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Vallejo RR zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Vallejo's RR zone, buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 30 ft and the minimum lot size is 2.5 acres (Vallejo code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: 30 ft
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 2.5 acres
- Maximum density: 9 units/net acre
RR (Rural Residential) is a zoning district in Vallejo. Every value below was read from the Vallejo 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 RR
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 § 16.202.02 · code textTable row “Main Building”, column “RR”: 35 (B) |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 30 ft § 16.202.02 · code textTable row “Front”, column “RR”: 30 (A) |
| Minimum side setback | 20 ft § 16.202.02 · code textTable row “Interior Side”, column “RR”: 20 (A) |
| Minimum lot size | 2.5 acres § 16.202.02 · code textTable row “Minimum Lot Size (sq. ft.)”, column “RR”: 2.5 acres (5 acres in -5; 10 acres in -10; and 15 acres in -15) |
| Maximum density | 9 units/net acre § 16.202.02 · code textTable row “Maximum Density (units/net acre)”, column “RR”: 9 |
Uses in RR
Uses the code's use tables allow in RR, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Bed and breakfast — Needs a minor use permit
- Church or place of worship — Allowed
- Growing crops — Allowed
- Private school — Needs a minor use permit — see note
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in RR:
- Minimum front setback: 60 ft — Yards abutting streets for structures to contain animals § 16.202.02
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — One interior side yard on interior lots; the other is five feet plus two feet for each foot of building height over twenty-four feet § 16.202.02
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Lot shown on a tentative map approved prior to February 24, 1970; upon director approval § 16.202.02
- Minimum lot size: 5 acres — In the RR-5 subzone § 16.202.02
- Minimum lot size: 10 acres — In the RR-10 subzone § 16.202.02
- Minimum lot size: 15 acres — In the RR-15 subzone § 16.202.02
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, rear setback, lot coverage, FAR limit for RR in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Vallejo Municipal Code.
Other Vallejo zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Vallejo's RR zone?
35 ft — Vallejo Municipal Code § 16.202.02.
What is the minimum front setback in Vallejo's RR zone?
30 ft — Vallejo Municipal Code § 16.202.02.
What is the minimum side setback in Vallejo's RR zone?
20 ft — Vallejo Municipal Code § 16.202.02.
What is the minimum lot size in Vallejo's RR zone?
2.5 acres — Vallejo Municipal Code § 16.202.02.
What is the maximum density in Vallejo's RR zone?
9 units/net acre — Vallejo Municipal Code § 16.202.02.
General information, not legal advice.
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