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

Perris Municipal Code § 19.20.080 lists the full development criteria for the A-1 Zone, the city's light agricultural/interim holding designation. Subsection (f) states the lot coverage rule in full: 'Lot coverage. Maximum lot coverage of 40 percent.' That figure caps the combined building footprint on any A-1 parcel, whether the lot is at the 20,000-square-foot minimum set by subsection (b)(1) or larger, since subsection (b)(2) sets no maximum lot size. Subsection (c) imposes no minimum lot dimensions, and subsection (d) requires any primary building to be at least 1,200 square feet, excluding porches and garages. Accessory structure size instead falls under Chapter 19.29's separate accessory-building standards, referenced in subsection (e).

The coverage limit works together with the section's height and setback standards to control how much of an A-1 lot can be built out. Subsection (g) caps building height at 25 feet. Subsection (h) sets minimum front yards of 25 feet for a primary building and 100 feet for accessory buildings, with no maximum front yard; a minimum side yard of five feet per story; a minimum street side yard of ten feet; and a minimum rear yard of 20 feet. Subsection (i) requires ten feet of separation between buildings on the same lot, plus five additional feet for each additional story. Subsection (j) sets minimum lot frontage at 80 feet, dropping to 55 feet for cul-de-sac lots. Subsection (a) cross-references Chapter 19.02's general development criteria, including building and encroachment standards, as applicable on top of these A-1-specific figures. Because the A-1 Zone functions as an interim or agricultural-holding designation under § 19.20.010, these dimensional standards apply until a parcel is developed consistent with the general plan land use designation that ultimately replaces the A-1 zoning.