Tulare County · Zoning setbacks
Unincorporated Tulare County setback requirements
This table is transcribed from the adopted code and printed on every export with its citation — but the envelope is drawn only after a table passes independent review, and Unincorporated Tulare County’s has not yet. Until it does, the export carries the numbers and says plainly that they are unverified.
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-1 — dashed: cited on the export, not yet drawn.
- Front
- 25′
- Side
- 5′
- 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.
Unincorporated Tulare County 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: 5′ on the secondary street frontage.
Tulare County Zoning Ordinance Ch.3 §6 (R-1 One-Family): front = 25% of lot depth, max 25 ft; rear = 25% of depth, max 25 ft; side = 10% of lot width, 3 ft min / 5 ft max (lot geometry unknown — the 25 ft front / 25 ft rear cap and 5 ft side draw (conservative)). Front reduces to the improved-block prevailing line where 40%+ of the frontage between intersecting streets is built (±6 ft variation). Reversed-corner street side = 50% of the rear lot’s front-yard requirement (R-1/R-A/R-2) or a flat 12.5 ft (MR) — not drawn; verify on corner lots. MR also requires a 25 ft watercourse setback. Height limit 35 ft / 2½ stories. Only UNINCORPORATED land — incorporated cities (Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Lindsay, Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Woodlake) fall through. Tulare County Zoning Ordinance, print 2026-07-25. Verify with Tulare County RMA Planning.
Corner lots: 5′ on the secondary street frontage.
Tulare County Zoning Ordinance Ch.3 §7 (R-2 Two-Family): front = 25% of lot depth, max 20 ft; rear = 25% of depth, max 25 ft; side = 10% of lot width, 3 ft min / 5 ft max (lot geometry unknown — the 20 ft front / 25 ft rear cap and 5 ft side draw (conservative)). Front reduces to the improved-block prevailing line where 40%+ of the frontage between intersecting streets is built (±6 ft variation). Reversed-corner street side = 50% of the rear lot’s front-yard requirement (R-1/R-A/R-2) or a flat 12.5 ft (MR) — not drawn; verify on corner lots. MR also requires a 25 ft watercourse setback. Height limit 35 ft / 2½ stories. Only UNINCORPORATED land — incorporated cities (Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Lindsay, Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Woodlake) fall through. Tulare County Zoning Ordinance, print 2026-07-25. Verify with Tulare County RMA Planning.
Corner lots: 5′ on the secondary street frontage.
Tulare County Zoning Ordinance Ch.3 §4 (R-A Rural Residential): front = 25% of lot depth, max 25 ft; rear = 25% of depth, max 25 ft; side = 10% of lot width, 3 ft min / 5 ft max (lot geometry unknown — the 25 ft front / 25 ft rear cap and 5 ft side draw (conservative)). Front reduces to the improved-block prevailing line where 40%+ of the frontage between intersecting streets is built (±6 ft variation). Reversed-corner street side = 50% of the rear lot’s front-yard requirement (R-1/R-A/R-2) or a flat 12.5 ft (MR) — not drawn; verify on corner lots. MR also requires a 25 ft watercourse setback. Height limit 35 ft / 2½ stories. Only UNINCORPORATED land — incorporated cities (Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Lindsay, Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Woodlake) fall through. Tulare County Zoning Ordinance, print 2026-07-25. Verify with Tulare County RMA Planning.
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Unincorporated Tulare County setback FAQ
What are the residential setbacks in Unincorporated Tulare County?
In R-1 the code sets a 25 ft front yard, 5 ft sides, and a 25 ft rear yard. The full table is below, transcribed from Tulare County Zoning Ordinance Ch.3 §6 with the citation attached to every row. This table is captured and cited on the export, but it has not yet passed independent review — so Lekua prints the code-cited values with an explicit “unverified” advisory rather than drawing lines it can’t stand behind.
Does Lekua draw the setback envelope for Unincorporated Tulare County?
Not yet. The table is encoded and every export carries the code-cited numbers and the citation, but the envelope is only drawn once a table passes independent review. Until then the export says so in plain words instead of drawing a line that might be wrong.
Where do these Unincorporated Tulare County setback numbers come from?
They are transcribed from the adopted code — Tulare County Zoning Ordinance Ch.3 §6 — 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 Unincorporated Tulare County parcel?
Yes. Enter any Unincorporated Tulare County 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 Tulare County.
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