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La Cañada Flintridge MU zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In La Cañada Flintridge's MU zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (3 stories) tall and the front setback is 5 ft average, with the conditions listed below (La Cañada Flintridge code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (buildings or parts within 50 feet of a street right-of-way; parts farther back may exceed it by up to 20%)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (buildings or parts within 50 feet of a street right-of-way; parts farther back may exceed it by up to 20%)
- Minimum front setback: 5 ft average (Ground floor and second floor)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (interior side yard; a corner side averages 5 ft on ground and second floors, 10 ft on the third)
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft (15 ft when adjoining an R-1 zone)
- Maximum lot coverage: 80%
MU (Mixed Use Zone) is a zoning district in La Cañada Flintridge. Every value below was read from the La Cañada Flintridge 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 MU
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: buildings or parts within 50 feet of a street right-of-way; parts farther back may exceed it by up to 20% § 11.17.030 · code textWith the exception of architectural extensions allowed per subsection (G)(2), no building shall exceed three stories or 35 feet, measured as defined in subsection (G)(4). |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: buildings or parts within 50 feet of a street right-of-way; parts farther back may exceed it by up to 20% § 11.17.030 · code textWith the exception of architectural extensions allowed per subsection (G)(2), no building shall exceed three stories or 35 feet, measured as defined in subsection (G)(4). |
| Minimum front setback | 5 ft average Applies: Ground floor and second floor § 11.17.030 · code textFront: an average of five feet from the front property line for the ground floor and second floor, and an average of ten feet for the third floor. |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: interior side yard; a corner side averages 5 ft on ground and second floors, 10 ft on the third § 11.17.030 · code textInterior side: zero feet, or 15 feet for the ground floor and 20 feet for the second and third floors when adjoining an R-1 zone. |
| Minimum rear setback | 5 ft Applies: 15 ft when adjoining an R-1 zone § 11.17.030 · code textRear: five feet, or 15 feet when adjoining an R-1 zone. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 80% § 11.17.030 · code textThe maximum lot coverage for projects in the MU zone shall be 80%. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MU:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — architectural extensions only: up to 10% of floor area, each at most 20% of the building dimension § 11.17.030
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft average — Third floor § 11.17.030
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Ground floor when adjoining an R-1 zone § 11.17.030
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — Second and third floors when adjoining an R-1 zone § 11.17.030
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — When adjoining an R-1 zone § 11.17.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot size, FAR, density limit for MU in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in La Cañada Flintridge's MU zone?
35 ft (buildings or parts within 50 feet of a street right-of-way; parts farther back may exceed it by up to 20%) — La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code § 11.17.030.
What is the maximum number of stories in La Cañada Flintridge's MU zone?
3 stories (buildings or parts within 50 feet of a street right-of-way; parts farther back may exceed it by up to 20%) — La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code § 11.17.030.
What is the minimum front setback in La Cañada Flintridge's MU zone?
5 ft average (ground floor and second floor) — La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code § 11.17.030.
What is the minimum side setback in La Cañada Flintridge's MU zone?
0 ft (interior side yard; a corner side averages 5 ft on ground and second floors, 10 ft on the third) — La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code § 11.17.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in La Cañada Flintridge's MU zone?
5 ft (15 ft when adjoining an R-1 zone) — La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code § 11.17.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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