In the Rural Residential (RR) district, Ada County requires front-yard setbacks of 30 to 50 feet depending on the road, a 25-foot side street setback, a 25-foot interior side setback, and a 25-foot rear setback. Other zones have their own dimensional tables.
Ada County Code Table 8-2-6-1 (Rural Residential, RR) sets minimum setbacks for unincorporated land: front-yard setback of fifty feet (50') from an arterial, collector, or section-line street; thirty feet (30') from other roadways; and twenty-five feet (25') from a property line not fronting a roadway. The side-street setback is thirty feet (base) or twenty-five feet (rural residence); interior side and rear setbacks are twenty-five feet (25'), with a 10-foot interior side allowed adjacent to other rural residences. Each base district (RP, RUT, R1, R2, etc.) carries its own dimensional table in Chapter 2. Setbacks apply to unincorporated Ada County only.
Building within a required setback without an approved variance is a zoning violation; Development Services can deny permits, require relocation, or order removal.
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