La Habra Municipal Code 18.24.040 sets single-unit (R-1a/R-1b/R-1c) yard requirements: a front yard equal to the applicable table value or 25 percent of lot depth (whichever is less), side yards of at least five feet (ten feet on the street side of corner lots), and a rear yard of 25
Building setbacks in La Habra, Orange County, are governed by the city's Zoning Code, Title 18, with development standards for the single-unit residential zones set in Section 18.24.040 (Standards of development) for the R-1a, R-1b and R-1c zones. The front yard must be not less than the value identified in Table 18.24.040.B or twenty-five percent of the depth of the lot, whichever is less, with special adjustments for cul-de-sac and corner lots. There must be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than five feet, except that the side yard along the street side of all corner lots must be at least ten feet. The rear yard behind every main building must be not
Constructing or enclosing a main building within a required front, side or rear yard, or on a corner lot within the ten-foot street-side yard, violates Section 18.24.040 and can result in permit denial, stop-work orders, or required removal of the
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