Rancho Cordova M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

M-1 is a zoning district in Rancho Cordova. Every value below was read from the Rancho Cordova 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.

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.

Uses the code's use tables allow in M-1, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.

• Rooming or boarding house — Needs a conditional use permit
• Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit
• Church or place of worship — Needs an administrative use permit
• Kennel — Needs an administrative use permit

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:

• Maximum building height: 150 ft — May be increased as part of design review § 23.316.040
• Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Abutting agricultural or residential use or zone § 23.316.040
• Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — Abutting agricultural or residential use or zone § 23.316.040

We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code.

• AG-20
• AG-80
• CMU
• OPMU
• RMU