Beaumont, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Beaumont Municipal Code § 17.03.060(C)(2) sets the Residential, Single-Family Zone (R-SF Zone) yards. The front yard is 20 feet for single level and two level structures, and a residence cannot be placed so that less than 20 feet separates the back of a sidewalk from the face of a garage door. The rear yard is 20 feet for single level structures, except on interior lots that border an alley, and 20 feet for a two-level residence. A five-foot rear yard is permitted for an accessory structure used for enclosed parking. Interior side yards cannot be less than five feet on each side, except that interior lots 70 feet or wider need five feet on one side and ten feet on the other. Two story residences need a ten-foot side yard regardless of parcel width. Properties adjoining the R-C Zone need a 20-foot setback along that line. Table 17.03-1 repeats the yards in chart form, and its footnote sets a 25-foot side yard for commercial uses in the SFR Zone when adjacent to a residential use. Building height in R-SF is limited to 35 feet or two stories, whichever is less.

The neighboring residential zones use different numbers. Section 17.03.050 requires 25 feet in the front yard, ten feet on the side and 20 feet in the rear for the Residential, Rural Zone, plus 50 feet along lines adjoining the R-C Zone. Section 17.03.065 sets the Traditional Neighborhood zone at a 15-foot minimum front yard and a 25-foot maximum unless the Director waives it, a 15-foot rear yard (five feet for a garage abutting an alley), five feet on interior sides, and ten feet minimum and 20 feet maximum on the street side of a corner lot. In the R-C Zone, Section 17.03.040 leaves yards to be specified with the plot plan or conditional use permit.

If ambiguity exists on yard requirements, Section 17.02.130(B) makes the Community Development Director set out the facts and a written interpretation.