Camarillo, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage cap, RPD-4 or less
- 40% of lot
- Coverage cap, above RPD-4
- 50% of lot
- Excluded from coverage
- Recreation buildings
- Building height cap (same zone)
- 25 feet
- Governing section
- Municipal Code Sec. 19.16.100
Summary
Camarillo caps building coverage at forty percent of the lot in RPD-4 or smaller residential planned developments, rising to fifty percent for denser RPD projects, under Municipal Code Section 19.16.100. Recreation buildings do not count against the cap, and the limit is enforced through the residential planned development permit review.
A maximum building coverage for a residential planned development permit for a RPD-4 or less shall be forty percent. All developments greater than RPD-4 shall not exceed fifty percent wherein recreation buildings may be excluded from coverage measurements.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
100 of Title 19 (Zoning). Projects approved at a density of RPD-4 units per acre or less are capped at forty percent building coverage. 070, may cover up to fifty percent of the lot, and recreation buildings such as clubhouses or pool cabanas are excluded from the coverage calculation either way. 080 (twenty-foot front setback, five- to ten-foot side yards depending on story count, twenty-foot rear yard). 100 is not itself subject to that same discretionary adjustment language. 35 also sets a fifty percent cap for those specific affordable-housing sites.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the coverage cap on an RPD project is a zoning code violation enforced by the Camarillo Community Development Department through the building permit and zone clearance process under Section 19.48.010; a project that does not conform cannot receive a zone clearance or building permit. Violations discovered after construction are treated as unpermitted work and can require modification or removal of the noncompliant portion, with the city able to pursue the same code enforcement and nuisance abatement remedies used across Title 19.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum lot coverage in Camarillo's RPD zone?
Do clubhouses count toward the coverage limit?
Can the coverage limit be waived for a project?
Sources & Official References
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