3 rules for unincorporated Tulare County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Setbacks in unincorporated Tulare County are set by zone in the Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 352). In R-1 and R-A residential zones, the front and rear yards are each 25% of lot depth (need not exceed 25 feet) and the side yard is 10% of lot width (minimum 3 feet, need not exceed 5 feet).
In the R-1 and R-A residential zones of unincorporated Tulare County, buildings are limited to 2.5 stories and 35 feet to the uppermost part of the roof. The Zoning Ordinance allows narrow exceptions - an extra 10 feet for homes with two 15-foot side yards, and taller limits for certain public buildings.
The Tulare County Zoning Ordinance controls buildable area through minimum lot size and required yards rather than a single maximum lot-coverage percentage. In R-1 and R-A zones, the minimum lot area is 6,000 square feet per family, and accessory buildings may occupy no more than 25% of a required rear yard.
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