Corona · Zoning · R-3-C
Corona R-3-C zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Corona's R-3-C zone, generally buildings can be up to 45 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 6,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Corona code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 45 ft (Whichever is lesser with the 3-story maximum)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (Whichever is lesser with the 45-foot maximum height)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (25 ft if vehicle access, parking, carports or garages are across the front yard)
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft (Interior lot, building site or building; one-story building)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: 6,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 70%
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,875 sq ft (Lot or contiguous lots of 22,499 square feet or less)
R-3-C (Multiple-Dwelling Zone) is a zoning district in Corona. Every value below was read from the Corona 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 R-3-C
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 | 45 ft Applies: Whichever is lesser with the 3-story maximum § 17.26.090 · code textBuildings and structures shall not exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, whichever is the lesser. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: Whichever is lesser with the 45-foot maximum height § 17.26.090 · code textBuildings and structures shall not exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, whichever is the lesser. |
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: 25 ft if vehicle access, parking, carports or garages are across the front yard § 17.26.100 · code textEach lot, building site or building shall have a front yard along the street of not less than 20 feet; provided, however, that if vehicular access to the lot, building site or building, including parking spaces, carports or garages therefor, is across a front yard, the yard shall be not less than 25 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft Applies: Interior lot, building site or building; one-story building § 17.26.100 · code textEach interior lot, building site or building shall have side yards not less than five feet in depth for a one-story building and not less than seven and one-half feet in depth for a building two or more stories in height; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.26.100 · code textEach lot, building site or building shall have a rear yard not less than ten feet in depth. |
| Minimum lot size | 6,000 sq ft § 17.26.060 · code textEach lot shall have a gross area of not less than 6,000 square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 70% § 17.26.110 · code textLot area coverage by buildings or structures shall not exceed 70% of the total lot area. |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 1,875 sq ft Applies: Lot or contiguous lots of 22,499 square feet or less § 17.26.080 · code textA lot or contiguous lots of 22,499 square feet or less in gross area on the date an application for a building permit has been filed with the city for construction of a dwelling or dwellings on the lot or lots shall conform to the following standards: the ratio of dwelling units to the area of a lot or contiguous lots shall be not more than one dwelling unit for each 1,875 square feet of gross lot area; and the maximum number of dwelling units shall be 23.2 per acre of land, exclusive of any portion thereof dedicated for streets and master planned flood control and drainage easements; |
Uses in R-3-C
Uses the code's use tables allow in R-3-C, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Single-family home — Allowed
- Child care center — Needs a major conditional use permit (chapter 17.92)
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-3-C:
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft — Vehicular access, including parking spaces, carports or garages, is across the front yard § 17.26.100
- Maximum density: 23.2 units per acre — Lot or contiguous lots of 22,499 square feet or less § 17.26.080
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,500 sq ft — Lot or contiguous lots of 22,500 square feet or more § 17.26.080
- Maximum density: 29 units per acre — Lot or contiguous lots of 22,500 square feet or more § 17.26.080
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 750 sq ft — Only the vacated street-easement part of a lot of 22,500 sq ft or more; at most 58 units per acre § 17.26.080
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR limit for R-3-C in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Corona Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Corona's R-3-C zone?
45 ft (whichever is lesser with the 3-story maximum) — Corona Municipal Code § 17.26.090.
What is the maximum number of stories in Corona's R-3-C zone?
3 stories (whichever is lesser with the 45-foot maximum height) — Corona Municipal Code § 17.26.090.
What is the minimum front setback in Corona's R-3-C zone?
20 ft (25 ft if vehicle access, parking, carports or garages are across the front yard) — Corona Municipal Code § 17.26.100.
What is the minimum side setback in Corona's R-3-C zone?
5 ft (interior lot, building site or building; one-story building) — Corona Municipal Code § 17.26.100.
What is the minimum rear setback in Corona's R-3-C zone?
10 ft — Corona Municipal Code § 17.26.100.
General information, not legal advice.
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