Can we put a solid privacy gate at the front of a house in the flats?

Not at full height inside the front yard. In the Central Area, anything above 3 feet there must be open to view, meaning no more than 30 percent solid, so a privacy gate either becomes a picket design or moves back past the front setback line, where that rule no longer applies on most interior lots. Corner lots carry street-side limits as well.

Our house is in Trousdale Estates. What's different there?

Two things. Trousdale's fence section adds a view rule: on a downslope lot, a new fence in the line of sight from the house above toward the basin can't rise more than 36 inches above that neighbor's level pad, and it must be open to view. Construction has its own logistics too: certified heavy trucks, hauling between 8:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., and no more than two work vehicles parked on the street.

Did the 2025 fire-map update put our Beverly Hills home in a fire zone?

It may have, even south of Sunset. The State Fire Marshal's March 2025 maps, which the city publishes, pushed the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone below Sunset in parts of Beverly Hills, where the line once roughly followed the boulevard. Check the address on the city's map. The designation brings brush-clearance inspections; for the gate, it's a reason to settle how it behaves when the power fails.

How close to the sidewalk can a front wall or gate sit in the Central Area?

Walls and fences taller than 18 inches have to stand at least 3 feet behind the front lot line, with planting in the strip in front of them, apart from driveway and walkway paving. Within the first 20 percent of the front yard, nothing may exceed 3 feet. Every one of those distances runs from the front lot line, not the sidewalk, so we check it on the survey before setting posts.

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In Beverly Hills the code shapes a gate before the drawing does: how tall it can be, how much of it must stay open to view, and which of the city's three single-family rulebooks covers your lot. Nothing is built until you approve the drawing. Our fabrication partner of 15 years builds it, our licensed installers put it in, and our phones are answered 24/7 for gate and garage door repairs.

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Beverly Hills gates are judged from the sidewalk. Whether the house is one of the estates north of Sunset or a Spanish revival in the flats, the driveway gate is the first thing a visitor sees, and it has to match the architecture — a hand-formed iron scroll on a Mediterranean facade, clean steel slats on a new build, cedar on a traditional. We draw each one for the house it is going on and show you the drawing before any steel is cut.

Beverly Hills is its own city with its own Building & Safety division, and it is thorough. Fence and gate heights and setbacks are regulated closely, and the rules differ between the flats, the hillside area north of Sunset, and Trousdale Estates. We confirm the rules for your parcel first and design the gate to meet them. If your project needs a permit from the City of Beverly Hills, we can take care of it for an added fee.

Because so many Beverly Hills properties run on gated entries every day — family, staff, deliveries, guests — access control matters as much as the gate. Video intercoms, phone entry with one-time guest codes, and remotes for every car are standard requests here, and we install them with the operator so one contractor is responsible for the whole system.

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Open to view above 3 feet
In the Central Area and Trousdale Estates, a wall, fence or gate in the front fifth of the front yard tops out at 3 feet. Farther back it can reach 6 feet, but everything above 3 feet has to be open to view, which the code defines as no more than 30 percent solid over any 10-foot run. Pickets qualify; a solid cedar leaf doesn't.
North of Sunset, measured from the lot line
The Hillside Area has its own setbacks and no design review. Nothing may stand within 3 feet of the front or street-side lot line; from 3 to 10 feet back, the limit is 3 feet; beyond that, 6 feet, open to view above 3. A Hillside R-1 permit, or a minor accommodation for an open design, can bring a 6-foot wall or fence closer.
Pillars, both faces, and street-facing work
Every column, pillar and post is capped at 24 inches wide, and pillars and gates count toward the fence height. A fence running within 5 feet of a property line needs the same finish on both faces. In the Central Area, work visible from the street can also trigger design review, so we confirm that before the drawing is final.

Areas we cover in Beverly Hills: The flats · North of Sunset · Trousdale Estates · South of Wilshire

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Custom Wrought Iron GatesIron picket and scroll leaves that stay mostly open above 3 feet, the way the front-yard rule reads.Learn More

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Intercom & Phone EntrySeparate entry codes for staff, deliveries and guests, each one easy to switch off when someone leaves.Learn More

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24/7Gate RepairRepairs to existing iron and wood gates and their operators, from sagging leaves to welds that have let go.Learn More

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Usually, yes. Beverly Hills issues its own permits through the city's Building & Safety division, separate from Los Angeles, and its code sets how tall a gate can be and how far back it must sit. We confirm the requirements for your address before we draw the gate, and if you'd rather not deal with the application, we can take care of it for an added fee.

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