The Mountain View Fence Company serves Sunnyvale, CA for fence installation, fence repair and gates, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (408) 539-2396 or text a photo of the job.
Fence Installation & Repair services in Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale is the flattest and most regular ground we work on. The city filled in fast after the Second World War, so block after block is single-story ranch houses on rectangular lots with a board fence down each side and across the back. Joseph Eichler built some of his earliest tracts here, and neighborhoods like Fairbrae still have the low roofs and glass rear walls that make the back fence matter. Lakewood Village and Birdland are classic postwar tracts where the original fence lines have been rebuilt two or three times. Close to downtown, the Heritage District has older bungalows on narrower lots. North of Central Expressway the city turns into office parks and industrial sites that need chain link, steel and slide gates. The soil across most of Sunnyvale is valley clay, which grips a post in summer and loosens in a wet winter.
Neighborhoods we cover in Sunnyvale
- Cherry Chase
- Heritage District
- Lakewood Village
- Birdland
- Fairbrae
- Ponderosa
Permits and local rules
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.48 allows a front yard fence of 4 feet or less. A front fence between 4 and 6 feet needs a Miscellaneous Plan Permit, and above 6 feet a Use Permit. Front yard height is measured from the top of the curb. Solid fences must also clear the vision triangle at corners and driveways. We confirm side and rear limits and any building permit with the city for your address.