Landscaping, hardscape and concrete in San Pedro

Del Mar Landscaping builds yards in San Pedro, from Point Fermin and the Palisades to Vinegar Hill and the streets around Peck Park: planting, pavers, concrete, retaining walls, drainage and irrigation, all by one licensed crew (California license #904584, C-27 Landscaping and C-8 Concrete). We're a family business, founded in 1993 and based in Long Beach. San Pedro is part of the City of Los Angeles, so LA's permit, parkway and LADWP watering rules apply, and we plan around them from the start.

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What we build in San Pedro

Yards we build in San Pedro

Front yards and parkways, paver and concrete patios, block and retaining walls, drainage, drip irrigation and lawn-to-garden conversions: the same crew designs it with you and builds it.

Pergola and patio set in artificial turf

Concrete stepping pads set in gravel along a side yard

Garden with stepping stones, lawn and a gazebo

Photos of our own work. More on our project gallery.

Good to know

Planning a yard project in San Pedro

Checked against city codes and official sources in October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm the details for your lot on the free estimate.

Fence heights. Front-yard fences in residential zones can be up to 3½ feet (taller only with City Planning approval). Side and rear fences can be 8 feet on lots 40 feet or wider outside a Hillside Area, and 6 feet on narrower lots or in a Hillside Area. The property line often isn't the inside edge of the sidewalk, so we confirm it first.

Source: LADBS fence heights bulletin

When a fence or wall needs a permit. Masonry or concrete fences over 3½ feet, other fences over 10 feet, and pool barriers need a building permit. A fence up to 6 feet with masonry pillars, masonry panels no taller than 3½ feet and open or lightweight material above can go up without one.

Source: LADBS masonry fence bulletin

Retaining walls. Only the small wall design in LADBS's bulletin can be built without a permit, and not below a slope steeper than 1 in 5. Water has to drain to the street, not across a neighbor's lot, and stacked or pre-made block walls need an approved product report.

Source: LADBS retaining wall bulletin

Hillside lots. In LA's Hillside Areas, more than two retaining walls, or walls over the code's height limit, need Zoning Administrator approval, and walls 8 feet or taller need a landscape plan that screens them. Grading is capped too: 1,000 cubic yards by right in R1 zones.

Source: LA City Planning: hillside retaining walls · LA City Planning: hillside grading

Parkways. In single-family zones, replacing parkway shrubs and plants with ones from the City's Preferred Parkway Planting list needs no permit. Artificial turf is allowed if it's an approved product, with a Bureau of Engineering A-Permit. Paving, decomposed granite and raised beds need an A-Permit plus a Revocable Permit, and a lawn needs a 5-foot walkway kept clear.

Source: LA Bureau of Engineering: parkway landscaping

Watering days. LADWP is in Phase 2: addresses ending in an odd number water Monday, Wednesday and Friday, even numbers Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, and nobody waters from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sprinklers get one 8-minute cycle per station a day, or two 15-minute cycles with water-saving nozzles.

Source: LADWP watering days

Brush clearance. If your lot is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, LAFD brush clearance applies all year: 200 feet around structures, grass cut to 3 inches, trees over 18 feet limbed up 6 feet from the ground, and wood chips no deeper than 3 inches within 30 feet of the house.

Source: LAFD brush clearance requirements

Questions

San Pedro landscaping questions

Can I put artificial turf in my San Pedro parkway?

Yes, under LA's parkway rules, if the product is on the City's approved list and you get a Bureau of Engineering A-Permit. If there are street trees, the Urban Forestry Division has to approve it too.

How much is the LADWP turf replacement rebate?

$5 per square foot for homes ($3 from LADWP plus $2 from Metropolitan Water District), for 250 to 5,000 square feet. You need pre-approval through SoCal Water$mart before removing any grass, the project has to be finished within 6 months, and the new yard needs California Friendly plants, mulch, a rain-capture feature and drip irrigation.

Do I need a permit to widen my driveway in San Pedro?

A new or wider driveway apron (the curb cut) needs a Bureau of Engineering A-Permit, built to the City's standard plan. Residential aprons are 10 to 18 feet wide, and a driveway can't be within 5 feet of a streetlight unless the light is moved.

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Del Mar Landscaping, family-owned since 1993. California license #904584 (C-27 Landscaping, C-8 Concrete). Se habla español.

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