Lot Coverage Limits
Building Setbacks & Zoning
The maximum percentage of your lot that can be covered by buildings and impervious surfaces like driveways and patios.
How Lot Coverage Limits Rules Differ by Place
Sarasota County, FL: Sarasota County: 35% Building Coverage Cap for Single-Family Lots
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sarasota County RSF districts, the maximum building coverage for a single-family structure is 35 percent of the lot area. Structures, including accessory buildings…
Orange County, NC: Orange County Maximum Lot Coverage Limits
Heavy RestrictionsLot coverage in Orange County is governed by watershed impervious limits, not a flat percentage. Most protected water-supply watersheds (University Lake, Cane Creek, Eno) cap…
Chandler, AZ: Chandler Allows Full Lot Coverage Downtown
Few RestrictionsIn Chandler's City Center District, buildings can cover up to 100 percent of the lot: there's no percentage limit at all, unlike Chandler's standard residential and commercial…
San Ramon, CA: San Ramon Sets No Residential Lot Coverage Cap
Few RestrictionsSan Ramon's zoning tables list residential lot coverage as "N.A." in every single-family and estate zone, RC, HR, RE, and all five RS districts, so no citywide percentage caps how much…
Troup County, GA: Troup County AG Lot Coverage Rules
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated Troup County's Space Dimensions Table sets no numeric cap on building coverage or impervious surface for the AG, AG-R, SU-R, LR, or SU-VL districts, listing "N/A" where…
Auburn, AL: Auburn Maximum Impervious Surface Ratios
Some RestrictionsAuburn caps how much of a conventional-subdivision lot can be covered by impervious surface through a sliding Maximum ISR in Table 5-1, running from 0.35 on typical lots under 20,000…
Lot Coverage Limits Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Cities & Counties with Lot Coverage Limits Rules
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Other Building Setbacks & Zoning Topics
Setback Rules
How far structures must be from property lines, streets, and other buildings. Different setbacks apply to front, side, and rear yards.
Structure Height Limits
Maximum building heights allowed by zoning, including how height is measured and exceptions for chimneys, antennas, and rooftop equipment.