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Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY

Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 8.56 Hedges and Fences

Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pasadena

Cite as: Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 8.56 · Text as of 2026-10-04

8.56.010 - Hedge trimming required.

All hedges along the line of any public highway within the corporate limits of the city shall be kept trimmed and in such a condition that no part of the same shall project over the property line onto the sidewalk or the street.

(Ord. 472 § 1, 1902)

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8.56.020 - Height limit of hedges along public ways.

No hedge along the line of any public highway within the city shall be allowed to grow to a greater height than 4 feet from the grade of the sidewalk, when the same is within 300 feet of the track of any steam railroad.

(Ord. 472 § 2, 1902)

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8.56.030 - Violation—Penalty.

It shall be the duty of both the owner and the occupant of any property in the city, to see that the requirements of this chapter are strictly enforced, and every person wilfully failing to comply with or enforce any such requirements, or allowing any property owned or occupied by him to be in a condition contrary to the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed $300.00, or by imprisonment not to exceed 3 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

(Ord. 472 § 8, 1902)

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