Building on your lot in Tehachapi

Key points

Dogs: City rule: the limit is 2 dogs over 4 months old within 250 feet of a home occupied by someone other than the owner.

Fences: Tehachapi has its own city section on fences and screening.

Accessory structures: Tehachapi has its own city section on accessory structures.

Home businesses: Tehachapi has city home occupation standards and a city home occupation permit procedure.

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

Pets, chickens and bees

Tehachapi code What Tehachapi's code adds
Pet limit	No more than 2 dogs over 4 months old. Applies: Applies within 250 feet of any occupied home other than the dog owner's. § 6.08.070 · code text It is unlawful for any owner to keep more than two dogs over the age of four months each in any place in the city, within two hundred fifty feet of any dwelling house in use or occupied by human beings, other than the dwelling house belonging to the owner of the dogs.

Other Tehachapi rules on this

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

Accessory structures (§ 4.20.020)
Fences and screening (§ 4.40.080)
Home occupation standards (§ 6.20.080)
Home occupation permit procedure (Ch. 9.40)
Parking and living in RVs, boats and trailers (§ 10.16.010)

Who this affects

HomeownersContractorsDesigners

Frequently asked questions

How tall can a fence be in Tehachapi?

Tehachapi has its own city section on fences and screening. Tehachapi also has a related rule: Fences and screening (§ 4.40.080).

How big can a shed or accessory building be in Tehachapi?

Tehachapi has its own city section on accessory structures. Tehachapi also has a related rule: Accessory structures (§ 4.20.020).

Can I run a business from my home in Tehachapi?

Tehachapi has city home occupation standards and a city home occupation permit procedure. Tehachapi also has a related rule: Home occupation standards (§ 6.20.080); Home occupation permit procedure (Ch. 9.40).

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Tehachapi?

City rule: the limit is 2 dogs over 4 months old within 250 feet of a home occupied by someone other than the owner.

General information, not legal advice.