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Building on your lot in Farmersville

Farmersville limits fence heights by yard, caps accessory-building height and size in residential zones, and bans honey bee colonies. It also sets flood-zone floor heights for new homes and park land rules for subdivisions.

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Key points

Fences: Residential front yard fences: at most 4 feet. Rear or interior side lot lines: up to 6 feet if not past a setback line.
Accessory buildings: Accessory buildings in residential zones: at most 16 feet tall and 30% of the required rear yard; at least 10 feet from a home.
Animals: Honey bee colonies are prohibited; no more than 4 hens, 3 dogs over 4 months old and 10 cats are allowed per residence.
Garage sales: A sale may last no more than 3 days, with up to 4 sales per year per location, and a city permit is needed.
Flood zones: New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and AI-30 zones need the lowest floor at or above base flood elevation plus 0.5 feet.
Park land: Every subdivision must dedicate land, pay a fee, or both; the standard is 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.

Each rule below is marked Farmersville code or CA state law and links to the section it comes from (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

Fences and walls

Farmersville code Residential front yard fences: at most 4 feet. Rear or interior side lot lines: up to 6 feet if not past a setback line.

All 4 Farmersville rules on fences and walls, with the code text →

Sheds, garages and other accessory structures

Farmersville code What Farmersville's code adds
Maximum height	Accessory buildings may be no more than 16 feet tall. Applies: Accessory buildings in a residential zone. § 17.68.010 · code text An accessory building in a residential zone shall not exceed sixteen feet in height.
Size or lot coverage	Accessory buildings may cover no more than 30% of the required rear yard. Applies: Applies to the required rear yard. § 17.68.010 · code text Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than thirty percent of the required rear yard.
Distance from the house	Accessory buildings must be at least 10 feet from any home on the lot. Applies: Accessory buildings in a residential zone, including guest houses. § 17.68.010 · code text Any accessory building in a residential zone, including guest houses, shall be located on the rear one- half of the lot and at least ten feet from any dwelling on the lot.

Running a business from home

Farmersville code A business registration (license) is required. It is granted only if the business meets all listed conditions. Repair, manufacture, processing or alteration of goods, materials, or objects, including upholstering, televisions, refrigerators, washers, dryers and the like, except dressmaking, tailoring and arts and crafts manufacturing for off-premises sale when no adverse-impact equipment or process is used

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Solar panels and EV chargers

Farmersville code What Farmersville's code adds
EV charger permit	Permit applications may be submitted electronically, and electronic signatures are accepted. Applies: Permit applications under this chapter and their supporting documents. § 15.24.040 · code text the building official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications covered by this chapter and associated supporting documentations. In accepting such permit applications, the building official shall also accept electronic signatures Approved, all permits issued, when the application meets the city checklist and all applicable laws and health and safety standards. Applies: EV charging station permit applications; the building official decides. § 15.24.040 · code text A permit application that satisfies the information requirements in the city's adopted checklist shall be deemed complete and be promptly processed.

Pets, chickens and bees

Farmersville code Honey bee colonies are prohibited; no more than 4 hens, 3 dogs over 4 months old and 10 cats are allowed per residence.

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Building in a flood zone

Farmersville code What Farmersville's code adds
Floodplain permit	You need a development permit before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes. Applies: Applies in any special flood hazard area. § 18.04.150 · code text A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 18.04.070.
Building in a floodway	No fill, construction or other encroachment unless a registered civil engineer certifies it will not raise base flood levels. Applies: Applies within an adopted regulatory floodway. § 18.04.220 · code text Within an adopted regulatory floodway, the city of Farmersville shall prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development, unless certification by a registered civil engineer is provided demonstrating that the proposed encroachment shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. No new construction or development, including fill, unless all development together raises base flood levels no more than 1 foot. Applies: Applies in zones AI-30 and AE until a regulatory floodway is adopted. § 18.04.220 · code text Until a regulatory floodway is adopted, no new construction, substantial development, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within zones AI-30 and AE, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the city of Farmersville.
Height of the lowest floor	The lowest floor must be at or above the base flood elevation plus 0.5 feet. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and AI-30 zones. § 18.04.170 · code text In AE, AH, AI-30 zones, elevated to or above the base flood elevation +0.5 feet for all residential and nonresidential structures built in the flood zone. Lowest floor: above the highest adjacent ground by at least the flood map depth number, in feet. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone where the flood map shows a depth number. § 18.04.170 · code text In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height equal to or exceeding the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified. The lowest floor must be at least 2 feet above the highest adjacent ground. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone where the flood map shows no depth number. § 18.04.170 · code text In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height equal to or exceeding the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified. The lowest floor must be at or above the base flood elevation. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an unnumbered A zone, where the flood map shows no base flood elevation. § 18.04.170 · code text In an A zone, without BFE's specified on the FIRM (unnumbered A zone), elevated to or above the base flood elevation; as determined under Section 18.04.140(C).

Park and impact fees for new homes

Farmersville code Every subdivision must dedicate land, pay a fee, or both; the standard is 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.

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Garage and yard sales

Farmersville code A sale may last no more than 3 days, with up to 4 sales per year per location, and a city permit is needed.

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Family child care homes

CA state law California law
Zoning	A small or large family child care home is a residential use and a use by right under all local ordinances, including zoning Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(a)
Business license or fee	A city or county may not charge a business license, fee or tax to run a family child care home Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(b)
Local rules	Local limits on height, setbacks, lot size, health and safety must be the same as for every other home in the same zone Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(e)
Small home	Up to eight children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(c)
Large home	7 to 14 children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(b)

Parking spaces required for homes

Farmersville code One covered, paved parking space for each 2 dwelling units. One paved guest parking space for each 3 units.

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Signs on homes

Farmersville code What Farmersville's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs	At most 32 square feet total for all temporary signs on one parcel. Applies: Applies to temporary signs not used in connection with a commercial land use. § 17.84.080 · code text The total combined sign face area of all temporary signs upon any one parcel must not exceed thirty-two square feet.

Trash and recycling carts

Farmersville code What Farmersville's code adds
When carts must come back	Carts must be removed by six p.m. on the day of collection § 8.04.410 · code text Carts must be removed by six p.m. on the day of collection and placed on the side yard where they are not visible to passersby.
When carts may go to the curb	Not before six p.m. on the day before the regular collection day § 8.04.410 · code text Loaded containers ready for collection shall not be set out before six p.m. on the day prior to the regular collection day.
Where carts are kept	Store containers on the side yard where passersby cannot see them. § 8.04.410 · code text Carts must be removed by six p.m. on the day of collection and placed on the side yard where they are not visible to passersby.

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Frequently asked questions

How big can a shed or accessory building be in Farmersville?

Accessory buildings in residential zones: at most 16 feet tall and 30% of the required rear yard; at least 10 feet from a home.

Do I need a permit for solar panels or an EV charger in Farmersville?

Farmersville's code: Permit applications may be submitted electronically, and electronic signatures are accepted. (Permit applications under this chapter and their supporting documents.) (§ 15.24.040); Approved, all permits issued, when the application meets the city checklist and all applicable laws and health and safety standards. (EV charging station permit applications; the building official decides.) (§ 15.24.040).

What are the rules for building in a Farmersville flood zone?

New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and AI-30 zones need the lowest floor at or above base flood elevation plus 0.5 feet.

Can I run a family child care home in Farmersville?

California law sets this for every city, including Farmersville: Zoning: A small or large family child care home is a residential use and a use by right under all local ordinances, including zoning (Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(a)); Business license or fee: A city or county may not charge a business license, fee or tax to run a family child care home (Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(b)); Local rules: Local limits on height, setbacks, lot size, health and safety must be the same as for every other home in the same zone (Health & Safety Code § 1597.45(e)); Small home: Up to eight children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there (Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(c)); Large home: 7 to 14 children, counting the provider's own children under 10 who live there (Health & Safety Code § 1596.78(b)).

What signs may I put up at my home in Farmersville?

Farmersville's code: At most 32 square feet total for all temporary signs on one parcel. (Applies to temporary signs not used in connection with a commercial land use.) (§ 17.84.080).

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Farmersville?

Farmersville's code: Carts must be removed by six p.m. on the day of collection (§ 8.04.410); Not before six p.m. on the day before the regular collection day (§ 8.04.410).

General information, not legal advice.

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