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Healdsburg I zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Healdsburg's I zone, generally buildings can be up to 50 ft tall and the front setback is 15 ft, with the conditions listed below (Healdsburg code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 50 ft (Industrial buildings not near housing zones; less when the site abuts or faces a housing zone)
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.50 (excluding floor area associated exclusively with residential uses)
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 2,700 sq ft (site area per dwelling; except where density bonuses apply as provided in HMC § 20.20.035)
I (Industrial Zoning District) is a zoning district in Healdsburg. Every value below was read from the Healdsburg 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 | 50 ft Applies: Industrial buildings not near housing zones; less when the site abuts or faces a housing zone § 20.08.200 · code textTable row “Maximum building height – industrial buildings”, column “35 feet when abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for single-family housing as a permitted use 40 feet when abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for multi-family housing as a permitted use 50 feet in all other instances These heights may be reduced through the design review process in consideration of site-specific circumstances.”: 35 feet when abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for single-family housing as a permitted use 40 feet when abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for multi-family housing as a permitted use 50 feet in all other instances These heights may be reduced through the design review process in consideration of site-specific circumstances. |
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| Minimum front setback | 15 ft § 20.08.200 · code textTable row “Minimum front yard”, column “15 feet”: 15 feet |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft § 20.08.200 · code textTable row “Minimum side yard (interior)”, column “0 feet 10 feet for residential uses 10 feet for nonresidential uses adjacent to residential district”: 0 feet 10 feet for residential uses 10 feet for nonresidential uses adjacent to residential district |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 20.08.200 · code textTable row “Minimum rear yard”, column “10 feet”: 10 feet |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.50 Applies: excluding floor area associated exclusively with residential uses § 20.08.200 · code textTable row “Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)”, column “.50, excluding floor area associated exclusively with residential uses”: .50, excluding floor area associated exclusively with residential uses |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 2,700 sq ft Applies: site area per dwelling; except where density bonuses apply as provided in HMC § 20.20.035 § 20.08.200 · code textTable row “Site area per dwelling”, column “2,700 square feet, except where density bonuses apply as provided in HMC § 20.20.035 .”: 2,700 square feet, except where density bonuses apply as provided in HMC § 20.20.035 . |
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.
- Live-work unit — Needs a conditional use permit
- Kennel — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in I:
- Maximum building height: 35 ft — industrial buildings abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for single-family housing as a permitted use § 20.08.200
- Maximum building height: 40 ft — industrial buildings abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for multi-family housing as a permitted use § 20.08.200
- Maximum building height: 40 ft — residential buildings § 20.08.200
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — residential uses § 20.08.200
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — nonresidential uses adjacent to residential district § 20.08.200
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage limit for I in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Healdsburg Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Healdsburg's I zone?
50 ft (industrial buildings not near housing zones; less when the site abuts or faces a housing zone) — Healdsburg Municipal Code § 20.08.200.
What is the minimum front setback in Healdsburg's I zone?
15 ft — Healdsburg Municipal Code § 20.08.200.
What is the minimum side setback in Healdsburg's I zone?
0 ft — Healdsburg Municipal Code § 20.08.200.
What is the minimum rear setback in Healdsburg's I zone?
10 ft — Healdsburg Municipal Code § 20.08.200.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Healdsburg's I zone?
0.50 (excluding floor area associated exclusively with residential uses) — Healdsburg Municipal Code § 20.08.200.
General information, not legal advice.
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