either of the following circumstances: (a) The property is located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high-quality transit corridor as defined by Public Resources Code Section 21155(b), or a major transit stop as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21064.3

(b) There is a carshare vehicle located within one block of the property.

No person shall park or leave standing within any residential zone any recreational vehicle, trailer, boat, or camper for a period of 72 or more consecutive hours upon any highway, street, alley, or publicly owned property.

The project proponent or its agent may remove a detached dead western Joshua tree or detached limb of a western Joshua tree.

A permit may be issued, without payment of mitigation fees, provided that the dead western Joshua tree or the limb(s) to be removed:

A native desert vegetation removal permit shall be obtained from the City's Landscape Architect, or in lieu thereof, the Director of Public Works' designee, prior to the removal of any native desert vegetation as defined in this chapter.

A native desert vegetation removal permit shall be obtained from the City's Landscape Architect, or in lieu thereof, the Director of Public Works' designee, prior to the removal of any native desert vegetation as defined in this chapter.

Based upon this evaluation, if it is determined that any quantity of desert vegetation has died, it will be the responsibility of the proponent to provide replacement desert vegetation as determined by the City Landscape Architect, or in lieu thereof, the Director of Public Works' designee.

Two California junipers per gross acre, averaged for the gross site area covered by the development application;

The in-lieu fee amount shall be determined by resolution of the City Council;

with no openings except doors or gates, with an area greater than 50 square inches

except that a rectangular opening having no horizontal dimension exceeding four inches may have a greater area.

Wood fences shall have posts not less than three inches by three inches, spaced not over 10 feet on centers

and embedded at least 18 inches into the ground.

Fencing shall be at least one-half inch in thickness and fastened securely to at least two rails not less than two inches by three inches in cross-section.

Wire fences shall be constructed of wire mesh of not less than 11 gauge galvanized steel wire

supported on one-and-one-fourth-inch diameter galvanized pipe spaced not over 10 feet on centers.

Posts shall be embedded at least 12 inches into concrete fill-in holes not less than six inches in diameter and 18 inches in depth.

The fence, wall, or other structure required by this article shall be not less than five feet high, measured from the existing surface to the top of the fence or wall on the side of the fence or wall opposite the side towards the pool

All doors or gates shall be of such size as to completely fill any opening in the fence or wall. The owner or person in possession of the premises on which the swimming pool exists shall keep the doors and gates closed and securely latched at all times when the swimming pool is not in use.

Beehives | Max. 1 hive for every 4,000 square feet of lot area | Max. 1 hive for every 4,000 square feet of lot area

Max. 3 such birds in any combination for every 10,000 square feet of lot area.

barns, doghouses, hutches, coops, aviaries and other similar buildings or structures shall not be located within 20 feet of any side or rear lot line.

Animal enclosures shall not be located in a required front yard setback and shall not be located closer than 50 feet from any residential structure.

Max. 3 for every 20,000 square feet of lot area; provided, that said animals are primarily raised and kept for the private use of members of the family residing on the premises. Up to 25 percent of the total allowed number of animals on a parcel may be boarded for persons who do not reside on the property.

Any request for the keeping of additional animals shall be in compliance with PMC § 17.26.070 (Additional animals clearance).

Cats | 5 | 2 Dogs | 4 | 2

Cats | 5 | 2 Dogs | 4 | 2

Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs | Max. 1 per dwelling unit | Max. 1 per dwelling unit