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La Verne O zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In La Verne's O zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall and the front setback is 25 ft, with the conditions listed below (La Verne code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft (or the building height, whichever is greater)
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft (20 ft adjacent to a residential lot or a street)
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft (or the building height, whichever is greater)
- Maximum lot coverage: 45%
O (Official Zone) is a zoning district in La Verne. Every value below was read from the La Verne 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 O
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 § 18.56.060 · code textThe height of buildings or structures in an official zone shall be thirty-five feet or as determined under the provisions of Section 18.56.110. |
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| Minimum front setback | 25 ft Applies: or the building height, whichever is greater § 18.56.050 · code textFront and rear setbacks shall be twenty-five feet or the height of the building, whichever is greater. |
| Minimum side setback | 15 ft Applies: 20 ft adjacent to a residential lot or a street § 18.56.050 · code textSide yard setbacks shall be twenty feet adjacent to a residential lot or adjacent to a street, fifteen feet for interior side setbacks not adjacent to a residential lot. |
| Minimum rear setback | 25 ft Applies: or the building height, whichever is greater § 18.56.050 · code textFront and rear setbacks shall be twenty-five feet or the height of the building, whichever is greater. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 45% § 18.56.070 · code textLot coverage shall be forty-five percent or as determined under the provisions of Section 18.56.110. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in O:
- Minimum front setback: height of the building — Where the height of the building exceeds 25 feet; setback is the height of the building. § 18.56.050
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — Adjacent to a residential lot or adjacent to a street. § 18.56.050
- Minimum rear setback: height of the building — Where the height of the building exceeds 25 feet; setback is the height of the building. § 18.56.050
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, FAR, density limit for O in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the La Verne Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in La Verne's O zone?
35 ft — La Verne Municipal Code § 18.56.060.
What is the minimum front setback in La Verne's O zone?
25 ft (or the building height, whichever is greater) — La Verne Municipal Code § 18.56.050.
What is the minimum side setback in La Verne's O zone?
15 ft (20 ft adjacent to a residential lot or a street) — La Verne Municipal Code § 18.56.050.
What is the minimum rear setback in La Verne's O zone?
25 ft (or the building height, whichever is greater) — La Verne Municipal Code § 18.56.050.
What is the maximum lot coverage in La Verne's O zone?
45% — La Verne Municipal Code § 18.56.070.
General information, not legal advice.
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