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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Hesperia

Hesperia limits accessory buildings to 20 ft within 30 ft of a side or rear line, 35 ft beyond; other accessory structures 16 ft.

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  • Accessory buildings: Hesperia limits accessory buildings to 20 ft within 30 ft of a side or rear line, 35 ft beyond; other accessory structures 16 ft.

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

What Hesperia's code says

Hesperia code What Hesperia's code adds
Maximum height
  • thirty-five (35) feet
    Applies: Accessory buildings more than thirty (30) feet from any side or rear property line; maximum two and one-half stories
    § 16.20.410 · code text
    Accessory buildings shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height and a maximum of two and one-half stories.
  • No more than 20 feet high.
    Applies: Accessory buildings within 30 feet of any side or rear property line.
    § 16.20.410 · code text
    Accessory buildings within thirty (30) feet of any side or rear property line shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
  • No more than 16 feet high.
    Applies: Accessory structures, except farm structures such as windmills, silos and water tanks, and other structures with their own rules.
    § 16.20.415 · code text
    Accessory structures shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height except agricultural accessory structures such as windmills, silos, water tanks and similar accessory farm structures, and other specific structures which are regulated by Section 16.20.060.
Size or lot coverage
  • No size limit.
    Applies: Lots in the A-2 (General Agricultural) zone.
    § 16.20.390 · code text
    The size of accessory buildings permitted upon lots within the A-2 (General Agricultural) zone district shall be unlimited.
  • 1,000 square feet in total, up to 7.5% of the net lot area.
    Applies: Lots in all other residential and agricultural zones.
    § 16.20.390 · code text
    Lots within all other residential and agricultural zone districts shall be permitted a one thousand (1,000) square foot aggregate accessory building up to a maximum aggregate accessory building area not to exceed seven and one-half (7.5) percent of the net lot area.

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Hesperia limits accessory buildings to 20 ft within 30 ft of a side or rear line, 35 ft beyond; other accessory structures 16 ft.

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