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

Section 19.14.100 states plainly: "Building height shall not exceed twenty-five feet in height with the exception of antennas or where permitted by conditional use permit." That flat twenty-five-foot ceiling applies to every structure in the R-1 zone regardless of roof style or lot size, and the only paths past it are an antenna exemption or a discretionary conditional use permit reviewed by the planning commission under Section 19.14.030(S), which separately allows "buildings containing a height greater than twenty-five feet with maximum height of seventy-five feet" for non-residential uses, expressly excluding single-family homes from that higher allowance.

By comparison, the neighboring R-E Rural Exclusive zone sets a taller baseline: Section 19.12.110 caps buildings at thirty-five feet, again with exceptions for antennas or conditional use permit approval, and Section 19.12.030(S) allows a conditional use permit path up to seventy-five feet for buildings other than single-family residences. Height is measured for the building as a whole rather than by individual features, meaning roof-mounted equipment, chimneys and satellite dishes are handled separately: ground-mounted satellite dishes are limited to fifteen feet under Section 19.14.130(D), and eave- or roof-mounted dishes over one meter that project above the roof ridgeline require their own conditional use permit rather than falling under the general twenty-five-foot cap.

A homeowner planning a two-story addition or a detached structure taller than the twenty-five-foot line in R-1 needs to apply for a conditional use permit before proceeding, since the zoning clearance process in Section 19.14.040 does not itself authorize exceeding the height limit.