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Highland EHV zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Highland's EHV zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 19 ft and the minimum lot size is 5,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Highland code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (or 2 stories, whichever is greater)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (or 35 ft, whichever is greater)
- Minimum front setback: 19 ft
- Minimum side setback: 10% of lot width
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: 5,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 30%
- Maximum density: 6.0 DUs per gross acre
EHV (East Highland Village) is a zoning district in Highland. Every value below was read from the Highland 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 EHV
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 Applies: or 2 stories, whichever is greater § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “10. Maximum height for buildings and structures”, column “EHV”: 35 ft. or 2 stories, which-ever is greater j |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: or 35 ft, whichever is greater § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “10. Maximum height for buildings and structures”, column “EHV”: 35 ft. or 2 stories, which-ever is greater j |
| Minimum front setback | 19 ft § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “5. Minimum front yard setback”, column “EHV”: 19 ft. |
| Minimum side setback | 10% of lot width § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “6. Minimum interior side yard setback h”, column “EHV”: 10% of lot width |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “8. Minimum rear yard setback i”, column “EHV”: 10 ft. |
| Minimum lot size | 5,000 sq ft § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “2. Minimum building site (net area in sq. ft.)”, column “EHV”: 5,000 b |
| Maximum lot coverage | 30% § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “9. Maximum lot coverage”, column “EHV”: 30% |
| Maximum density | 6.0 DUs per gross acre § 16.16.040 · code textTable row “1. Maximum density (DUs per gross acre)”, column “EHV”: 6.0 |
Uses in EHV
Uses the code's use tables allow in EHV, 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
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR limit for EHV in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Highland Municipal Code.
Other Highland zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Highland's EHV zone?
35 ft (or 2 stories, whichever is greater) — Highland Municipal Code § 16.16.040.
What is the maximum number of stories in Highland's EHV zone?
2 stories (or 35 ft, whichever is greater) — Highland Municipal Code § 16.16.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Highland's EHV zone?
19 ft — Highland Municipal Code § 16.16.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Highland's EHV zone?
10% of lot width — Highland Municipal Code § 16.16.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Highland's EHV zone?
10 ft — Highland Municipal Code § 16.16.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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