Edmonds, WA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

030(D). Street setbacks run 20 feet in LDR-S and 25 feet in both LDR-M and LDR-L. 5 feet in LDR-M and 10 feet in LDR-L. Rear setbacks are 15 feet in LDR-S and LDR-M and 25 feet in LDR-L, but any rear setback abutting a public alley is reduced to a flat 5 feet regardless of subdistrict. A footnote adds that garages or carports with vehicle access facing a public street must sit at least 5 feet further back than the home's primary facade, unless the garage is oriented away from the street or sits more than 50 feet from it; street setbacks drop to 15 feet on lots fronting the ordinary high water line.

Subsection E lists limited encroachments: eaves and chimneys may project up to 30 inches into a required setback, uncovered porches, steps and decks may project the lesser of one-third of the required setback or 4 feet (capped at 30 inches above grade), and canopies and awnings may project consistent with the building's chosen frontage type. Corner lots have no rear setback at all; every yard other than the two street-facing yards is treated as a side setback. 030(A), since the code bars middle housing from facing stricter dimensional rules than a detached single-family home would face on the same lot.