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Laguna Beach M-1A zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Laguna Beach's M-1A zone, generally buildings can be up to 36 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 7,500 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Laguna Beach code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 36 ft
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (Lot fronts on streets other than Laguna Canyon Road)
- Minimum side setback: None required (normally none required; a yard next to a street follows the front yard rule, and design review may require yards)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (normally none required; a yard next to a street follows the front yard rule, and design review may require yards)
- Minimum lot size: 7,500 sq ft
M-1A (Light Industrial Zone) is a zoning district in Laguna Beach. Every value below was read from the Laguna Beach 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 M-1A
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 | 36 ft § 25.32.005 · code textThe maximum height of any building (per the building height definition In Municipal Code Section 25.08.016) shall not exceed thirty-six feet, including parking garage floor levels with access ramps located outside the structure's ground floor footprint. |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: Lot fronts on streets other than Laguna Canyon Road § 25.32.005 · code textEach lot fronting on other streets shall maintain a front yard of not less than ten feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: normally none required; a yard next to a street follows the front yard rule, and design review may require yards § 25.32.005 · code textNo side or rear yards shall be normally required, except as follows: |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: normally none required; a yard next to a street follows the front yard rule, and design review may require yards § 25.32.005 · code textNo side or rear yards shall be normally required, except as follows: |
| Minimum lot size | 7,500 sq ft § 25.32.005 · code textEach lot shall have a minimum of seven thousand five hundred square feet. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1A:
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft — Lot fronts on Laguna Canyon Road § 25.32.005
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft — lots on Laguna Canyon Road, in exceptional circumstances to preserve mature trees, if the board of design review allows § 25.32.005
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — Lot directly abuts the R-1, R-2 or R-3 zone, or such a zone boundary line divides the lot or parcel; applies along the zone boundary § 25.32.005
- Minimum rear setback: 50 ft — Lot directly abuts the R-1, R-2 or R-3 zone, or such a zone boundary line divides the lot or parcel; applies along the zone boundary § 25.32.005
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-1A in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Laguna Beach Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Laguna Beach's M-1A zone?
36 ft — Laguna Beach Municipal Code § 25.32.005.
What is the minimum front setback in Laguna Beach's M-1A zone?
10 ft (lot fronts on streets other than Laguna Canyon Road) — Laguna Beach Municipal Code § 25.32.005.
What is the minimum side setback in Laguna Beach's M-1A zone?
None required (normally none required; a yard next to a street follows the front yard rule, and design review may require yards) — Laguna Beach Municipal Code § 25.32.005.
What is the minimum rear setback in Laguna Beach's M-1A zone?
None required (normally none required; a yard next to a street follows the front yard rule, and design review may require yards) — Laguna Beach Municipal Code § 25.32.005.
What is the minimum lot size in Laguna Beach's M-1A zone?
7,500 sq ft — Laguna Beach Municipal Code § 25.32.005.
General information, not legal advice.
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