Building on your lot in San Juan Capistrano

The combined height of a retaining wall with fence may exceed six feet to a maximum of 10 feet.

Solid fences shall not exceed a height of three feet in any required front yard.

the Planning Director, upon an application, may approve fences in front yards up to five feet in height if all of the following requirements are met:

Fences erected within required side or rear yards shall not exceed a height of six feet.

fences on the exterior (street) side of a corner lot shall not exceed a height of three feet if placed within five feet of the street right-of-way line adjoining the side yard of a said corner lot.

Building permits shall be required prior to the erection of fences in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and Title 8

Shall not exceed the height of the principal structure on the building site;

Attached decks over six feet in height measured from finished grade shall not exceed 40% of the total length of the main building elevation to which it is attached.

If less than 450 square feet in gross floor area, the structure shall be located a minimum distance from the parcel’s rear property line equal to the height of the structure.

For detached fireplaces and landscape structures with a height less than six feet, they shall maintain the minimum side yard setback for the district, and maintain a minimum five foot rear yard setback.

Recreational play structures including swings, playgrounds, etc., shall maintain the same side yard setback for the district, with a minimum five foot rear yard setback.

Shall maintain a minimum separation of six feet between the detached accessory structure and the main building;

The lot to be split is in a single-family residential zoning district.

The lot to be split is not located on a site that is any of the following:

The lot to be split must not be a historic property or within a historic district that is included on the State Historic Resources Inventory.

The lot to be split was not established through a prior urban lot split.

The urban lot split must not require or include the demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:

No person shall park and leave standing upon any public street or highway within the City of San Juan Capistrano any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of 25 feet in length, or having a width in excess of 90 inches as measured at the widest portion of the body, not including mirrors or other extensions, or a weight in excess of 10,000 pounds.

Prohibited vehicles may be parked on public streets or highway when such vehicle is parked in connection with, or in aid of the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked; or to perform repairs of an emergency nature on the motor vehicle itself, for a maximum of 12 hours.

Loading or unloading as used in this section shall mean active loading or unloading, including the performance of those activities required to prepare the vehicle for either travel or storage, and shall not exceed a period of two hours during which the vehicle cannot reasonably be taken on the road or moved to a place of otherwise lawful storage.

Recreational Vehicles (RV), as defined by Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code, may be issued an RV Temporary Parking Permit allowing up to 48 hours of parking within 300 feet of the address at which the RV Temporary Parking Permit was issued.

A maximum of 12 round-trip Temporary RV Parking Permits may be issued per residential address per calendar year.

The application shall be administratively reviewed by the Building Official as a nondiscretionary permit.

An application for an electric vehicle charging station shall be deemed complete and the permit available for issuance, when the Building Official determines that the application satisfies all the requirements found in the checklist.

Only one inspection shall be required and performed by the Building Department for small residential rooftop solar energy systems eligible for expedited review.

Unless the Building Official determines a use permit is warranted, the Building Official shall issue a building permit or other non-discretionary permit or authorization within three business days of the date on which the application is deemed complete, or within a reasonable period of time.

All pools shall be completely enclosed by a fence or wall pursuant to Title 8 of this Municipal Code.

In no case shall pools be located where the fence height is restricted to less than five feet.

In no case shall pools be located where fence height is restricted to less than five feet.

Filter, heating, and other pool support equipment shall be located no closer than 20 feet from any neighboring dwelling, unless such equipment is placed within a building, underground vault, or other enclosure which the Planning Director determines provides effective noise and vibration damping.

Swimming pools, whirlpools and spas located in the Single-Family-10,000 (RS-10,000), Single-Family-7,000 (RS-7,000), Single-Family-4,000 (RS-4,000), Residential Garden-7,000 (RG-7,000), Residential Garden-4,000 (RG-4,000), Multiple-Family (RM), Affordable Family/Senior Housing (AF/SH), and Planned Community (PC) Districts shall be located no closer than five feet from the edge of the water to any side or rear property line

Pools in the Single-Family-40,000 (RSE-40,000), Single-Family-20,000 (RSE-20,000), Residential/Agriculture (RA), Agri-Business (A), and Hillside Residential (HR) Districts shall be located no closer than 10 feet from the edge of the water to any side or rear property line

Apiaries shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any adjacent residential dwelling unit and a minimum of 150 feet from any “bee sensitive property.”

Apiaries shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any adjacent residential dwelling unit and a minimum of 150 feet from any “bee sensitive property.”

No roosters and no more than six hens may be kept on any property located in the City’s Hillside Residential (HR), Single-Family (RSE) 40,000 and Single-Family (RSE) 20,000 districts.

Noncommercial chicken keeping shall be allowed in all zoning districts where animal grazing, breeding, boarding, raising and training is a permitted use.

Noncommercial chicken keeping shall be allowed in the City’s Residential/Agriculture (RA) district as a permitted accessory use.

The required chicken coop shall not exceed five feet in height, shall not be located within any code-required building setback, shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any adjoining residential buildings and shall not be visible from any adjoining public or private streets.