Building Setbacks & Zoning in Turlock, CA (2026)
3 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Turlock, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
Turlock setbacks vary by residential district under TMC 9-3-203. Front yards: 30 ft (R-E), 15 ft (R-L, R-L4.5), 20 ft (R-M, R-H). Side yards: 10 ft (R-E), 5 ft (R-L), 0-10 ft (R-L4.5), 10-20 ft (R-M, R-H). Rear yards: 20 ft (R-E), 10 ft (R-L, R-L4.5). Corner side yards: 30 ft (R-E), 15-20 ft elsewhere. These are city standards, not county or CA Building Code rules.
Turlock Building Setbacks
Some RestrictionsStructure Height Limits
Maximum building height in Turlock's residential districts is 35 feet in R-E, R-L, R-L4.5, and R-M, and 40 feet in R-H (TMC 9-3-203). Detached accessory structures are capped at 15 feet per the city's Accessory Structures page. Certain rooftop features (spires, chimneys, antennas, mechanical appurtenances) may exceed the district limit by up to 25% or 50 feet via minor administrative approval (TMC 9-2-108).
Turlock Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsLot Coverage Limits
Turlock's residential Property Development Regulations (TMC 9-3-203) do not set a maximum building lot-coverage percentage. Instead the code requires minimum landscaping (30% in R-L through R-H), caps front-yard paving at 55%, and sets minimum lot sizes (14,500 sf R-E down to 4,500 sf R-L4.5), usable open space, and distance-between-structures standards. Detached accessory structures over 7 ft are capped at 1,000 sf combined.
Turlock Lot Coverage & Open Space
Some RestrictionsLooking for Stanislaus County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Turlock city rules.
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