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Carpinteria A zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Carpinteria's A zone, buildings can be up to 30 ft tall and the front setback is 50 ft from street centerline and 20 ft from the lot line (Carpinteria code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 30 ft
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft from street centerline and 20 ft from the lot line
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
A (Agriculture District) is a zoning district in Carpinteria. Every value below was read from the Carpinteria 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 A
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 | 30 ft § 14.32.060 · code textNo building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 50 ft from street centerline and 20 ft from the lot line § 14.32.070 · code textNo building or structure excepting those structures specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be located within fifty feet of the centerline of any street nor within twenty feet of the lot lines of the parcel on which the building or structure is located. |
| Minimum side setback | 20 ft § 14.32.070 · code textNo building or structure excepting those structures specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be located within fifty feet of the centerline of any street nor within twenty feet of the lot lines of the parcel on which the building or structure is located. |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 14.32.070 · code textNo building or structure excepting those structures specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be located within fifty feet of the centerline of any street nor within twenty feet of the lot lines of the parcel on which the building or structure is located. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in A:
- Minimum front setback: 60 ft from street centerline or 30 ft from property line — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels less than 5 acres § 14.32.070
- Minimum front setback: 60 ft from street centerline or 30 ft from property line — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 5 to 9.99 acres § 14.32.070
- Minimum front setback: 60 ft from street centerline or 30 ft from property line — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 10 acres or more § 14.32.070
- Minimum side setback: 30 ft — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 5 to 9.99 acres § 14.32.070
- Minimum side setback: 30 ft — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 10 acres or more § 14.32.070
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 5 to 9.99 acres § 14.32.070
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 10 acres or more § 14.32.070
- Maximum lot coverage: 75% — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels less than 5 acres § 14.32.070
- Maximum lot coverage: 70% — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 5 to 9.99 acres § 14.32.070
- Maximum lot coverage: 65% — Hothouses, greenhouses, other plant protection, or related structures on parcels 10 acres or more § 14.32.070
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for A in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Carpinteria Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Carpinteria's A zone?
30 ft — Carpinteria Municipal Code § 14.32.060.
What is the minimum front setback in Carpinteria's A zone?
50 ft from street centerline and 20 ft from the lot line — Carpinteria Municipal Code § 14.32.070.
What is the minimum side setback in Carpinteria's A zone?
20 ft — Carpinteria Municipal Code § 14.32.070.
What is the minimum rear setback in Carpinteria's A zone?
20 ft — Carpinteria Municipal Code § 14.32.070.
General information, not legal advice.
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