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Lindsay RA zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Lindsay's RA zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 35 ft and the minimum lot size is 20,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Lindsay code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (A greater height may be permitted under another chapter of the code)
- Minimum front setback: 35 ft (A greater setback applies on streets where the general plan or a city ordinance requires it)
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft (Add 10 ft for each additional story when construction involves more than one story)
- Minimum lot size: 20,000 sq ft (in a subdivision, lots must average at least 40,000 sq ft and no more than half may be the minimum size)
- Maximum lot coverage: 35%
RA (Residential Acreage District) is a zoning district in Lindsay. Every value below was read from the Lindsay 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 RA
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 | 35 ft Applies: A greater height may be permitted under another chapter of the code § 18.06.050 · code textNo building or structure shall have a height greater than thirty-five feet except as may be permitted under Chapter 18.17. |
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| Minimum front setback | 35 ft Applies: A greater setback applies on streets where the general plan or a city ordinance requires it § 18.06.050 · code textThe minimum front yard shall be not less than thirty-five feet, except along those streets where a greater setback is required by the general plan or an ordinance of the city. |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft § 18.06.050 · code textThe minimum side yard shall be ten feet, subject to the following conditions: |
| Minimum rear setback | 5 ft Applies: Add 10 ft for each additional story when construction involves more than one story § 18.06.050 · code textThe minimum rear yard shall be five feet, subject to the following conditions: |
| Minimum lot size | 20,000 sq ft Applies: in a subdivision, lots must average at least 40,000 sq ft and no more than half may be the minimum size § 18.06.050 · code textThe minimum site area shall be twenty thousand square feet; provided, that the average size of all lots or sites created by a division of land or subdivision shall be a minimum of forty thousand square feet, and further provided that not more than one-half of such lots or sites shall be at the minimum site area. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 35% § 18.06.050 · code textThe maximum site area covered by structures shall be thirty five percent. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in RA:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft plus 10 ft for each additional story — where construction involves more than one story § 18.06.050
- Minimum lot size: 40,000 sq ft average — Average size of all lots created by a subdivision; no more than half may be at the 20,000 sq ft minimum. § 18.06.050
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We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for RA in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Lindsay Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Lindsay's RA zone?
35 ft (a greater height may be permitted under another chapter of the code) — Lindsay Municipal Code § 18.06.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Lindsay's RA zone?
35 ft (a greater setback applies on streets where the general plan or a city ordinance requires it) — Lindsay Municipal Code § 18.06.050.
What is the minimum side setback in Lindsay's RA zone?
10 ft — Lindsay Municipal Code § 18.06.050.
What is the minimum rear setback in Lindsay's RA zone?
5 ft (add 10 ft for each additional story when construction involves more than one story) — Lindsay Municipal Code § 18.06.050.
What is the minimum lot size in Lindsay's RA zone?
20,000 sq ft (in a subdivision, lots must average at least 40,000 sq ft and no more than half may be the minimum size) — Lindsay Municipal Code § 18.06.050.
General information, not legal advice.
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