Turlock setbacks vary by residential district under TMC 9-3-203. Front yards: 30 ft (R-E), 15 ft (R-L, R-L4.5), 20 ft (R-M, R-H). Side yards: 10 ft (R-E), 5 ft (R-L), 0-10 ft (R-L4.5), 10-20 ft (R-M, R-H). Rear yards: 20 ft (R-E), 10 ft (R-L, R-L4.5). Corner side yards: 30 ft (R-E), 15-20 ft elsewhere. These are city standards, not county or CA Building Code rules.
The City of Turlock sets minimum yards (setbacks) by zoning district in the Property Development Regulations table at TMC 9-3-203. Turlock's residential districts are R-E (Residential Estate), R-L, R-L4.5, R-M, and R-H - not the generic "R-1" naming used in many cities. Minimum front yards are 30 feet in R-E, 15 feet in R-L and R-L4.5, and 20 feet in R-M and R-H. Minimum side yards are 10 feet in R-E, 5 feet in R-L, 0 to 10 feet in R-L4.5, and 10 to 20 feet in R-M and R-H. Minimum rear yards are 20 feet in R-E and 10 feet in R-L and R-L4.5, while R-M and R-H use a 10-feet-per-story standard. Corner side yards are 30 feet in R-E, 15 feet in R-L and R-L4.5, 15 feet in R-M, and 20 feet in R-H. Several footnotes adjust these: any corner side yard may be reduced to 10 feet if it does not abut an adjacent lot's front yard (note 6); a front or corner side yard may be reduced to the average of the two adjoining developed lots, but no building may be within a public utility easement or closer than 10 feet to the front line (20 feet for garages/carports) (note 9); and R-M/R-H side and rear setbacks increase when abutting an R-L district. Setbacks are administered by the Planning Division, and these are city zoning standards distinct from Stanislaus County's rules and from the California Building Code (which governs construction, not yard distances).
Building into a required yard without a variance or an applicable footnote reduction is a zoning violation that can require redesign, relocation, or removal. No building may sit within a public utility easement or closer than 10 feet to the front line (20 feet for garages/carports) per note 9.
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