3 rules for unincorporated Modoc County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Setbacks in unincorporated Modoc County vary by zone. In the Rural Residential (RR) zone, front/side-street yards are 20 ft and rear/side yards are 30 ft (§18.30.060); the RL and RH residential zones require 20 ft front/side-street and 5 ft rear/side (§18.32.060, §18.36.060).
Building-height limits are set per zone. The Residential-Low (RL) zone caps buildings at 50 feet (§18.32.060) and the Residential-High (RH) zone at two stories not exceeding 50 feet, with other structures at 50 feet (§18.36.060). General height exceptions appear in §18.110.060.
Lot-coverage limits apply in the higher-density residential zones: both the Residential-Low (RL) and Residential-High (RH) zones cap coverage at 60 percent (§18.32.060(D), §18.36.060(D)). Multi-family projects are limited to 70 percent building/impervious coverage (§18.110.080).
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