Skip to content

Division 5 — YARD STANDARDS›9605. - Front yards; requirements and exceptions.

9605.1. - Side and rear yards; requirements and exceptions.

Agoura Hills Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Agoura Hills

In addition to the regulations prescribed within each residential district, the following regulations shall apply:

A.

On a reversed corner lot the minimum rear yard shall not be less than the minimum side yard prescribed for the district if the side yard adjoining the street is not less than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot, or twenty (20) feet, whichever is greater.

B.

On the side street side of a corner lot, the minimum side yard for a garage, carport, or off-street parking space required to serve a dwelling in a residential district shall be twenty (20) feet; provided, that if the garage, carport, or off-street parking space is entered parallel to the street, the minimum side yard shall be the same as the side yard otherwise required on the site.

C.

On any lot located in the RV, RL, RS, and RM zones, the minimum side yard requirement for single-story development additions to existing residences shall be the existing distance of the structure from the side property line, or the distance prescribed for the district, whichever is less. All single-story development additions shall not encroach in the front and rear yards prescribed for the district, and the total square footage of the residence shall not exceed the building coverage prescribed for the district. This provision

shall not apply to new construction or substantial remodels which include the removal and reconstruction of square footage, as determined by the director of planning and community development.

D.

On any lot located in the RV, RL, RS, and RM zones, the minimum side yard requirement for second-story development additions shall be the existing distance of the first-story structure. The total combined side yard setback prescribed for the district shall be maintained. The combined side yard setback may be situated on any one (1) side of the property, or any combination of distances. No second-story cantilever is permitted into required side yards and all second-story development additions shall not encroach into the front and rear yards prescribed for the district. An application for a site plan review shall be required for all second-story additions which do not conform with the required yards prescribed for the district and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. This provision shall not apply to new construction or substantial remodels which include the removal and reconstruction of square footage, as determined by the director of planning and community development.

(Ord. No. 196, § 1, 7-24-91; Ord. No. 09-358, § 9, 1-18-2009; Ord. No. 11-388, § 53, 12-14-2011)

9605.2. - Traffic sight obstructions.

On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge, or other obstruction, except the natural grade of a site, within a triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting points on the street property lines twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of the projection of the streets right-of-way, shall exceed a height of three (3) feet above established grade at the edge of the street pavement on plans approved by the director of planning and community development or the existing pavement or traveled way if plans have not been approved.

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸ Contents — Agoura Hills Zoning Code
Agoura Hills Zoning Code
  1. Article IX — ZONING[1]
  2. Article IX — ZONING[[1]]
  3. Chapter 1 — INTRODUCTION
  4. Part 1 — CONTENT AND PURPOSE
  5. Part 3 — RV RESIDENTIAL-VERY LOW DENSITY DISTRICT
  6. Part 1 — PURPOSE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
  7. Part 3 — CS COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT
  8. Part 11 — POM PLANNED OFFICE AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
  9. Part 9 — OS-DR OPEN SPACE-DEED RESTRICTED DISTRICT
  10. Part 1 — PURPOSE
  11. Part 4 — RESERVED
  12. Division 3 — UNDERGROUND FACILITIES[[16]]
  13. ▸ Division 5 — YARD STANDARDS
    Overview
    1. ▸ 9605. - Front yards; requirements and exceptions.
      Overview
      1. 9605.1. - Side and rear yards; requirements and exceptions.
      2. 9605.3. - Projections into yards.
      3. 9605.4. - Oriel or bay windows.
      4. 9605.5. - Porches and steps.
      5. 9605.6. - Balconies over six feet above ground.
      6. 9605.7. - Open stairways.
      7. 9605.8. - Covered patios.
      8. 9605.9. - Underground structures.
      9. 9605.10. - Recreational vehicles and motorhomes.
    2. 9606. - Accessory buildings.
    3. 9607. - Height limitations.
    4. 9652. - Hillside management and significant ecological areas—P…
    5. 9653.1. - Definitions.
    6. 9653.2. - Applicability.
    7. 9653.3. - Procedure.
    8. 9653.4. - Provisions governing donor parcel.
    9. 9653.5. - Provisions governing receiver parcel.
    10. 9653.6. - Findings.
    11. 9653.7. - Example of transfer of development rights from donor…
    12. 9653.8. - Rules and procedures.
  14. Division 4 — OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND LANDSCAPING
  15. Division 6 — NOISE REGULATIONS
  16. Division 7 — OAK TREE PRESERVATION GUIDELINES
  17. Division 8 — GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPING, PLANTING AND IRRIGATI…
  18. Division 3 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  19. Division 4 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS[[20]]
  20. Division 7 — SITE PLANS/ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
  21. Division 8 — TEMPORARY USES
  22. Division 9 — REVOCATION PROVISIONS
  23. Division 2 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  24. Division 4 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
  25. Division 5 — ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS
  26. Division 6 — DETERMINATION OF USES NOT LISTED
  27. Division 7 — RULES OF INTERPRETATION
  28. Division 8 — CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY
  29. Division 9 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.