Fences & gates · Studio City
Fences and gates in Studio City
In the hills south of Ventura the fence has to solve grade before it solves privacy: stepped panels, deeper uphill footings, and a top line that reads level from the street even when the ground is not. Steep driveways usually push the gate from swing to slide.
Studio City, 91604
The lot comes first, then the design.
From flat streets north of Ventura up into the hillside blocks, with a strong design expectation on anything street-facing.
- Permits go through
- City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety; lots in the hills south of Ventura Boulevard may be in a designated Hillside Area
- Ground
- Split between flat lots and hillside parcels where grade changes force stepped construction.
- Neighborhoods
- Colfax Meadows, Silver Triangle, Fryman Canyon approach, Woodbridge
- Common here
- Stepped fences and retaining walls on slope, modern horizontal wood, and gates sized for steep driveways.
The photo above is from one of our own jobs, not necessarily in Studio City.
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What changes in Studio City.
Stepped or raked
On a slope we lay out stepped panels and raked panels side by side at the start. It changes how the fence reads from the street.
Deeper uphill footings
Posts on the uphill side hold back soil as well as panels, so their footings go deeper and wider.
Gates for steep driveways
Where the drive climbs, a sliding gate often beats a swing gate, because a swinging leaf can hit the slope.
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