Calimesa · Zoning · R-H
Calimesa R-H zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Calimesa's R-H zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 6,000 s.f., with the conditions listed below (Calimesa code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft (or three stories, whichever is less)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (or 40 feet, whichever is less)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft (One-story buildings)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft (One- and two-story buildings)
- Minimum lot size: 6,000 s.f.
- Maximum lot coverage: 60%
- Maximum density: 20 DUs per gross acre
R-H is a zoning district in Calimesa. Every value below was read from the Calimesa 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 R-H
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 | 40 ft Applies: or three stories, whichever is less § 18.20.040 · code textTable row “Maximum height for buildings and structures”, column “R-H”: 40' or three stories, whichever is less |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: or 40 feet, whichever is less § 18.20.040 · code textTable row “Maximum height for buildings and structures”, column “R-H”: 40' or three stories, whichever is less |
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft § 18.20.040 · code textTable row “Minimum front yard setback”, column “R-H”: 20' |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft Applies: One-story buildings § 18.20.040 · code textOne-story buildings: five feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft Applies: One- and two-story buildings § 18.20.040 · code textOne- and two-story buildings: 10 feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 6,000 s.f. § 18.20.040 · code textTable row “Minimum lot size (net area)”, column “R-H”: 6,000 s.f. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% § 18.20.040 · code textTable row “Maximum lot coverage”, column “R-H”: 60% |
| Maximum density | 20 DUs per gross acre § 18.20.040 · code textTable row “Maximum density (DUs per gross acre)”, column “R-H”: 20 |
Uses in R-H
Uses the code's use tables allow in R-H, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Single-family home — Allowed — see note
- Apartment building — Allowed — see note
- Rooming or boarding house — Needs a conditional use permit
- Church or place of worship — Needs a conditional use permit
- Community garden — Allowed — see note
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-H:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Two-story buildings; second story § 18.20.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR limit for R-H in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Calimesa Municipal Code.
Other Calimesa zoning districts
Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Calimesa's R-H zone?
40 ft (or three stories, whichever is less) — Calimesa Municipal Code § 18.20.040.
What is the maximum number of stories in Calimesa's R-H zone?
3 stories (or 40 feet, whichever is less) — Calimesa Municipal Code § 18.20.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Calimesa's R-H zone?
20 ft — Calimesa Municipal Code § 18.20.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Calimesa's R-H zone?
5 ft (one-story buildings) — Calimesa Municipal Code § 18.20.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Calimesa's R-H zone?
10 ft (one- and two-story buildings) — Calimesa Municipal Code § 18.20.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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