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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Willits

Willits limits detached accessory structures closer than 3 feet to a side or rear line to 6 feet, 6 inches and 100 square feet.

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  • Accessory structures: Willits limits detached accessory structures closer than 3 feet to a side or rear line to 6 feet, 6 inches and 100 square feet.

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

What Willits's code says

Willits code What Willits's code adds
Maximum height
  • No more than 6 feet, 6 inches tall.
    Applies: Detached accessory structures closer than 3 feet to an interior side or rear property line in a residential district.
    § 17.56.050 · code text
    It shall not exceed a maximum overall height of six feet, six inches;
Size or lot coverage
  • No more than 100 square feet of gross floor area.
    Applies: Detached accessory structures closer than 3 feet to an interior side or rear property line in a residential district.
    § 17.56.050 · code text
    It shall be limited to a maximum gross floor area of one hundred square feet;
  • Accessory structures may cover no more than 30% of the minimum required rear yard.
    Applies: Applies to the minimum required rear yard area.
    § 17.56.040 · code text
    Accessory structures shall not exceed thirty percent of the area of the minimum required rear yard.
Side and rear setback
  • At least 3 feet from any interior lot line.
    Applies: Detached accessory structures, except storage structures of 100 square feet or less.
    § 17.56.050 · code text
    A detached accessory structure, except for accessory storage structures of one hundred square feet or less as specified in G below, shall be located no closer than three feet of any interior lot line.
Distance from the house
  • At least 6 feet from any other structure on the lot.
    Applies: Accessory structures not attached to the main structure.
    § 17.56.050 · code text
    Unless an accessory structure is attached to the main structure, it shall be located at least six feet from any structure on the same lot.

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Willits limits detached accessory structures closer than 3 feet to a side or rear line to 6 feet, 6 inches and 100 square feet.

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