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Inglewood R-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Inglewood's R-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall and the front setback is 25% of lot depth, max 25 ft, with the conditions listed below (Inglewood code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: 25% of lot depth, max 25 ft (where 40% or more of block frontage has an average front yard varying by 6 ft or less, buildings may not project past that average)
- Minimum side setback: 10% of lot width, min 3 ft, max 5 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 25% of lot depth, min 5 ft, max 25 ft (on corner lots, a side yard of at least 20 ft on the rear half of the lot may replace the rear yard)
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 6,000 sq ft (Lot area per family; a lot with less area that was of record on December 17, 1946 may hold one family)
R-1 (One-Family Zone) is a zoning district in Inglewood. Every value below was read from the Inglewood 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 R-1
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 § 12-18.1 · code textHeight shall be limited to two and one-half stories and not to exceed thirty-five feet except as provided otherwise in this Chapter. |
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| Minimum front setback | 25% of lot depth, max 25 ft Applies: where 40% or more of block frontage has an average front yard varying by 6 ft or less, buildings may not project past that average § 12-18.2 · code textThere shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five percent of the depth of the lot provided such front yard need not exceed twenty-five feet except where lots comprising forty percent or more of the frontage on one side of a street between intersecting streets are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation of not more than six feet, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall project beyond the average front yard line so established. |
| Minimum side setback | 10% of lot width, min 3 ft, max 5 ft § 12-18.3 · code textThere shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot, but such side yard shall not be less than three feet and need not exceed five feet in width. |
| Minimum rear setback | 25% of lot depth, min 5 ft, max 25 ft Applies: on corner lots, a side yard of at least 20 ft on the rear half of the lot may replace the rear yard § 12-18.4 · code textThere shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-five percent of the depth of the lot, provided such rear yard need not exceed twenty-five feet; provided, however, that on corner lots, an interior side yard equivalent in area to the required rear yard may be provided instead of the required rear yard provided that said side yard is located on the rear one-half of the lot and is not less than twenty feet in width. In no event shall a main building be located less than five feet from the rear property line. |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 6,000 sq ft Applies: Lot area per family; a lot with less area that was of record on December 17, 1946 may hold one family § 12-18.5 · code textEvery main building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall have a lot area of not less than six thousand square feet per family; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record as of December 17, 1946, said lot may be occupied by not more than one family. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-1:
- Minimum front setback: Average front yard line — Where lots comprising 40% or more of the frontage on one side of a street between intersecting streets are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation of not more than 6 feet § 12-18.2
- Minimum side setback: 50% of the front yard required on the lots behind it — Street side of a reversed corner lot § 12-18.3
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR limit for R-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Inglewood Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Inglewood's R-1 zone?
35 ft — Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-18.1.
What is the minimum front setback in Inglewood's R-1 zone?
25% of lot depth, max 25 ft (where 40% or more of block frontage has an average front yard varying by 6 ft or less, buildings may not project past that average) — Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-18.2.
What is the minimum side setback in Inglewood's R-1 zone?
10% of lot width, min 3 ft, max 5 ft — Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-18.3.
What is the minimum rear setback in Inglewood's R-1 zone?
25% of lot depth, min 5 ft, max 25 ft (on corner lots, a side yard of at least 20 ft on the rear half of the lot may replace the rear yard) — Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-18.4.
What is the maximum density in Inglewood's R-1 zone?
1 unit per 6,000 sq ft (lot area per family; a lot with less area that was of record on December 17, 1946 may hold one family) — Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-18.5.
General information, not legal advice.
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