Redondo Beach · Zoning · MU-1
Redondo Beach MU-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Redondo Beach's MU-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 30 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 5 ft average, min 3 ft and the minimum lot size is 15,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Redondo Beach code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 30 ft (projects containing only commercial uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)))
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (projects containing only commercial uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)))
- Minimum front setback: 5 ft average, min 3 ft (Outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning))
- Minimum side setback: None required (where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, additional standards apply (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)))
- Minimum rear setback: None required (where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, additional standards apply (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)))
- Minimum lot size: 15,000 sq ft (mixed-use projects (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)))
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.5 (projects with only commercial uses; 0.6 inside the Artesia and Aviation Corridors Area Plan area (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)))
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,452 sq ft (Outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning))
MU-1 (MU-1 mixed-use zone) is a zoning district in Redondo Beach. Every value below was read from the Redondo Beach 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 MU-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 | 30 ft Applies: projects containing only commercial uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913 · code textFor projects containing only commercial uses, no building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: projects containing only commercial uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913 · code textFor projects containing only commercial uses, no building shall exceed two stories. |
| Minimum front setback | 5 ft average, min 3 ft Applies: Outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning) § 10-2.913 · code textThere shall be a minimum front setback average of five feet, but at no point less than three feet the full width of the lot, except as follows (see setback averaging in Section 10-2.1520): |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, additional standards apply (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913 · code textNo side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply: |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, additional standards apply (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913 · code textNo rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply: |
| Minimum lot size | 15,000 sq ft Applies: mixed-use projects (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913 · code text15,000 square feet of lot area. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.5 Applies: projects with only commercial uses; 0.6 inside the Artesia and Aviation Corridors Area Plan area (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913 · code textThe floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot within the Artesia and Aviation Corridors Area Plan area as adopted by resolution of the City Council, shall not exceed 0.6 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402). |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 1,452 sq ft Applies: Outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning) § 10-2.913 · code textThe maximum number of dwelling units on a lot shall be no more than one unit for each 1,452 square feet of lot area. |
Uses in MU-1
Uses the code's use tables allow in MU-1, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MU-1:
- Maximum building height: 38 ft — projects with both commercial and residential uses, or residential only (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913
- Maximum building height: 45 ft — portions of the lot, with Planning Commission Design Review; mixed-use or residential-only projects (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories — projects with both commercial and residential uses, or residential only (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — interior side lot line contiguous to a residential zone (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — rear lot line contiguous to a residential zone (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.5 — projects including both commercial and residential uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) § 10-2.913
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot coverage limit for MU-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Redondo Beach Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Redondo Beach's MU-1 zone?
30 ft (projects containing only commercial uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning))) — Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 10-2.913.
What is the maximum number of stories in Redondo Beach's MU-1 zone?
2 stories (projects containing only commercial uses (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning))) — Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 10-2.913.
What is the minimum front setback in Redondo Beach's MU-1 zone?
5 ft average, min 3 ft (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning)) — Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 10-2.913.
What is the minimum side setback in Redondo Beach's MU-1 zone?
None required (where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, additional standards apply (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning))) — Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 10-2.913.
What is the minimum rear setback in Redondo Beach's MU-1 zone?
None required (where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, additional standards apply (outside the coastal zone (Chapter 2 zoning))) — Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 10-2.913.
General information, not legal advice.
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