Victorville, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- R-1 max height
- 30 feet
- R-2 / MDR max height
- 35 feet
- R-3 max height
- 45 feet
- R-4 max height
- 55 feet
- R-MPD max height
- 20 feet
- Near-SFR override
- 1 story max within 100 ft of an existing single-family home
Summary
Victorville caps residential building height by zoning district in Table 8-2 of the Development Code: 30 feet in the R-1 single-family district and the Suburban Residential zone, 35 feet in AE, MDR, and R-2, up to 45 feet in R-3, and 55 feet in R-4, though a footnote drops multi-family buildings in R-2 through R-4 to one story whenever they sit within 100 feet of an existing single-family home.
Table 8-2: Residential Development Standards / Residential Zoning Districts AE A S-R R-1 (7,200) R-2 R-3 R-4 MDR R-MPD ... Maximum Height 35 30 30 35 (1) 45 (1) 55 (1) 35 20 ... Notes for Table 8-2: (1)No principal building shall exceed a height of one story when located within one hundred feet of an existing single-family residence.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 020 adopts Table 8-2, Residential Development Standards, which sets the maximum building height for each residential zoning district: 35 feet in AE (Exclusive Agriculture), 30 feet in S-R (Suburban Residential), 30 feet in R-1 (the 7,200-square-foot single-family district), 35 feet in R-2 (Low-Medium Density), 45 feet in R-3 (Medium Density), 55 feet in R-4 (High Density), 35 feet in MDR (Mixed Density Residential), and 20 feet in R-MPD (Residential Mobile Home Planned Development). The R-2, R-3, and R-4 figures each carry footnote (1), which overrides the table number in a specific circumstance: no principal building in those multi-family districts may exceed a height of one story when it is located within one hundred feet of an existing single-family residence, regardless of what the district's maximum otherwise allows.
Accessory structures follow a separate, lower cap under Table 8-2's Accessory Structure Requirements section: ten feet in S-R and R-1 with limited exceptions, and fifteen feet in R-2, R-3, R-4, MDR, and R-MPD, with any accessory structure over ten feet required to meet primary-building setbacks and to stay under either thirty feet or the height of the primary structure, whichever is less. Sec. 050 separately exempts chimneys, church spires, antennas up to ten feet above the roofline, and flagpoles from these height limits, though antennas taller than ten feet need a Conditional Use Permit.
Violations & Fines
A building that exceeds its zone's Table 8-2 height maximum, or a multi-family structure in R-2 through R-4 built taller than one story within one hundred feet of an existing single-family home in violation of footnote (1), is caught at the City's standard building-permit plan check and zoning-compliance review; the Development Department can withhold the permit or require the design revised before construction proceeds.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Are chimneys and antennas counted against the height limit?
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