Chowchilla · Zoning · MIXED USE
Chowchilla MIXED USE zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Chowchilla's MIXED USE zone, buildings can be up to 50 ft tall and the front setback is 15 ft (Chowchilla code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 50 ft
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (15 ft where the side line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, OR, O, PF or OS district)
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft (10 ft where the rear line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, O, PF or OS district)
MIXED USE (Mixed Use Zone) is a zoning district in Chowchilla. Every value below was read from the Chowchilla Municipal Code and links to its section (read October 2026). State laws such as the ADU and SB 9 rules can allow more on a residential lot. General information, not legal advice — read the code text and check with the city before you build.
Development standards in MIXED USE
The general rule for a typical lot in this zone. Zoning tables often attach notes, such as rules for corner lots, lots next to a residential zone, or new subdivisions only. Open “code text” under a value to see the table cell or sentence it was read from.
| Maximum building height | 50 ft § 18.28.080 · code textThe maximum structure height shall be fifty feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 15 ft § 18.28.060 · code textThe front building setback area shall be fifteen feet. |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: 15 ft where the side line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, OR, O, PF or OS district § 18.28.060 · code textThe side building setback area shall be zero feet, except where the side lot line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, OR, O, PF, or OS zone district then the side building setback area shall be fifteen feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft Applies: 10 ft where the rear line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, O, PF or OS district § 18.28.060 · code textThe rear building setback may be zero feet from the rear lot line, except where the rear lot line abuts a public street, or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, O, PF, or OS zone district then the rear building setback shall be ten feet. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MIXED USE:
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Side lot line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, OR, O, PF, or OS zone district. § 18.28.060
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Rear lot line abuts a public street, or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, O, PF, or OS zone district. § 18.28.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for MIXED USE in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Chowchilla Municipal Code.
Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Chowchilla's MIXED USE zone?
50 ft — Chowchilla Municipal Code § 18.28.080.
What is the minimum front setback in Chowchilla's MIXED USE zone?
15 ft — Chowchilla Municipal Code § 18.28.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Chowchilla's MIXED USE zone?
0 ft (15 ft where the side line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, OR, O, PF or OS district) — Chowchilla Municipal Code § 18.28.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Chowchilla's MIXED USE zone?
0 ft (10 ft where the rear line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, O, PF or OS district) — Chowchilla Municipal Code § 18.28.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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