Coachella · Zoning · M-S
Coachella M-S zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Coachella's M-S zone, generally buildings can be up to 50 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is 10,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Coachella code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 50 ft (Buildings not within 150 ft of a residential zone)
- Minimum front setback: None required
- Minimum side setback: None required
- Minimum rear setback: None required
- Minimum lot size: 10,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: No limit
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0
M-S (Manufacturing Service Zone) is a zoning district in Coachella. Every value below was read from the Coachella 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 M-S
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 Applies: Buildings not within 150 ft of a residential zone § 17.30.030 · code text2. The maximum height of all other buildings or structures shall be fifty (50) feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required § 17.30.030 · code textC. Yard Requirements. None, except in the following instances: |
| Minimum side setback | None required § 17.30.030 · code textC. Yard Requirements. None, except in the following instances: |
| Minimum rear setback | None required § 17.30.030 · code textC. Yard Requirements. None, except in the following instances: |
| Minimum lot size | 10,000 sq ft § 17.30.030 · code text1. Minimum Lot Size. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | No limit § 17.30.030 · code text4. Maximum Lot Coverage. None. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.0 § 17.30.030 · code text1. Maximum FAR. 1.0. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-S:
- Maximum building height: 35 ft — Building or structure is located within 150 feet of any residential zone; maximum is two stories or 35 feet, whichever is less § 17.30.030
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories — Building or structure is located within 150 feet of any residential zone; maximum is two stories or 35 feet, whichever is less § 17.30.030
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft — Abuts upon a street or highway where two-thirds of the property in the block on the opposite side of the street is zoned residential § 17.30.030
- Minimum front setback: average of the required yards of the adjoining zones — Abuts upon a street or highway and one or both adjoining zones are residential § 17.30.030
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft — Abuts a major or primary arterial street shown on the general plan circulation element § 17.30.030
- Minimum side setback: 30 ft — Directly abuts a residential zone § 17.30.030
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — Where the lot adjoins a residential zone and a public alley separates the two zones § 17.30.030
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft — Directly abuts a residential zone § 17.30.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, density limit for M-S in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Coachella Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Coachella's M-S zone?
50 ft (buildings not within 150 ft of a residential zone) — Coachella Municipal Code § 17.30.030.
What is the minimum front setback in Coachella's M-S zone?
None required — Coachella Municipal Code § 17.30.030.
What is the minimum side setback in Coachella's M-S zone?
None required — Coachella Municipal Code § 17.30.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in Coachella's M-S zone?
None required — Coachella Municipal Code § 17.30.030.
What is the minimum lot size in Coachella's M-S zone?
10,000 sq ft — Coachella Municipal Code § 17.30.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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