Victoria, TX Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Victoria opted out of dividing its corporate limits into traditional zoning districts (Sec. 21-135(b)), so the Unified Development Ordinance sets yard setbacks per land use in Table 2-1: Land Use Table instead. A standard detached single-family home requires a 20-foot front setback, 10-foot rear, 5-foot side, and 10-foot corner setback, on a minimum 5,000-square-foot, 50-foot-wide lot. Patio homes and cottage homes carry smaller setbacks. Setbacks are measured from the outer wall of the structure to the property line, front from the street-facing line, side from the interior line, rear from the rear line, per Sec. 21-163(b)(1).