Santa Clara (/ˌsæntə ˈklærə/ SAN-tə KLARR-ə; Spanish for "Saint Clare") is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area.
The northern end of the Santa Clara Valley is at San Francisco, and the southern end is south of Hollister. The valley is bounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains on the southwest, which separate the valley from the Pacific Ocean, and by the Diablo Range on the northeast.
Counties which border with Santa Clara County are, clockwise, Alameda County, San Joaquin (within a few hundred feet at Mount Boardman), Stanislaus, Merced, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo County.
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The Bay Area consists of nine counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.
Maximum allowable fence height without a permit Side yard along the street - 3 feet maximum. Rear and side yards that are not long the street - 7 feet maximum. Sightlines to the street from any driveway - Side and rear fence heights must be low enough to provide sightlines to the street from the driveway.
The lot line adjustment procedure authorizes property line(s) between four or fewer existing adjoining legal parcels to be altered so long as no additional parcels are created and all other state and local requirements are met.
If you live in an unincorporated area in of Los Angeles County, a building permit is not required to construct a fence less than 6'0" in height. However, depending on the location of the fence (front yard, side yard, or back yard), you may need to obtain approval from the Department of Regional Planning.