Butte County MU zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

MU is a zoning district in Butte County. Every value below was read from the Butte County 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 MU, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.

• Single-family home — Allowed
• Duplex — Allowed
• Live-work unit — Allowed
• Residential care home (7 or more) — Needs a conditional use permit
• Bed and breakfast — Allowed
• Child care center — Needs a minor use permit
• Church or place of worship — Allowed
• Growing crops — Allowed — see note
• Horses and stables — Needs an administrative permit — see note
• Private school — Needs a conditional use permit

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MU:

• Minimum front setback: 15 ft — when adjacent to a residential zone § 24-23
• Minimum side setback: 5 ft — when adjacent to a residential zone § 24-23
• Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — when adjacent to a residential zone § 24-23

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

• AG
• CC
• GC
• LI
• NC
• RC
• VLDR