Camarillo · Zoning · M-1
Camarillo M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Camarillo's M-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall and the minimum lot size is 20,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Camarillo code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft (a greater height may be authorized under a conditional use permit)
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft (Side yard adjacent to the public road or future public right-of-way, whichever is greater)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (Except next to a public right-of-way (20 ft) or residential property (one and one-half feet per foot of building height, up to 50 ft))
- Minimum lot size: 20,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 60%
M-1 (Light Manufacturing Zone) is a zoning district in Camarillo. Every value below was read from the Camarillo 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 M-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 | 40 ft Applies: a greater height may be authorized under a conditional use permit § 19.30.090 · code textAll buildings shall be limited to a height of forty feet unless greater height is authorized under a conditional use permit. |
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| Minimum side setback | 20 ft Applies: Side yard adjacent to the public road or future public right-of-way, whichever is greater § 19.30.110 · code textA setback shall be twenty feet for the side yard adjacent to the public road or future public right-of-way, whichever is greater. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: Except next to a public right-of-way (20 ft) or residential property (one and one-half feet per foot of building height, up to 50 ft) § 19.30.110 · code textNo rear yard shall be provided except where adjacent to a public right-of-way in which case a setback of twenty feet shall be maintained, or when adjacent to or across a street from a residential property, a setback equal to one and one-half feet for each vertical foot of building height shall be provided, but in no case shall the setback exceed fifty feet, and a six-foot screen wall be provided and maintained on the property line. |
| Minimum lot size | 20,000 sq ft § 19.30.070 · code textEach lot in an M-1 zone shall contain twenty thousand square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% § 19.30.100 · code textLot area coverage by building or structures shall not exceed sixty percent of the net area of the parcel. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Property adjacent to a public road; the planning commission sets the actual setback between 20 ft and 50 ft at planned development permit approval § 19.30.110
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Where adjacent to a public right-of-way § 19.30.110
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, front setback, FAR, density limit for M-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Camarillo Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Camarillo's M-1 zone?
40 ft (a greater height may be authorized under a conditional use permit) — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.30.090.
What is the minimum side setback in Camarillo's M-1 zone?
20 ft (side yard adjacent to the public road or future public right-of-way, whichever is greater) — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.30.110.
What is the minimum rear setback in Camarillo's M-1 zone?
None required (except next to a public right-of-way (20 ft) or residential property (one and one-half feet per foot of building height, up to 50 ft)) — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.30.110.
What is the minimum lot size in Camarillo's M-1 zone?
20,000 sq ft — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.30.070.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Camarillo's M-1 zone?
60% — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.30.100.
General information, not legal advice.
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