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Corcoran RA zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Corcoran's RA zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 35 ft and the minimum lot size is 20,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Corcoran code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: 35 ft (a greater setback applies along streets and highways where other city ordinances require it)
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: 20,000 sq ft (the average lot size in a subdivision must be at least 40,000 sq ft, and no more than half the lots may be the minimum)
- Maximum lot coverage: 40%
RA (Residential Acreage District) is a zoning district in Corcoran. Every value below was read from the Corcoran 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 RA
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 | 35 ft § 11-7-12 · code textNo building or structure shall have a height greater than thirty five feet (35') except as may be required under the provisions of Chapter 17 of this Title. |
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| Minimum front setback | 35 ft Applies: a greater setback applies along streets and highways where other city ordinances require it § 11-7-10 · code textThe minimum front yard shall be not less than thirty five feet (35'), except along those streets and highways where a greater setback is required by other ordinances of the City. |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft § 11-7-10 · code textThe minimum side yard shall be ten feet (10'), subject to the following conditions: |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 11-7-10 · code textThe minimum rear yard shall be ten feet (10'), subject to the following conditions: |
| Minimum lot size | 20,000 sq ft Applies: the average lot size in a subdivision must be at least 40,000 sq ft, and no more than half the lots may be the minimum § 11-7-6 · code textThe minimum lot area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, provided that the average size of all lots, or lots created by a division of land or subdivision shall be a minimum of forty thousand (40,000) square feet, and further provided that not more than one-half (1/2) of such lots shall be at the minimum lot area. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 40% § 11-7-9 · code textThe maximum lot area covered by structures shall be forty percent (40%). |
Uses in RA
Uses the code's use tables allow in RA, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Single-family home — Allowed
- Church or place of worship — Needs a conditional use permit
- Growing crops — Allowed — see note
- Private school — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in RA:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft per additional story — For construction involving more than one story; increased by 10 feet for each additional story, measured from the second story § 11-7-10
- Minimum side setback: 25 ft — On the street side of a corner lot or reverse corner lot § 11-7-10
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft per additional story — For construction involving more than one story; increased by 10 feet for each additional story, measured from the second story § 11-7-10
- Minimum lot size: 40,000 sq ft — Average size of all lots, or lots created by a division of land or subdivision § 11-7-6
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for RA in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Corcoran Municipal Code.
Other Corcoran zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Corcoran's RA zone?
35 ft — Corcoran Municipal Code § 11-7-12.
What is the minimum front setback in Corcoran's RA zone?
35 ft (a greater setback applies along streets and highways where other city ordinances require it) — Corcoran Municipal Code § 11-7-10.
What is the minimum side setback in Corcoran's RA zone?
10 ft — Corcoran Municipal Code § 11-7-10.
What is the minimum rear setback in Corcoran's RA zone?
10 ft — Corcoran Municipal Code § 11-7-10.
What is the minimum lot size in Corcoran's RA zone?
20,000 sq ft (the average lot size in a subdivision must be at least 40,000 sq ft, and no more than half the lots may be the minimum) — Corcoran Municipal Code § 11-7-6.
General information, not legal advice.
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