Susanville · Zoning · AR-1
Susanville AR-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Susanville's AR-1 zone, buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 30 ft and the minimum lot size is one-half acre (Susanville code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: 30 ft
- Minimum side setback: 30 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft
- Minimum lot size: one-half acre
- Maximum lot coverage: 40%
AR-1 (Agricultural Residential) is a zoning district in Susanville. Every value below was read from the Susanville 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 AR-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 | 35 ft § 17.71.060 · code textThirty-five feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 30 ft § 17.71.060 · code textFront yard minimum required 30 feet; provided, that open wire fences may be constructed on the front property line not to exceed six feet in height, solid fences shall maintain the same setback as the main building; |
| Minimum side setback | 30 ft § 17.71.060 · code textThirty feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 30 ft § 17.71.060 · code textThirty feet. |
| Minimum lot size | one-half acre § 17.71.060 · code textThe minimum permitted parcel size is one-half acre. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 40% § 17.71.060 · code textForty percent. |
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We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for AR-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Susanville Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Susanville's AR-1 zone?
35 ft — Susanville Municipal Code § 17.71.060.
What is the minimum front setback in Susanville's AR-1 zone?
30 ft — Susanville Municipal Code § 17.71.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Susanville's AR-1 zone?
30 ft — Susanville Municipal Code § 17.71.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Susanville's AR-1 zone?
30 ft — Susanville Municipal Code § 17.71.060.
What is the minimum lot size in Susanville's AR-1 zone?
one-half acre — Susanville Municipal Code § 17.71.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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