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Building on your lot in Maywood

Maywood sets its own fence and wall heights for residential zones. Limits depend on the yard, the fence material and the lot type, and every residential fence needs an approved plot plan.

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Key points

Front-yard fences: Required front yards in residential zones: most fences 48 inches at most; wrought iron between approved pilasters up to 66 inches, pilasters 48.
Side and rear: City rule: fences in interior-lot side and rear yards are limited to 8 ft, but solid fences in residential side yards to 6 ft.

Each rule below is marked Maywood code or CA state law and links to the section it comes from (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

Fences and walls

Maywood code Required front yards in residential zones: most fences 48 inches at most; wrought iron between approved pilasters up to 66 inches, pilasters 48. City rule: fences in interior-lot side and rear yards are limited to 8 ft, but solid fences in residential side yards to 6 ft.

All 8 Maywood rules on fences and walls, with the code text →

Swimming pools

Maywood code No opening larger than 6 inches square. The fence or solid structure must fully surround the pool, lot or premises, with access only through it.

All 7 Maywood rules on swimming pools, with the code text →

Pets, chickens and bees

Maywood code What Maywood's code adds
Bees	Permit required; none is issued for bees within 300 feet of an occupied home or business other than the keeper's. § 6-5.02 · code text No permit for the keeping or harboring of bees shall be issued to any person, association, or corporate body where bees are to be kept or maintained within 300 feet of any residence or place of business which is inhabited or occupied within the City; excepting, however, the residence or business of the person, association, or corporation keeping or harboring bees.
Permit	A special permit is required to keep bees. § 6-5.01 · code text No person, association, or corporate body shall keep or permit the keeping of bees within the City without first securing a special permit therefor.

Noise and construction hours

Maywood code 55 dBA. 60 dBA.

All 3 Maywood rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text →

Family child care homes

CA state law California law
Zoning	A small or large family child care home is a residential use and a use by right under all local ordinances, including zoning Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(a)
Business license or fee	A city or county may not charge a business license, fee or tax to run a family child care home Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(b)
Local rules	Local limits on height, setbacks, lot size, health and safety must be the same as for every other home in the same zone Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(e)
Small home	Up to eight children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(c)
Large home	7 to 14 children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(b)

Home alarm permits and false alarms

Maywood code $45. $75.

All 5 Maywood rules on home alarm permits and false alarms, with the code text →

Trash and recycling carts

Maywood code What Maywood's code adds
When carts may go to the curb	Not earlier than 24 hours before collection is scheduled to start. § 6-2.117 · code text Containers shall not be so placed earlier than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time such collection is scheduled to commence.
Where carts are kept	Keep carts on the premises. § 6-2.117 · code text Each garbage, rubbish, or ash receptacle or bin shall be kept on the premises of the person providing such container

Historic homes

Maywood code What Maywood's code adds
Changing a historic home	A permit is needed to alter or remove an historic site. § 5-45.05 · code text No person shall demolish, construct, move, change the appearance of or make alterations to any designated historic resource or site without first obtaining a "permit to alter or remove an historic site.
Demolishing an older or historic home	The City Council has 60 days to adopt a resolution on the application. § 5-45.05 · code text The City Council shall have sixty (60) days from the date the application was deemed complete to adopt a resolution stating whether the proposed demolition, construction, alteration or relocation will significantly affect the purpose of this article.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Maywood?

Maywood's code: Permit required; none is issued for bees within 300 feet of an occupied home or business other than the keeper's. (§ 6-5.02).

Can I run a family child care home in Maywood?

California law sets this for every city, including Maywood: Zoning: A small or large family child care home is a residential use and a use by right under all local ordinances, including zoning (Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(a)); Business license or fee: A city or county may not charge a business license, fee or tax to run a family child care home (Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(b)); Local rules: Local limits on height, setbacks, lot size, health and safety must be the same as for every other home in the same zone (Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(e)); Small home: Up to eight children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there (Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(c)); Large home: 7 to 14 children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there (Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(b)).

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Maywood?

Maywood's code: Not earlier than 24 hours before collection is scheduled to start. (§ 6-2.117); Keep carts on the premises. (§ 6-2.117).

What rules apply to a historic home in Maywood?

Maywood's code: A permit is needed to alter or remove an historic site. (§ 5-45.05); The City Council has 60 days to adopt a resolution on the application. (§ 5-45.05).

General information, not legal advice.

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