Building Setbacks & Zoning in Redlands, CA (2026)
3 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Redlands, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Setback Rules
In Redlands' R-1 Single-Family Residential District, Redlands City Code sections 18.44.130 through 18.44.150 set a front yard of 25 to 40 feet, side yards of 5 feet on one side and 10 feet on the other (or 20 percent of lot width, aggregated, on narrow lots), and a rear yard of at least 25 feet. Other residential districts carry their own, different numbers.
Redlands R-1 Yard Setback Minimums
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code §§ 18.44.130, 18.44.140, 18.44.150
18.44.130: FRONT YARD: ... In R-1 Zones: A. ... Each lot shall have a front yard extending for the full width of the lot. The yard shall be not less than twenty five feet (25') nor more than forty feet (40') in depth. ... 18.44.140: ... SIDE YARD: In R-1 Zones: A. Each lot shall have a side yard of not less than five feet (5') on one side and not less than ten feet (10') on the opposite side; p...
Structure Height Limits
Redlands City Code section 18.44.120 caps buildings and structures in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District at two and one-half stories or thirty five feet, whichever governs, with exceptions listed in section 18.152.030. Every other residential zoning chapter carries the identical 2.5-story/35-foot cap in its own building-height section.
Redlands R-1 Residential Building Height Limit
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 18.44.120
18.44.120: BUILDING HEIGHT: In the R-1 Zone, buildings and structures shall have a height not greater than two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty five feet (35'). See section 18.152.030 of this title for exceptions. (Ord. 1000 § 17.20(E), 1955)
Lot Coverage Limits
Redlands caps structural lot coverage in the A-1 Agricultural District at ten percent of total lot area under section 18.20.110 of the zoning code. Smaller legal nonconforming lots under 150,000 square feet get a sliding scale that allows up to thirty percent coverage on the first portion of the lot.
Redlands A-1 Zone Maximum Lot Coverage
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 18.20.110
Maximum coverage by structures in the A-1 zone shall be ten percent (10%) of the lot area; provided, legal, nonconforming lots of less than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) square feet in size are permitted to have the following lot coverage: A. Thirty percent (30%) of the first fourteen thousand (14,000) square feet of lot area; B. Twenty percent (20%) of the next additional twenty six tho...
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