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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Yreka

In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones, Yreka limits an extra garage or carport, and customary residential structures, to 650 square feet.

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Key points

  • Accessory structures: In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones, Yreka limits an extra garage or carport, and customary residential structures, to 650 square feet.

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

What Yreka's code says

Yreka code What Yreka's code adds
Size or lot coverage
  • At most 650 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: R-1 zone: a garage or carport in addition to the required garage or carport.
    § 16.18.060 · code text
    Garage or carport, in addition to required garage or carport, not exceeding six hundred fifty square feet of floor area.
  • At most 650 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: R-1 zone: usual and customary structures that go with a home.
    § 16.18.060 · code text
    Usual and customary structures associated with a residence (not exceeding six hundred fifty square feet of floor area).
  • At most 650 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: R-3 zone: a garage or carport in addition to the required garage or carport.
    § 16.22.060 · code text
    Garage or carport in addition to required garage or carport not exceeding six hundred and fifty square feet of floor area.
  • At most 650 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: R-3 zone: usual and customary structures that go with a home.
    § 16.22.060 · code text
    Usual and customary structures associated with a residence (not exceeding six hundred and fifty square feet of floor area).
  • At most 650 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: R-2 zone: a garage or carport in addition to the required garage or carport.
    § 16.20.060 · code text
    Garage or carport, in addition to required garage or carport, not exceeding six hundred and fifty square feet of floor area.
  • At most 650 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: R-2 zone: usual and customary structures that go with a home.
    § 16.20.060 · code text
    Usual and customary structures associated with a residence (not exceeding six hundred and fifty (650) square feet of floor area)

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In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones, Yreka limits an extra garage or carport, and customary residential structures, to 650 square feet.

General information, not legal advice.

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