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Building on your lot in Huron

Huron sets its own fence heights for all residential zones. The limit depends on whether the fence stands in the required front yard or in a rear or side yard.

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Key points

  • Front yards: Huron limits fences in the required front yard to three and one-half feet in all residential zones.
  • Rear and side: Huron limits fences in rear and side yards to 6 ft in all residential zones.

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

Fences and walls

Huron code What Huron's code adds
Front yard height
  • No more than 3.5 feet high.
    Applies: Fences, walls or hedges in the required front yard in all residential zones.
    § 17.73.150 · code text
    In all residential zones, no fence, wall, or hedge located in the required front yard shall exceed a height of three and one-half feet.
Side and rear yard height
  • No more than 6 feet high.
    Applies: Fences, walls or hedges in rear or side yards in all residential zones.
    § 17.73.150 · code text
    In all residential zones, no fence, wall, or hedge located in the rear or side yard shall exceed a height of six feet.

RV and boat parking

Huron code What Huron's code adds
Parking on the street
  • Not allowed from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. without a permit; with a permit, no more than two 24-hour periods.
    Applies: Applies to trailers, or vehicles over 8 feet wide, 7½ feet high or 20 feet long, on residential streets or alleys.
    § 10.20.150 · code text
    Between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m., on any public street or alley in a residential district as established by the zoning ordinance, no person shall park any trailer or any vehicle of which any part of the vehicle, together with all fixtures, accessories or property with the exception of single post radio antennas, measures more than eight (8) feet in width, or seven and one-half (7½) feet in height, or twenty (20) feet in length, unless such person shall have a permit, for such a trailer or vehicle, and in no event for a period exceeding two (2) twenty-four (24) hour periods.

Building in a flood zone

Huron code What Huron's code adds
Floodplain permit
  • A development permit is required before any construction or other development begins in a special flood hazard area.
    § 15.24.130 · code text
    A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 15.24.070.
Building in a floodway
  • No fill, construction, substantial improvement or new development unless a registered professional engineer certifies no base flood elevation rise.
    Applies: Designated floodways; other flood hazard reduction rules still apply.
    § 15.24.220 · code text
    Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvement and other new development unless certification by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that encroachments shall not result in any increase in [the base] flood elevation during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Height of the lowest floor
  • At least the FIRM depth number, in feet, above the highest nearby grade.
    Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone when a depth number is given.
    § 15.24.170 · 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.
  • At least 2 feet above the highest nearby grade.
    Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone when no depth number is given.
    § 15.24.170 · 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 A zone.
    § 15.24.170 · code text
    In an A zone, elevated to or above the base flood elevation, said base flood elevation shall be determined by one of the methods in Section 5.24.150(B) of this chapter.
  • The lowest floor must be at or above the base flood elevation.
    Applies: New or substantially improved homes in all other flood zones.
    § 15.24.170 · code text
    In all other zones, elevated to or above the base flood elevation. (The State of California recommends the lowest floor be elevated at least two feet above the base flood elevation.)

Park and impact fees for new homes

Huron code What Huron's code adds
Exemptions
  • No fee for alterations that do not add floor area.
    Applies: The development fee under Chapter 3.02.
    § 3.02.080 · code text
    An alteration which does not increase the floor area of a structure;
  • No fee for an addition to a single-family home that does not add a dwelling unit.
    Applies: The development fee under Chapter 3.02.
    § 3.02.080 · code text
    An addition to a single-family residential dwelling unit which does not constitute the addition of a dwelling unit as defined by the Uniform Building Code.

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)

Signs on homes

Huron code Erect no earlier than 88 days before the election. Remove within 15 days after the election. Political signs that follow the political-sign rules need no permit.

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Frequently asked questions

How tall can a fence be in Huron?

Huron limits fences in the required front yard to three and one-half feet in all residential zones. Huron limits fences in rear and side yards to 6 ft in all residential zones.

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

Huron's code: A development permit is required before any construction or other development begins in a special flood hazard area. (§ 15.24.130); At least the FIRM depth number, in feet, above the highest nearby grade. (New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone when a depth number is given.) (§ 15.24.170).

Can I run a family child care home in Huron?

California law sets this for every city, including Huron: 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)).

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