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Camarillo R-C zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Camarillo's R-C zone, generally buildings can be up to 45 ft tall, the front setback is 30 ft and the minimum lot size is 1 acre, with the conditions listed below (Camarillo code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 45 ft
- Minimum front setback: 30 ft (Property adjacent to a public road; measured from the property line or proposed right-of-way line if future public road dedication is required, whichever is greater.)
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft (Interior property lines; side yard must also equal the height of the building.)
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft (50 ft whenever the lot abuts an R zone lot or a street or alley separating it from an R zone)
- Minimum lot size: 1 acre
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
R-C (Recreation Commercial 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 R-C
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 | 45 ft § 19.20.070 · code textAll buildings shall be limited to a height of forty-five feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 30 ft Applies: Property adjacent to a public road; measured from the property line or proposed right-of-way line if future public road dedication is required, whichever is greater. § 19.20.080 · code textAll buildings or structures on property adjacent to a public road shall be set back not less than thirty feet from the property line or proposed right-of-way line if future public road dedication is required, which ever is greater. |
| Minimum side setback | 15 ft Applies: Interior property lines; side yard must also equal the height of the building. § 19.20.080 · code textSide yards on interior property lines shall be equal to the height of the building but in no case less than fifteen feet except that minimum side yards of fifty feet shall be required whenever a lot or parcel in the R-C zone abuts a lot or parcel of land in any R zone. |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft Applies: 50 ft whenever the lot abuts an R zone lot or a street or alley separating it from an R zone § 19.20.080 · code textA rear yard shall be not less than twenty feet, except that a minimum rear yard of fifty feet shall be required whenever a lot or parcel of land in the R-C zone abuts a lot or parcel in an R zone or abuts any street or alley which separates an R-C zone from any R zone. |
| Minimum lot size | 1 acre § 19.20.060 · code textMinimum lot area shall be one acre exclusive of any public right-of-way dedicated for road purposes or proposed road purposes. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 19.20.090 · code textThe ground floor area of buildings and structures shall not exceed fifty percent of the total area of the premises. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-C:
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — Whenever an R-C lot or parcel abuts a lot or parcel of land in any R zone. § 19.20.080
- Minimum rear setback: 50 ft — Whenever an R-C lot or parcel abuts a lot or parcel in an R zone, or abuts any street or alley separating an R-C zone from any R zone. § 19.20.080
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for R-C 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 R-C zone?
45 ft — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.20.070.
What is the minimum front setback in Camarillo's R-C zone?
30 ft (property adjacent to a public road; measured from the property line or proposed right-of-way line if future public road dedication is required, whichever is greater) — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.20.080.
What is the minimum side setback in Camarillo's R-C zone?
15 ft (interior property lines; side yard must also equal the height of the building) — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.20.080.
What is the minimum rear setback in Camarillo's R-C zone?
20 ft (50 ft whenever the lot abuts an R zone lot or a street or alley separating it from an R zone) — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.20.080.
What is the minimum lot size in Camarillo's R-C zone?
1 acre — Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.20.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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