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Building on your lot in Jurupa Valley

Jurupa Valley's city code sets its own limits on fences, accessory buildings and home businesses in residential areas. The limits depend on the yard, the lot size and the type of business.

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Key points

Fence height: City rule: residential fences are limited to 6 feet; in a front yard or street side setback, fences must be open above 42 inches.
Accessory buildings: City code limits accessory buildings to 20 feet on lots of 2 acres or less and 30 feet on larger lots.
Home businesses: City code bars non-resident employees, except at family day care homes, and requires all business work inside the dwelling, not an accessory building.

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

Fences and walls

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Height anywhere on the lot	No more than 6 feet high. Applies: Walls or fences in residential zones. § 9.240.500 · code text In residential zones, the maximum wall or fence height is six (6) feet.
Front yard height	Up to 6 feet high, but open to view above 42 inches. Applies: Residential zones: walls or fences in a required front yard or street side setback. § 9.240.500 · code text When walls or fences are located within a required front yard and street side setback, the walls or fences shall be open to view above forty-two (42) inches in height.

Sheds, garages and other accessory structures

Jurupa Valley code City code limits accessory buildings to 20 feet on lots of 2 acres or less and 30 feet on larger lots.

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Running a business from home

Jurupa Valley code City code bars non-resident employees, except at family day care homes, and requires all business work inside the dwelling, not an accessory building.

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Lot splits under SB 9

Jurupa Valley code Each lot must be no smaller than 40% and no larger than 60% of the original lot area. Side and rear setbacks are 4 feet.

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RV and boat parking

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Parking on the street	Not allowed on residential streets, except up to 48 hours, twice a month. Applies: Only in front of the owner's home to load, unload or clean, or another home with permission, where parking is otherwise allowed. § 12.25.140 · code text For a period of not more than forty-eight (48) hours, twice a month, a recreational vehicle may be parked or left standing on a city highway if vehicles are otherwise allowed to park there and if: No more than 2 hours in any 1 day. Applies: On city streets with posted signs; does not apply in residential districts. § 12.25.140 · code text no person shall park or leave standing any recreational vehicle on any city highway for a period longer than two (2) hours of any one (1) day when signs are erected or posted giving notice thereof.

Solar panels and EV chargers

Jurupa Valley code Expedited nondiscretionary permit when the charger meets state and federal safety rules; apply in person, mail or electronically. A permit issues for a complete application meeting the checklists and standard plans; counter or electronic submittal; 1 inspection.

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Tree removal

Jurupa Valley code The city may require replacement trees or a fine instead; the Director chooses which. 3 new replacement trees for every 1 damaged or destroyed tree.

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Swimming pools

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Setback from property lines	At least 5 feet from any property line or dwelling. Applies: Applies to private pools for occupants and their nonpaying guests. § 9.240.240 · code text Private swimming pools for the use of the occupants of the premises and their nonpaying guests shall be located not nearer than five (5) feet to any property line or dwelling;

Pets, chickens and bees

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Bees	Yes, apiaries are permitted. Applies: Applies in the A-P Zone (Light Agriculture with Poultry). § 9.180.020 · code text Farms for hatching, raising, butchering or marketing of chickens, turkeys, or other fowl, rabbits, fish, frogs, chinchilla or other small animals; nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries, apiaries, field crops, tree crops, berry and bush crops, vegetable, flower and herb gardening.
Large animals	Livestock must be at least 50 feet from any existing home. Applies: Applies to all livestock kept in the A-P Zone. § 9.180.020 · code text Livestock shall not be kept or maintained within fifty (50) feet of any residence in existence at the time such use is established.

Building in a flood zone

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Floodplain permit	A development permit is needed before any construction or development, including manufactured homes, in a special flood hazard area. Applies: Any special flood hazard area set by the city's flood rules. § 8.15.140 · 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 under this chapter.
Building in a floodway	Fill, new building, substantial improvements and other encroachments are banned unless a registered civil engineer certifies no flood-level rise. Applies: Inside an adopted regulatory floodway. § 8.15.200 · code text Within an adopted regulatory floodway, the city 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 development, including fill, unless all development combined raises the base flood level no more than 1 foot anywhere. Applies: Zones A1-30 and AE, before a regulatory floodway is adopted. § 8.15.200 · code text Until a regulatory floodway is adopted, no new construction, substantial development, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones A1-30 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 (1) foot at any point within the city.
Height of the lowest floor	Lowest floor at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and A1-30 zones. § 8.15.150 · code text In AE, AH, A1-30 Zones, elevated at least two (2) feet above the base flood elevation (BFE). Lowest floor 2 feet higher than the FIRM depth number, measured above the highest adjacent grade. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone with a depth number on the FIRM. § 8.15.150 · code text In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height two (2) feet above the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least two (2) feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified. Lowest floor at least 2 feet above the highest adjacent grade. Applies: New or substantially improved homes in an AO zone with no depth number, or an A zone where base flood elevations cannot be set. § 8.15.150 · code text In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height two (2) feet above the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least two (2) feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified.

Grading and erosion control

Jurupa Valley code All work needing a grading permit must have an approved erosion control plan, unless the Public Works Director waives it. Needed when the Public Works Director finds erosion or sediment could harm adjacent properties.

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Park and impact fees for new homes

Jurupa Valley code Rebuilding homes, businesses or lodging units damaged or destroyed by fire or natural causes is exempt. Rehabilitating or remodeling an existing home, business or industrial use is exempt.

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Noise and construction hours

Jurupa Valley code 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. 55 decibels (Lmax) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; 45 decibels from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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Garage and yard sales

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Hours	8 a.m. to 8 p.m. § 5.40.040 · code text No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of eight (8:00) p.m. to eight (8:00) a.m.
How long a sale may last	No more than 3 days in a row. § 5.40.040 · code text No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of eight (8:00) p.m. to eight (8:00) a.m. or be conducted for longer than three (3) consecutive days.
Sales per year	No more than 3 garage sales in any 12 consecutive months. Applies: Per person and per lot or parcel. § 5.40.040 · code text No person, firm, association or corporation shall conduct more than three (3) garage sales during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months
Signs	No more than 1 unlit sign on the property; no signs in the public right-of-way. § 5.40.060 · code text No more than one (1) unlighted sign advertising a garage sale may be posted, erected or maintained on the premises where such sale is to be held; provided, however, that no such sign may be posted, erected or maintained on the public right-of-way. Each sign may be at most 4 square feet. § 5.40.060 · code text No sign posted, erected or maintained as provided for in this section shall exceed four (4) square feet in area. Signs may go up no more than 5 days before the sale. Applies: The days right before the sale may legally start. § 5.40.060 · code text No such sign shall be maintained for a period of more than five (5) days immediately preceding the lawful commencement of the garage sale. Remove signs by the close of the last legal sale day. § 5.40.060 · code text Each such sign shall be removed at or before the close of the last day on which the garage sale may be lawfully conducted.

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)

Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary)

Jurupa Valley code The fee is set by a fee schedule adopted by City Council resolution. 7 percent of units must be rented or sold at an affordable housing cost.

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Group homes and residential care

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Homes for 7 or more	A ministerial site development permit is required. Applies: Applies to residential care facilities with 7 or more persons and large group homes. § 9.240.563 · code text All applications for residential care facilities, seven (7) or more persons and group homes, large, shall apply for a ministerial site development permit and comply with the requirements for a site development permit as set forth in Section 9.240.330, except as set forth in this section.

Signs on homes

Jurupa Valley code Up to 32 square feet each. Up to 6 feet high.

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Trash and recycling carts

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Required collection service	The owner or tenant must start adequate refuse collection service. Applies: Within 15 calendar days of occupying a dwelling. § 6.80.050 · code text When an owner or tenant fails to initiate adequate refuse collection service within fifteen (15) calendar days of occupancy of a dwelling, the Director shall give the owner written notification that such service is required.

Historic homes

Jurupa Valley code What Jurupa Valley's code adds
Changing a historic home	A Certificate of Historic Appropriateness is required. Applies: Within the boundaries of an adopted historic preservation district. § 8.55.050 · code text Within the boundaries of an adopted historic preservation district, no building or structure shall be constructed or altered and no building permit, except for permits for demolition of a building, shall be issued by the Director of Building and Safety unless a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness is first issued by the Community Development Director or granted on appeal by the Planning Commission.

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Frequently asked questions

How tall can a fence be in Jurupa Valley?

City rule: residential fences are limited to 6 feet; in a front yard or street side setback, fences must be open above 42 inches.

What are the pool fence and setback rules in Jurupa Valley?

Jurupa Valley's code: At least 5 feet from any property line or dwelling. (Applies to private pools for occupants and their nonpaying guests.) (§ 9.240.240).

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Jurupa Valley?

Jurupa Valley's code: Yes, apiaries are permitted. (Applies in the A-P Zone (Light Agriculture with Poultry).) (§ 9.180.020).

What are the rules for building in a Jurupa Valley flood zone?

Jurupa Valley's code: A development permit is needed before any construction or development, including manufactured homes, in a special flood hazard area. (Any special flood hazard area set by the city's flood rules.) (§ 8.15.140); Lowest floor at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation. (New or substantially improved homes in AE, AH and A1-30 zones.) (§ 8.15.150).

What are the garage sale rules in Jurupa Valley?

Jurupa Valley's code: No more than 3 garage sales in any 12 consecutive months. (Per person and per lot or parcel.) (§ 5.40.040); 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (§ 5.40.040).

Can I run a family child care home in Jurupa Valley?

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

Where are group homes and residential care homes allowed in Jurupa Valley?

Jurupa Valley's code: A ministerial site development permit is required. (Applies to residential care facilities with 7 or more persons and large group homes.) (§ 9.240.563).

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Jurupa Valley?

Jurupa Valley's code: The owner or tenant must start adequate refuse collection service. (Within 15 calendar days of occupying a dwelling.) (§ 6.80.050).

What rules apply to a historic home in Jurupa Valley?

Jurupa Valley's code: A Certificate of Historic Appropriateness is required. (Within the boundaries of an adopted historic preservation district.) (§ 8.55.050).

General information, not legal advice.

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