Apple Valley · Zoning · I-RE
Apple Valley I-RE zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Apple Valley's I-RE zone, generally buildings can be up to 100 ft tall, the front setback is 50 ft and the minimum lot size is 10 acres, with the conditions listed below (Apple Valley code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 100 ft
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft (From local industrial or major or secondary streets; may be reduced proportionately on substandard lots.)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (Interior side. Next to or across a street or alley from residential: 75 ft, or 100 ft if over 25 ft high.)
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft
- Minimum lot size: 10 acres
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.5
I-RE is a zoning district in Apple Valley. Every value below was read from the Apple Valley 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 I-RE
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 | 100 ft § 9.45.040 · code textTable row “Height limitations [8] (feet)”, column “I-RE”: 100 |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 50 ft Applies: From local industrial or major or secondary streets; may be reduced proportionately on substandard lots. § 9.45.040 · code textTable row “From local industrial streets”, column “I-RE”: 50 |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: Interior side. Next to or across a street or alley from residential: 75 ft, or 100 ft if over 25 ft high. § 9.45.040 · code textTable row “Minimum interior side setback (2) (feet)”, column “I-RE”: 0 |
| Minimum rear setback | 25 ft § 9.45.040 · code textTable row “Minimum rear setback [7] (feet)”, column “I-RE”: 25 |
| Minimum lot size | 10 acres § 9.45.040 · code textTable row “Minimum lot area (acres)”, column “I-RE”: 10 |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.5 § 9.45.040 · code textTable row “Maximum floor area ratio (F.A.R.)”, column “I-RE”: 0.5 |
Uses in I-RE
Uses the code's use tables allow in I-RE, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Growing crops — Allowed
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in I-RE:
- Maximum building height: 35 ft — At the setback line next to or across a street or alley from residential; may rise 1 ft per 2 ft of added setback. § 9.45.040
- Minimum side setback: 75 ft — For buildings twenty-five feet in height and adjacent to or across a street or alley from a residential use or district. § 9.45.040
- Minimum side setback: 100 ft — For buildings over twenty-five feet in height and adjacent to or across a street or alley from a residential use or district. § 9.45.040
- Minimum rear setback: 75 ft — For buildings twenty-five feet in height and adjacent to or across a street or alley from a residential use or district. § 9.45.040
- Minimum rear setback: 100 ft — For buildings over twenty-five feet in height and adjacent to or across a street or alley from a residential use or district. § 9.45.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, density limit for I-RE in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Apple Valley Municipal Code.
Other Apple Valley zoning districts
Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Apple Valley's I-RE zone?
100 ft — Apple Valley Municipal Code § 9.45.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Apple Valley's I-RE zone?
50 ft (from local industrial or major or secondary streets; may be reduced proportionately on substandard lots) — Apple Valley Municipal Code § 9.45.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Apple Valley's I-RE zone?
0 ft (interior side. Next to or across a street or alley from residential: 75 ft, or 100 ft if over 25 ft high) — Apple Valley Municipal Code § 9.45.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Apple Valley's I-RE zone?
25 ft — Apple Valley Municipal Code § 9.45.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Apple Valley's I-RE zone?
10 acres — Apple Valley Municipal Code § 9.45.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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