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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Eastvale

Eastvale limits all accessory structures together to 50% of the home's habitable floor area, excluding swimming pools.

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Key points

  • Accessory size: Eastvale limits all accessory structures together to 50% of the home's habitable floor area, excluding swimming pools.

Each rule below links to the section of the Eastvale Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Eastvale's code says

Eastvale code What Eastvale's code adds
Maximum height
  • Patio covers can be at most 9 feet tall.
    Applies: In the required rear or street side yard.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Patio covers shall not exceed nine feet in height within the required rear or street side yard.
Size or lot coverage
  • At most 50% of the main home's habitable floor area.
    Applies: Total square footage of all accessory structures on one parcel, except swimming pools.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    The total square footage of all accessory structures on a single parcel, except swimming pools, shall not exceed 50 percent of the habitable floor area of the primary residential dwelling on the same parcel.
  • Accessory structures can cover at most 30% of the required rear yard.
    Applies: Patio covers do not count.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Not more than 30 percent of the required rear yard shall be occupied by accessory structures, not including patio covers.
Side and rear setback
  • At least 3 feet from interior side and rear property lines.
    Applies: Accessory structures of 120 sq. ft. or more, or 8 feet tall or more.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    General Accessory Structures ≥ 120 sq. ft. or ≥ 8 ft. tall | Note 2 | 12.5 ft. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. | 6 ft.
  • At least 3 feet from interior side and rear property lines.
    Applies: Small combustible accessory structures under 120 sq. ft. and under 8 feet tall.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Small Accessory Structures < 120 sq. ft. and < 8 ft. tall (Combustible) Note 1 | Note 2 | 12.5 ft. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. | 6 ft.
  • No setback is required.
    Applies: Small non-combustible accessory structures under 120 sq. ft. and under 8 feet tall.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Small Accessory Structures < 120 sq. ft. and < 8 ft. tall (Non-combustible) Note 1 | Note 2 | None | None | None | None
  • At least 3 feet from the rear property line.
    Applies: Patio covers.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Patio covers Note 3 | Note 2 | Note 4 | Note 5 | 3 ft. Note 6 | As required by Building or Fire Code
  • At least 3 feet from the wall or fence.
    Applies: Patio covers, including eaves, in street side yards fully enclosed by a fence or wall at least 5 feet tall.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    For street side yards fully enclosed by a fence or wall of five feet in height or more, the minimum setback distance for patio covers, including eaves, shall be three feet measured from the wall or fence.
  • Same setback as the main building in that zone.
    Applies: Patio covers along interior property lines, and in street side yards not fully enclosed by a fence or wall at least 5 feet tall.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    For street side yards not fully enclosed by a fence or wall of five feet in height or more, the minimum setback distance shall be the same as the minimum setback distance for the primary structure in the underlying zone district.
Distance from the house
  • At least 6 feet from other buildings.
    Applies: Accessory structures of 120 sq. ft. or more, or 8 feet tall or more.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    General Accessory Structures ≥ 120 sq. ft. or ≥ 8 ft. tall | Note 2 | 12.5 ft. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. | 6 ft.
  • At least 6 feet from other buildings.
    Applies: Small combustible accessory structures under 120 sq. ft. and under 8 feet tall.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Small Accessory Structures < 120 sq. ft. and < 8 ft. tall (Combustible) Note 1 | Note 2 | 12.5 ft. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. | 6 ft.
  • No separation from other buildings is required.
    Applies: Small non-combustible accessory structures under 120 sq. ft. and under 8 feet tall.
    § 120.05.120 · code text
    Small Accessory Structures < 120 sq. ft. and < 8 ft. tall (Non-combustible) Note 1 | Note 2 | None | None | None | None

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Eastvale limits all accessory structures together to 50% of the home's habitable floor area, excluding swimming pools.

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