Josephine County, OR Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

020(A)'s table applies to all permitted, administrative, conditional and accessory structures. The Rural Residential (RR) row requires a 30-foot front, 10-foot side and 25-foot rear setback. Rural Commercial (RC) and Rural Industrial (RI) use 10 feet on all three sides, but subsection (C) lets the side and rear setback drop to zero feet where the lot abuts another commercial or industrial zone, provided any wall built on the lot line meets current building-code fire-resistance standards. Exclusive Farm, Farm Resource, Forest Commercial, Wild and Scenic River, Limited Development and Serpentine zones all use a uniform 30-foot setback on every side.

Beyond the zone table, subsection (E) requires buildings in every zone except commercial and industrial to sit back at least 60 feet from the centerline of an established public road and 30 feet from the edge of a private road easement, with the Review Body able to vary this on corner lots. 040(B). 050 further governs yard averaging between neighboring lots, limits on what may project into a required yard (eaves up to five feet, chimneys up to eight feet wide), and garage placement on sloped lots.