Building Setbacks & Zoning in Temple, TX (2026)

Sec. 4.4.4 (B, C), Minimum Yards — Temple UDC

Required yard types are as follows 1. Front; 2. Side; 3. Side (corner); and 4. Rear. ... All required yards are measured from the front, side or rear property line to the nearest face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building.

Sec. 4.4, Measurements and Special Cases (Maximum Height); Sec. 4.5.1, Residential Dimensional Standards

Height is measured as the vertical distance of a building measured from the average established grade at the street line or from the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher, to (1) the highest point of the roof's surface if a flat surface, (2) to the deck line of mansard roofs or (3) to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roofs and, in any event,...

Sec. 4.4 & Sec. 4.5.1, Temple Unified Development Code

Building coverage is measured as the maximum percent of the rear half of a lot or tract that the roof or first floor of a building may cover. Roof eaves extending less than three feet from the walls of a building, swimming pools, uncovered porches, patios or decks may be excluded from the building coverage computations. [Sec. 4.5.1 table:] Max. Building Coverage (%) for Rear Half of Lot — 50 (S...