Santa Clara County · Zoning setbacks
Los Altos Hills setback requirements
Lekua resolves a parcel’s jurisdiction and zone, then draws this envelope on the site plan with its citation in the title block. Enter a Los Altos Hills address and the setbacks arrive already drawn.
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 R-A — the envelope Lekua draws on the plan.
- Front
- 40′
- Side
- 30′
- Rear
- 30′
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.
Los Altos Hills 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.
Corner lots: 30′ on the secondary street frontage.
LAH Municipal Code §10-1.505 (R-A, town-wide): 40 ft from the nearest street right-of-way, vehicular-access easement, or official plan line; 30 ft from all other property lines. Setbacks measure from the ROW/EASEMENT LINE, not the roadway. On multi-frontage lots the Town designates which frontage carries the 40 ft (the drawn designation may differ — verify). Driveways, walkways, fences, and minor garden structures are exempt from setbacks; standards are MINIMUMS and the Town may increase them for site constraints. ecode360 print 2026-07-20. Verify with Los Altos Hills Planning.
What the export says about this table
Los Altos Hills R-A reviewed 2026-07-21 against LAH MC §10-1.505: 40 ft from the street right-of-way, 30 ft otherwise. Setbacks measure from the right-of-way or easement line, not the pavement edge; driveways, walkways and fences are exempt. The MDA/MFA slope formulas and the tree ordinance are not captured.
Printed verbatim on every Los Altos Hills export — the same words the reviewer signed off, not a summary of them.
Setbacks are one layer of the Los Altos Hills site plan
The same address search returns the parcel boundary, 1–2 ft contours, building footprints, CAL FIRE defensible-space zones, the soil profile, four-season sun, and a native plant palette matched to the site. See everything Lekua resolves in Santa Clara County→
Los Altos Hills setback FAQ
What are the residential setbacks in Los Altos Hills?
In R-A the code sets a 40 ft front yard, 30 ft sides, and a 30 ft rear yard. The full table is below, transcribed from LAH Municipal Code §10-1.505 with the citation attached to every row. This table has passed independent review, so Lekua draws the setback envelope on the site plan for a Los Altos Hills parcel.
Does Lekua draw the setback envelope for Los Altos Hills?
Yes. Los Altos Hills is one of the jurisdictions whose table has passed review, most recently on 2026-07-21, so the envelope is drawn on the DXF and the PDF site plan with its citation in the title block.
Where do these Los Altos Hills setback numbers come from?
They are transcribed from the adopted code — LAH Municipal Code §10-1.505 — 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.
Can I get a CAD base map for a Los Altos Hills parcel?
Yes. Enter any Los Altos Hills address and Lekua returns a layered DXF base plan and a PDF site report — property lines, 1–2 ft contours, building footprints, CAL FIRE defensible-space zones, soil, seasonal sun, and a native plant palette matched to the parcel, alongside the zoning determination. See what else resolves in Santa Clara County.
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