In the R-1 single-family zone, Redondo Beach requires a front setback averaging 25 percent of lot depth or 25 feet, a five-foot side setback, and a rear setback averaging 20 percent of lot depth with a 15-foot minimum.
Under RBMC Section 10-2.503, the R-1 single-family zone requires a front setback that averages no less than 25 percent of lot depth or 25 feet, whichever is less, with a 20-foot minimum, and a second-story front setback averaging 10 feet more than the required average. A minimum side setback of five feet is required the full length of the lot, and the rear yard must average no less than 20 percent of lot depth with a 15-foot minimum. The R-1A zone (Section 10-2.504) requires a 25-foot front setback, a side setback of three feet or 10 percent of lot width, and a rear setback averaging 16 feet but never less than 10 feet.
Structures encroaching into required setbacks are zoning violations that can block permit approval and require redesign, variance, or removal.
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