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Lodi, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

RLD site coverage
45% maximum
RMD site coverage
50% maximum
RHD site coverage
60% maximum
Governing table
Table 2-5, LMC Sec. 17.18.040

Summary

Lodi's Development Code caps residential site coverage at forty-five percent in the Low Density district, fifty percent in the Medium Density district, and sixty percent in the High Density district under Table 2-5. The same table sets each district's minimum lot size, density range, and setbacks, all reviewed together when a project applies for a building or land use permit.

Development Feature Requirement by Zoning District RLD RMD RHD ... Site coverage 45% 50% 60%

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).

Full Breakdown

040, lists 'site coverage' as one of the general development standards that apply to every subdivision, new land use, structure, or alteration in Lodi's three residential zoning districts. The Residential Low Density (RLD) district is capped at forty-five percent site coverage, Residential Medium Density (RMD) at fifty percent, and Residential High Density (RHD) at sixty percent. Site coverage sits alongside the table's other numeric standards for the same districts: minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet for a single-family lot in RLD and RMD and 4,000 square feet in RHD, density ranging from up to eight dwelling units per acre in RLD to fifteen to thirty-five in RHD, and setbacks of fifteen feet in front, five feet on each side, and ten feet at the rear and street side.

040 requires every residential subdivision, new structure, or alteration to be designed and built in compliance with all of Table 2-5's requirements together, in addition to the landscaping and parking standards found elsewhere in the development code, so a project's coverage percentage is checked against the same table as its setbacks and lot size during land use and building permit review.

Violations & Fines

A residential project designed to cover more than its district's Table 2-5 percentage, be it forty-five percent in RLD, fifty in RMD, or sixty in RHD, does not comply with Section 17.18.040 and cannot be approved for a building or land use permit as submitted; the applicant must redesign the structure, reduce paved or roofed area, or pursue whatever discretionary relief the development code allows for the district.

Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage of my Lodi lot can I cover with buildings?
Table 2-5 of the Development Code sets the cap by district: forty-five percent in the Residential Low Density district, fifty percent in Residential Medium Density, and sixty percent in Residential High Density, under Section 17.18.040.
Is lot coverage the only standard checked in Table 2-5?
No. Table 2-5 also sets minimum lot size, lot area per dwelling unit, density range, street frontage width, and front, side, rear, and garage setbacks for each residential district, and Section 17.18.040 requires every project to meet all of them together, not coverage alone.
Which Lodi residential district allows the most site coverage?
Residential High Density (RHD), at sixty percent under Table 2-5, compared with fifty percent in Residential Medium Density and forty-five percent in Residential Low Density, reflecting the denser building pattern the RHD district is designed to accommodate.

Sources & Official References

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