Anaheim, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

070 sets maximum structural heights for single-family residential zones in Table 4-F. In the hillside Residential Single-Family Hillside zones, RH-1, RH-2 and RH-3 are each capped at 25 feet or 2 stories, with RH-3 subject to additional limits in certain areas. In the standard Residential Single-Family zones, RS-1 allows 35 feet/2-1/2 stories, and a non-residential use approved by conditional use permit can exceed that limit only if front, side and rear setbacks are each increased by 1 foot for every 4 feet the building exceeds 35 feet.

RS-2 is also capped at 35 feet/2-1/2 stories. RS-3 is limited to 30 feet/2 stories. RS-4 allows 35 feet/2 stories, or 35 feet/3 stories if the structure sits 55 feet or more from the property line of any detached single-family residential use or zone. 40 (General Development Standards). 100 (Table 4-J). The code also carves out neighborhood-specific overlays: lots in the Peralta Hills area (Tract Nos. 0401, and the code defines 'one story' there as a single habitable floor with no loft, mezzanine, balcony or similar habitable area above it. 030.