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

In the City of Yucaipa the height ceiling sits in each district's property development standards table under Maximum Structure Height: 35 feet in the Rural Living (RL) District, 35 feet in the Single Residential (RS) District, 35 feet in the Multiple Residential (RM) District, and 45 feet in the High Density Multiple Residential (RM-24) District. Chapter 4 of Division 7 then controls how far above those numbers a building can go.

Under § 87.0405(a), a single dwelling in a district with a limit of 35 feet or less can exceed it by up to 25 feet when two side yards of at least 20 feet are provided. Institutional buildings get the same 25 feet under (b), but the required front, side, and rear yards must grow by one foot for each four feet of height above 35 feet. Under (c), listed items such as cupolas, flag poles, residential chimneys and flues, mechanical equipment and its screening, and noncommercial antennae up to 65 feet in residential districts can exceed the district maximum by no more than 50% with an approved Land Use Compliance Review by the Community Development Director. Barns, silos, grain elevators, windmills, and other farm buildings in the Rural Living District are on that list. Mixed-use development in RM-24 is granted a maximum height increase of 20%, and the top two stories must be recessed a minimum of 10 feet.

Section 87.0401 adds triggers. Any structure of three or more stories, any building floor with conditioned space above 30 feet, or any building higher than 45 feet is subject to City Resolution No. 2024-53 on the fair share cost and ongoing funding of an aerial ladder truck. Height increases cannot conflict with airport safety regulations or approved conditions of approval, and a shade and shadow analysis can be required to assess impacts on surrounding properties.