Yorba Linda applies a citywide 35-foot building height limit, measured from the lowest exterior ground-level point to the highest point, with narrow exceptions and higher limits in some multifamily zones.
Yorba Linda imposes a citywide height limit of 35 feet for buildings and structures, measured from the lowest point on the exterior of the structure at ground level to the highest point on the structure, with limited exceptions such as church steeples and public schools. Certain higher-density residential zones set different limits; for example, the R-M-20 zone permits a maximum of 40 feet or three stories, whichever is less. Small single-story accessory structures such as gardening and tool sheds not greater than eight feet in height must still maintain required setbacks. Per-zone height and story limits are set in YLMC 18.10.090 Table 18.10-2. Accessory dwelling unit heights follow separate state-aligned limits.
Constructing a building above the applicable height limit without an approved variance is a zoning violation subject to correction and enforcement.
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