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Davis I zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Davis's I zone, generally buildings can be up to no limitation (no limitation) tall, the front setback is 25 ft and the minimum lot size is 20,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Davis code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: no limitation (within 200 ft of an R or future-residential A district: 3 stories or 50 ft; more needs a Commission finding)
- Maximum number of stories: no limitation (within 200 ft of an R or future-residential A district: 3 stories or 50 ft; more needs a Commission finding)
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft (not less than 50 ft when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development)
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft (not less than 50 ft when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development)
- Minimum lot size: 20,000 sq ft
I (INDUSTRIAL (I) DISTRICT) is a zoning district in Davis. Every value below was read from the Davis 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 I
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 | no limitation Applies: within 200 ft of an R or future-residential A district: 3 stories or 50 ft; more needs a Commission finding § 40.20.050 · code textThere are no height limitations in an I district, except that within two hundred feet of any R district or A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan, no structure shall exceed three stories or fifty feet in height; provided further, that before the construction of such a structure which exceeds fifty feet is authorized, the planning commission shall make a finding that any such excess height will not be detrimental to the light, air or privacy of any other structure or use currently existing or anticipated. |
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| Maximum number of stories | no limitation Applies: within 200 ft of an R or future-residential A district: 3 stories or 50 ft; more needs a Commission finding § 40.20.050 · code textThere are no height limitations in an I district, except that within two hundred feet of any R district or A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan, no structure shall exceed three stories or fifty feet in height; provided further, that before the construction of such a structure which exceeds fifty feet is authorized, the planning commission shall make a finding that any such excess height will not be detrimental to the light, air or privacy of any other structure or use currently existing or anticipated. |
| Minimum front setback | 25 ft § 40.20.060 · code textTwenty-five feet. |
| Minimum side setback | 20 ft Applies: not less than 50 ft when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development § 40.20.060 · code textTwenty feet, except when abutting on an R district or an A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan, then not less than fifty feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | 25 ft Applies: not less than 50 ft when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development § 40.20.060 · code textTwenty-five feet, except when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan, then not less than fifty feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 20,000 sq ft § 40.20.060 · code textTwenty thousand square feet. |
Uses in I
Uses the code's use tables allow in I, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Growing crops — Allowed — see note
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in I:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — within 200 feet of any R district or A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan § 40.20.050
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories — within 200 feet of any R district or A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan § 40.20.050
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — when abutting on an R district or an A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan § 40.20.060
- Minimum rear setback: 50 ft — when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development in the city master plan § 40.20.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot coverage, FAR, density limit for I in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Davis Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Davis's I zone?
no limitation (within 200 ft of an R or future-residential A district: 3 stories or 50 ft; more needs a Commission finding) — Davis Municipal Code § 40.20.050.
What is the maximum number of stories in Davis's I zone?
no limitation (within 200 ft of an R or future-residential A district: 3 stories or 50 ft; more needs a Commission finding) — Davis Municipal Code § 40.20.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Davis's I zone?
25 ft — Davis Municipal Code § 40.20.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Davis's I zone?
20 ft (not less than 50 ft when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development) — Davis Municipal Code § 40.20.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Davis's I zone?
25 ft (not less than 50 ft when abutting an R district or an A district designated for future residential development) — Davis Municipal Code § 40.20.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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