Farmersville · Zoning · R-M
Farmersville R-M zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Farmersville's R-M zone, generally buildings can be up to 30 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 15 ft and the minimum lot size is 9,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Farmersville code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 30 ft (Principal buildings; the code states both limits together, three stories or thirty feet)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (Principal buildings; the code states both limits together, three stories or thirty feet)
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft (Interior side yard for one-story buildings)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: 9,000 sq ft (Apartments)
- Maximum lot coverage: 70% (Of lot area, including parking)
R-M (Multiple Family Residential Zone) is a zoning district in Farmersville. Every value below was read from the Farmersville 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-M
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 | 30 ft Applies: Principal buildings; the code states both limits together, three stories or thirty feet § 17.32.030 · code textNo principal building shall exceed three stories or thirty feet height, except as provided in Chapter 17.88. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: Principal buildings; the code states both limits together, three stories or thirty feet § 17.32.030 · code textNo principal building shall exceed three stories or thirty feet height, except as provided in Chapter 17.88. |
| Minimum front setback | 15 ft § 17.32.040 · code textB. Front Yard Setback: Fifteen feet (also applies to portable carports); |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft Applies: Interior side yard for one-story buildings § 17.32.040 · code text1. Interior Side—One Story: Five feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.32.040 · code text1. Rear Yard Setback: Ten feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 9,000 sq ft Applies: Apartments § 17.32.040 · code texta. Nine thousand square feet for apartments; |
| Maximum lot coverage | 70% Applies: Of lot area, including parking § 17.32.040 · code text2. Maximum Coverage: Seventy percent of lot area including parking. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-M:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Interior side yard for buildings over one story § 17.32.040
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Street side of a corner lot § 17.32.040
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Churches, public buildings, schools, parks and playgrounds § 17.32.040
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft — Swimming pools, spas, jacuzzis, ponds or other similar structures § 17.32.040
- Minimum rear setback: 1 ft — Accessory structures such as cabanas and deck covers, provided drainage runoff is directed away from adjacent property § 17.32.040
- Minimum lot size: 8,400 sq ft — Duplexes § 17.32.040
- Minimum lot size: 10,000 sq ft — Lodges, clubs, public and private schools, clinics, hospitals, rest homes, nursing and convalescent homes § 17.32.040
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We did not find a general FAR, density limit for R-M in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Farmersville Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Farmersville's R-M zone?
30 ft (principal buildings; the code states both limits together, three stories or thirty feet) — Farmersville Municipal Code § 17.32.030.
What is the maximum number of stories in Farmersville's R-M zone?
3 stories (principal buildings; the code states both limits together, three stories or thirty feet) — Farmersville Municipal Code § 17.32.030.
What is the minimum front setback in Farmersville's R-M zone?
15 ft — Farmersville Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Farmersville's R-M zone?
5 ft (interior side yard for one-story buildings) — Farmersville Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Farmersville's R-M zone?
10 ft — Farmersville Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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