Setback Rules
Building Setbacks & Zoning
How far structures must be from property lines, streets, and other buildings. Different setbacks apply to front, side, and rear yards.
How Setback Rules Rules Differ by Place
Brownsville, TX: R-1 requires 25-foot front and 5-foot side setbacks
Few RestrictionsBrownsville sets minimum building setbacks district by district in its Unified Development Code. The R-1 single-family district requires 25 feet in front, 20 feet on a corner side…
Guadalupe County, TX: Guadalupe County Building Setback Rules
Few RestrictionsGuadalupe County sets no building setbacks. Texas counties cannot zone. In unincorporated areas near Seguin, Schertz, and Cibolo, front, side, and rear yards come from HOA deed…
Hidalgo County, TX: Hidalgo County Building Setbacks
Few RestrictionsHidalgo County has no general zoning, so there is no county-wide numeric building setback in unincorporated areas. Setbacks come from recorded subdivision plat building lines, reviewed…
Auburn, AL: Auburn Yard Setbacks by Lot Size
Some RestrictionsAuburn's Zoning Ordinance sets minimum street, side, and rear yard setbacks for single-family lots in conventional subdivisions on a sliding scale tied to lot size, from 60-70 foot…
Bessemer, AL: Bessemer Yard Setback Rules by Zone
Some RestrictionsBessemer sets minimum front, rear and side yards for every zoning district in Table 2, backed by general rules in Section 8.3 that keep required yards open to the sky and unoccupied by…
Birmingham, AL: Birmingham R-1 District Yard Setback Minimums
Some RestrictionsBirmingham's R-1 Single-Family District requires a 40-foot front yard, a 40-foot rear yard, an 8-foot side yard on each side (18 feet total), a 15,000-square-foot minimum lot, and a…
Setback Rules Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Montana
Some RestrictionsMontana setbacks are set by local zoning, but 2023 housing laws limit them: SB 323 requires cities over 5,000 to allow duplexes on single-family lots, and SB 528 (MCA 76-2-345)…
New Hampshire
Heavy RestrictionsNew Hampshire RSA 483-B, the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act, imposes statewide minimum setbacks of 50 feet from public waters that municipalities cannot reduce, regardless of…
Wisconsin
Heavy RestrictionsWisconsin Statute § 59.692 and Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 115 establish uniform statewide shoreland zoning standards including setback requirements from navigable waters…
Cities & Counties with Setback Rules Rules
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