Orange Cove · Zoning · M-1
Orange Cove M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Orange Cove's M-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 50 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is 24,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Orange Cove code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 50 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (15 ft where the district abuts or is across from a residential district)
- Minimum side setback: None required (street side)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (15 ft where the district abuts a residential district)
- Minimum lot size: 24,000 sq ft
M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) is a zoning district in Orange Cove. Every value below was read from the Orange Cove 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-1
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 § 17.34.080 · code textThe maximum height of structures shall be fifty feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: 15 ft where the district abuts or is across from a residential district § 17.34.090 · code textNone, except where the M-1 district abuts or is across from a residential district, there shall be a minimum front yard of not less than fifteen feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: street side § 17.34.100 · code textA. Street Side. None, except where the M-1 district is across from any residential district, there shall be a minimum side yard of not less than ten feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: 15 ft where the district abuts a residential district § 17.34.110 · code textNone, except where the M-1 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than fifteen feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 24,000 sq ft § 17.34.050 · code textThe minimum site area shall be twenty-four thousand square feet. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft — Where the M-1 district abuts or is across from a residential district § 17.34.090
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Street side where the M-1 district is across from any residential district § 17.34.100
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — When the side lot lines of M-1 district abuts a residential district § 17.34.100
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Reversed corner lot when the rear lot line adjoins any residential district § 17.34.100
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — Where the M-1 district abuts a residential district § 17.34.110
- Maximum density: 1 caretaker's residence per industrial use — the code sets no other population density requirement in M-1 § 17.34.070
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Orange Cove Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Orange Cove's M-1 zone?
50 ft — Orange Cove Municipal Code § 17.34.080.
What is the minimum front setback in Orange Cove's M-1 zone?
None required (15 ft where the district abuts or is across from a residential district) — Orange Cove Municipal Code § 17.34.090.
What is the minimum side setback in Orange Cove's M-1 zone?
None required (street side) — Orange Cove Municipal Code § 17.34.100.
What is the minimum rear setback in Orange Cove's M-1 zone?
None required (15 ft where the district abuts a residential district) — Orange Cove Municipal Code § 17.34.110.
What is the minimum lot size in Orange Cove's M-1 zone?
24,000 sq ft — Orange Cove Municipal Code § 17.34.050.
General information, not legal advice.
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