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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Holtville

A detached Holtville accessory structure in the rear yard may be closer than 5 ft to the rear line with 1-hour fire walls.

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Key points

  • Accessory structures: A detached Holtville accessory structure in the rear yard may be closer than 5 ft to the rear line with 1-hour fire walls.

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

What Holtville's code says

Holtville code What Holtville's code adds
Maximum height
  • No more than 15 feet high.
    Applies: Parts of canopies or roofs that reach into a required rear or side yard.
    § 17.10.100 · code text
    Shall not exceed 15 feet in height or project closer than five feet to a side yard or rear lot line;
Side and rear setback
  • At least 5 feet from a side or rear lot line.
    Applies: Parts of canopies or roofs that reach into a required rear or side yard.
    § 17.10.100 · code text
    Shall not exceed 15 feet in height or project closer than five feet to a side yard or rear lot line;
  • May be closer than 5 feet to the rear line with one-hour fire walls, not needed next to an alley.
    Applies: Detached accessory structures in the rear yard. Front and side yards follow the main building's setbacks.
    § 17.10.100 · code text
    A detached accessory structure may be located within a rear yard; provided, that when the structure is located closer than five feet to a rear lot line, one-hour fire walls are required, except where the rear lot abuts an alley;
Distance from the house
  • At least 5 feet from the main building.
    § 17.10.100 · code text
    A detached structure shall maintain a minimum of five feet separation from the main structure.

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A detached Holtville accessory structure in the rear yard may be closer than 5 ft to the rear line with 1-hour fire walls.

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