Orange County · Zoning setbacks
Anaheim setback requirements
Lekua resolves a parcel’s jurisdiction and zone, then draws this envelope on the base plan, offset from the county’s parcel line, with its citation. Yards are measured from the surveyed line, so confirm against a survey before siting anything near them.
The envelope
What the numbers below make on the ground. Shown for the first district in the table; the rest follow the same geometry at their own dimensions.
Zone RS-1 — the envelope Lekua draws on the plan.
- Front
- 30′
- Side
- 10′
- Rear
- 25′
The hatched band is the yard — ground the code gives up. Drawn not to scale: the yards are proportional to each other, so the deepest one fills the band and the rest follow. The dimensions carry the real numbers, and the export draws them on the actual parcel outline.
Anaheim setbacks by district
Every row is produced by the same function the exporter calls, so this page cannot drift from what the drawing gets. The citation under each row is what prints on the sheet.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RS-1: front 30 ft or 25% of the depth of the lot, whichever is less (lot depth unknown, so the 30 ft figure is drawn, which is conservative); side 10 ft (10% of lot width bounded 5–10 ft; lot width unknown, so the 10 ft maximum is drawn, which is conservative); rear 25 ft or 25% of the depth of the lot, whichever is less (lot depth unknown, so the 25 ft figure is drawn, which is conservative); accessory buildings may occupy no more than 25% of the required rear setback. Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RS-2: front 25 ft or 25% of the depth of the lot, whichever is less (lot depth unknown, so the 25 ft figure is drawn, which is conservative); side 5 ft; rear 25 ft (may be reduced to 10 ft where dwellings and accessory structures occupy no more than 35% of the required rear setback, not drawn). Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RS-3: front 15 ft (where a tract or block face is built at once, an average of 15 ft with no lot under 10 ft); side 5 ft (a whole tract may use 0 ft on one side and 10 ft on the other); rear 15 ft. Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RS-4: front 10 ft (an average of 10 ft with a 5 ft minimum may be allowed for design); side 5 ft (0 and 10 ft for zero-lot-line, 20 ft from a three-story structure to non-single-family land); rear 10 ft for a single-story structure, 15 ft for two and three stories (drawn at 10 ft), 55 ft for three stories within 150 ft of a single-family zone; all may be modified under §18.04.160. Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RH-1: front 20 ft; side 15 ft; rear 20 ft (the same as the front). Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RH-2: front 25 ft (where a tract or a block face is built at once, an average of 25 ft with no lot under 15 ft); side 10 ft, and 10 ft from any private access easement in a side or rear yard; rear 25 ft or 25% of the depth of the lot, whichever is less (lot depth unknown, so the 25 ft figure is drawn, which is conservative). Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RH-3: front 20 ft; side 6 ft for a one-story structure (a two-story structure needs 15 ft combined, neither side under 6 ft, so drawn at the one-story 6 ft); rear 15 ft; 10 ft from any private access easement. Measured from the ultimate right-of-way, a recorded access easement or a recorded riding and hiking trail (§18.04.100.0102); a habitable structure stays 10 ft from any riding and hiking trail easement (.0104). A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from the ultimate right-of-way of its access street (.0103). On a reversed corner or reverse building frontage lot the street side may be 9 ft; an ordinary corner lot's second street frontage is drawn at the front depth (the Ch. 18.40 general standards, which also apply, are not captured). Accessory structures may encroach as Table 4-J allows, but not into a street side setback, except fences, walls and hedges up to 3 ft and pilasters or light fixtures up to 4 ft (.0402). Specific plan areas (much of Anaheim Hills) set their own standards. Verify with Anaheim Planning.
What the export says about this table
Anaheim reviewed 2026-10-20 against Municipal Code §18.04.100 Table 4-I, checked on RS-2 lots (interior, corner and irregular), an RS-1, an RS-3 and RH-3 hillside lots, two of them in a Very High fire hazard zone. In RS-1 and RS-2 the front is 25% of the lot depth where that is less than 30 ft (RS-1) or 25 ft (RS-2), and the RS-1 rear the same against 25 ft; the depth is estimated from the parcel outline, so confirm it before relying on the front and rear lines. Setbacks are measured from the ultimate right-of-way, which can sit behind the curb line. A roll-up garage door must be 20 ft and a tilt-up door 25 ft from it. On a corner lot the second street side is drawn at the front depth; a reversed-corner lot may use 9 ft. Lots in a specific plan, much of Anaheim Hills, follow that plan instead. The RH-1, RH-2 and RS-4 zones, multiple-family zones, narrow and creek-adjacent lots are not yet reviewed.
Printed verbatim on every Anaheim export — the same words the reviewer signed off, not a summary of them.
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Anaheim setback FAQ
What are the residential setbacks in Anaheim?
In RS-1 the code sets a 30 ft front yard, 10 ft sides, and a 25 ft rear yard. The full table is below, transcribed from Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RS-1 with the citation attached to every row. This table has passed independent review, so Lekua draws the setback envelope on the base plan for a Anaheim parcel.
Does Lekua draw the setback envelope for Anaheim?
Yes. Anaheim is one of the jurisdictions whose table has passed review, most recently on 2026-10-20, so the envelope is drawn on the DXF and PDF base plan, with its citation.
Where do these Anaheim setback numbers come from?
They are transcribed from the adopted code — Anaheim MC §18.04.100 Table 4-I, RS-1 — and this page renders them by calling the same function the exporter calls, so what you see here is what the drawing gets. Zoning changes; verify against the current code and with the planning department before submittal.
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