Fence & Deck Repair in Mountain View

In Mountain View, six feet is the line that matters. A wood fence up to 6 feet on a single-family lot needs no permit; going over 6 feet takes a planning permit and written consent from the adjacent neighbors.

• Wood fences up to 6 feet on a single-family lot: no permit; over 6 feet: a planning permit and written consent from adjacent neighbors.
• Non-wood fences and retaining walls: building permit at any height.
• Oak, redwood and cedar are heritage trees from 12 inches in circumference.

Full details: fence repair in Mountain View. A gate in that fence line that sags, drags or misses its latch is a repair of its own: see gate repair.

Mountain View's own exemption list confirms the statewide rule: a deck needs no building permit if it's under 200 square feet, under 30 inches above grade, detached from the house, and doesn't serve the required exit door. Repairs to an existing deck — board replacement, railing repair, fixing a soft spot — are the like-for-like case and don't normally trigger a permit. Structural changes or expansion do.