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Building on your lot in Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach sets its own limits on fences and accessory structures in residential zones. Fence height depends on the setback and on corner sight lines, and accessory limits are strictest in the rear setback.

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Key points

Fence height: In residential zones, fences are limited to 42 inches in the required front setback and 6 feet in the required rear or side setback.
Rear-setback structures: An accessory structure in the required rear setback is limited to 15 feet high, 1 story and 800 square feet (city rule).

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

Fences and walls

Redondo Beach code In residential zones, fences are limited to 42 inches in the required front setback and 6 feet in the required rear or side setback.

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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures

Redondo Beach code An accessory structure in the required rear setback is limited to 15 feet high, 1 story and 800 square feet (city rule).

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Lot splits under SB 9

Redondo Beach code What Redondo Beach's code adds
How the lot may be divided	Each new lot must be between 40% and 60% of the original lot area. Applies: Applies to each resulting lot. § 10-1.1508 · code text Each of the resulting lots must be approximately equal, between 60 percent and 40 percent of the original lot area.
Minimum new lot size	Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. Applies: Applies to each resulting lot. § 10-1.1508 · code text The resulting lots must each be at least 1,200 square feet.
Standards	The lot to be split must be in the R-1 or R-1A Single-Family Residential Zone. § 10-1.1508 · code text The lot to be split is in the R-1 or R-1A Single-Family Residential Zone. Each new lot must have at least 20 feet of frontage on the public right-of-way. Applies: Applies to each resulting lot. § 10-1.1508 · code text Each resulting lot must have frontage on the public right of way of at least 20 feet. No more than 2 dwelling units of any kind on a resulting lot. Applies: Applies to a lot created by an urban lot split. § 10-1.1508 · code text No more than two dwelling units of any kind may be built on a lot that results from an urban lot split.

RV and boat parking

Redondo Beach code No oversized vehicle parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Emergency parking for up to 24 consecutive hours.

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Solar panels and EV chargers

Redondo Beach code What Redondo Beach's code adds
EV charger permit	Administrative review as a nondiscretionary permit. Applies: Applies to charging station applications that meet all checklist requirements. § 9-28.06 · code text The application shall be administratively reviewed by the Chief Building Official as a nondiscretionary permit.
Review time	The permit is issued the same day over the counter, or within 2 business days for electronic applications. Applies: Applies to complete small home rooftop solar applications that meet the checklist and standard plan. § 9-14.06 · code text or within two business days for electronic applications of receipt of a complete application and meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

Pets, chickens and bees

Redondo Beach code What Redondo Beach's code adds
Bees	Yes, with an annual beekeeping permit. § 5-1.703 · code text No person shall keep, maintain or allow any hive of bees within the City without first obtaining an annual beekeeping permit in accordance with the following requirements. Hives must be kept from public access by a security fence and clear warning signs. Applies: Applies to permitted beehives. § 5-1.707 · code text Hives shall be isolated from public access by a security fence and prominent signage warning of the presence of a hive.

Building in a flood zone

Redondo Beach code What Redondo Beach's code adds
Floodplain permit	You need a development permit before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes, in any special flood hazard area. § 9-12.403 · code text A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 9-12.302 of this chapter.
Building in a floodway	No new construction or development, including fill, unless all development together raises base flood levels no more than 1 foot. Applies: Applies in Zones A1-30 and AE until a regulatory floodway is adopted. § 9-12.506 · code text Until a regulatory floodway is adopted, no new construction, substantial development, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones A1-30 and AE, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the City. No fill, construction or other encroachment unless a registered civil engineer certifies it will not raise base flood levels. Applies: Applies within an adopted regulatory floodway. § 9-12.506 · code text Within an adopted regulatory floodway, the City shall prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development, unless certification by a registered civil engineer is provided demonstrating that the proposed encroachment shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Height of the lowest floor	The lowest floor, including basement, must be 2 feet above the base flood elevation. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and A1-30 Zones. § 9-12.501 · code text In AE, AH, A1-30 Zones, elevated two feet above the base flood elevation. The lowest floor must be 2 feet above the flood map depth number, measured from the highest adjacent ground. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone where the flood map shows a depth number. § 9-12.501 · code text In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height two feet above the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least four feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified. The lowest floor must be at least 4 feet above the highest adjacent ground. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone where the flood map shows no depth number. § 9-12.501 · code text In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height two feet above the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least four feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified. The lowest floor must be 2 feet above the base flood elevation. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an unnumbered A zone, where the flood map shows no base flood elevation. § 9-12.501 · code text In an A zone, without BFEs specified on the FIRM [unnumbered A zone], elevated 2 feet above the base flood elevation; as determined under Section 9-12.402(c) of this chapter.

Noise and construction hours

Redondo Beach code Construction is allowed only from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Construction 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday; none on Sunday or designated holidays.

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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)

Parking spaces required for homes

Redondo Beach code Park only on approved driveways that give direct access to a garage. A parking pad may be at most 19 feet wide and at least 19 feet deep.

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Home alarm permits and false alarms

Redondo Beach code The fee is the actual cost of the response. The permit can be revoked after more than 4 false burglary alarms within a 3-calendar-month period.

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Historic homes

Redondo Beach code A certificate of appropriateness is required, even if no other permit is needed. A certificate of appropriateness is required.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I split my lot under SB 9 in Redondo Beach?

Redondo Beach's code: Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. (Applies to each resulting lot.) (§ 10-1.1508); The lot to be split must be in the R-1 or R-1A Single-Family Residential Zone. (§ 10-1.1508).

Do I need a permit for solar panels or an EV charger in Redondo Beach?

Redondo Beach's code: The permit is issued the same day over the counter, or within 2 business days for electronic applications. (Applies to complete small home rooftop solar applications that meet the checklist and standard plan.) (§ 9-14.06); Administrative review as a nondiscretionary permit. (Applies to charging station applications that meet all checklist requirements.) (§ 9-28.06).

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Redondo Beach?

Redondo Beach's code: Yes, with an annual beekeeping permit. (§ 5-1.703); Hives must be kept from public access by a security fence and clear warning signs. (Applies to permitted beehives.) (§ 5-1.707).

What are the rules for building in a Redondo Beach flood zone?

Redondo Beach's code: You need a development permit before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes, in any special flood hazard area. (§ 9-12.403); The lowest floor, including basement, must be 2 feet above the base flood elevation. (New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and A1-30 Zones.) (§ 9-12.501).

Can I run a family child care home in Redondo Beach?

California law sets this for every city, including Redondo Beach: 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)).

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