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Building on your lot in Wildomar

Wildomar sets its own limits on fences and accessory structures, and has its own chapter on home-based businesses. Fence and accessory limits depend on lot size.

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Key points

Fence height: On lots under one acre, Wildomar limits front-yard fences to 3.5 feet if solid or 5 feet if wrought iron.
Accessory structures: Wildomar limits accessory structures to 20 feet on lots of one acre or less and 35 feet on larger lots.
Home businesses: Wildomar has its own chapter on home-based businesses.

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

Fences and walls

Wildomar code On lots under one acre, Wildomar limits front-yard fences to 3.5 feet if solid or 5 feet if wrought iron.

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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures

Wildomar code Wildomar limits accessory structures to 20 feet on lots of one acre or less and 35 feet on larger lots.

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Lot splits under SB 9

Wildomar code Each new lot must be at least 40% of the original lot's area. At most 1,200 square feet of floor area.

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RV and boat parking

Wildomar code What Wildomar's code adds
Parking on the street	Up to 48 hours, twice a month. Applies: Residential streets: in front of the owner's home to load, unload or clean, or a visitor's RV with the homeowner's permission. § 10.20.160 · code text For a period of not more than 48 hours, twice a month, a recreational vehicle may be parked or left standing on a City street if vehicles are otherwise allowed to park there and if: No more than 2 hours in any one day. Applies: City streets with posted signs; does not apply in residential districts. § 10.20.160 · code text no person shall park or leave standing any recreational vehicle on any City street for a period longer than two hours of any one day when signs are erected or posted giving notice thereof.

Solar panels and EV chargers

Wildomar code The Building Official approves and issues all needed permits when the application meets the City checklist. You can apply electronically; electronic signatures are accepted.

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Swimming pools

Wildomar code What Wildomar's code adds
Setback from property lines	At least 5 feet. Applies: Private residential pools, from any property line or home; pool equipment also at least 5 feet away. § 17.150.070 · code text Private, residential swimming pools for the use of the occupants of the premises and their nonpaying guests shall be located not nearer than five feet to any property line or dwelling.

Pets, chickens and bees

Wildomar code Yes, no more than 4 bee boxes per residential lot. Sheep or goats: 3 times the limit of 5 grazing animals per acre.

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Building in a flood zone

Wildomar code A separate floodplain application and fee are needed for permits allowing a structure, substantial improvement, grading or an RV. No development unless an approved plan shows no flood level increase during the base flood; floodplain permit rules also apply.

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Noise and construction hours

Wildomar code What Wildomar's code adds
Quiet hours	10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Applies: Power tools, audio equipment and car sound systems may not be audible inside another occupied home; at other times, not beyond 100 feet. § 9.48.060 · code text No person shall operate any power tools or equipment between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. such that the power tools or equipment are audible to the human ear inside an inhabited dwelling other than a dwelling in which the power tools or equipment may be located.
Noise limit at homes	No more than 55 dB (maximum level). Applies: Residential designations, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., measured on other occupied property; Rural Residential (RR) is 45 dB. § 9.48.040 · code text Estate Density Residential \| 2 AC \| 55 \| 45 No more than 45 dB (maximum level). Applies: Residential designations, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., measured on other occupied property. § 9.48.040 · code text Estate Density Residential \| 2 AC \| 55 \| 45

Outdoor lighting

Wildomar code Off from 11:00 p.m. to sunrise. At most 3,000 lumens per fixture.

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Garage and yard sales

Wildomar code What Wildomar's code adds
Hours	8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. § 5.32.040 · code text No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
How long a sale may last	No more than 3 consecutive days. § 5.32.040 · code text No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. or be conducted for longer than three consecutive days.
Sales per year	No more than 3 in any 12 consecutive months. Applies: Per person and per lot or parcel. § 5.32.040 · code text No person, firm, association or corporation shall conduct more than three garage sales during any period of 12 consecutive months, nor shall more than three garage sales be conducted upon any lot or parcel of land during any period of 12 consecutive months.
Signs	At most 1 unlighted sign on the sale premises; none on the public right-of-way. § 5.32.060 · code text No more than one 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. § 5.32.060 · code text No sign posted, erected or maintained as provided for in this section shall exceed four square feet in area. Signs may be up no more than 5 days before the sale. § 5.32.060 · code text No such sign shall be maintained for a period of more than five days immediately preceding the lawful commencement of the garage sale. Remove each sign by the close of the last lawful sale day. § 5.32.060 · 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)

Group homes and residential care

Wildomar code No parking space may be more than 150 feet from the unit it serves. At least 10% of required spaces must be designated for handicapped use.

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Trash and recycling carts

Wildomar code What Wildomar's code adds
When carts must come back	Remove containers from the right-of-way within 24 hours after collection. § 8.104.110 · code text Containers placed in a public right-of-way for collection shall be removed from the right-of-way within 24 hours after collection.
When carts may go to the curb	Not more than 24 hours before the normal collection time § 8.104.110 · code text no person shall place a container in a public right-of-way for collection by the appropriate solid waste franchisee more than 24 hours prior to the normal collection time.
Where carts are kept	Containers must not be visible from the public right-of-way. Applies: Except during the time a container is placed for collection. § 8.104.110 · code text Except during the time a container is placed for collection, no container shall be visible from the public right-of-way.

Historic homes

Wildomar code What Wildomar's code adds
Changing a historic home	A certificate of historic appropriateness is required. Applies: Within the boundaries of an adopted historic preservation district. § 15.88.050 · 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 Planning Director or granted on appeal by the Planning Commission or the East Area Planning Council.

Other Wildomar rules on this

Wildomar's code also has these chapters. We have not summarized their values on this page yet; read them in the library.

Home-based businesses (Ch. 17.110)
Regional transportation fee (Ch. 3.40)
Paying development impact fees (§ 3.44.060)

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Wildomar?

Wildomar has its own chapter on home-based businesses. Wildomar also has a related rule: Home-based businesses (Ch. 17.110).

What are the pool fence and setback rules in Wildomar?

Wildomar's code: At least 5 feet. (Private residential pools, from any property line or home; pool equipment also at least 5 feet away.) (§ 17.150.070).

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Wildomar?

Wildomar's code: No more than 55 dB (maximum level). (Residential designations, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., measured on other occupied property; Rural Residential (RR) is 45 dB.) (§ 9.48.040); No more than 45 dB (maximum level). (Residential designations, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., measured on other occupied property.) (§ 9.48.040).

What are the garage sale rules in Wildomar?

Wildomar's code: No more than 3 in any 12 consecutive months. (Per person and per lot or parcel.) (§ 5.32.040); 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (§ 5.32.040).

Can I run a family child care home in Wildomar?

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

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

Wildomar's code: Remove containers from the right-of-way within 24 hours after collection. (§ 8.104.110); Not more than 24 hours before the normal collection time (§ 8.104.110).

What rules apply to a historic home in Wildomar?

Wildomar's code: A certificate of historic appropriateness is required. (Within the boundaries of an adopted historic preservation district.) (§ 15.88.050).

General information, not legal advice.

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