Lakewood · Zoning · R-1
Lakewood R-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Lakewood's R-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall and the front setback is 20 ft, with the conditions listed below (Lakewood code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (structures in the front yard: 18 ft if detached, 25 ft if attached to another structure; 2 ft more may match the adjoining roof pitch)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (10 ft where the lot is on a cul-de-sac street or knuckle intersection)
- Minimum side setback: 4 ft (Interior lots)
- Minimum rear setback: 4 ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 45% (Counts the first floor of the main building and all enclosed accessory structures)
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 60% (Main building used for living purposes)
R-1 (Single-Family Residential) is a zoning district in Lakewood. Every value below was read from the Lakewood 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 Applies: structures in the front yard: 18 ft if detached, 25 ft if attached to another structure; 2 ft more may match the adjoining roof pitch § 9322 · code textIn the R-1 zone, no building shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, whichever is the lesser, except that no structure allowed in the front yard area shall exceed eighteen (18) feet in height, if detached from all other structures and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height if attached to another structure that is not in the front yard, except that an additional two (2) feet may be added to match the adjoining roof pitch. |
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| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: 10 ft where the lot is on a cul-de-sac street or knuckle intersection § 9322 · code textEvery lot and every parcel in the R-1 zone shall have a front yard setback area of not less than twenty (20) feet from the front property line except as listed below, or not less than ten (10) feet from the front property line, where the lot or parcel is located on a cul-de-sac street or on a knuckle intersection, unless otherwise waived, or modified by state law. |
| Minimum side setback | 4 ft Applies: Interior lots § 9322 · code textFor interior lots, the side yard setback area shall be four (4) feet in width from the side property line, unless otherwise waived or modified by state law. |
| Minimum rear setback | 4 ft § 9322 · code textThe rear yard setback area shall be four (4') feet from the rear lot line, unless otherwise waived, or modified by state law. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 45% Applies: Counts the first floor of the main building and all enclosed accessory structures § 9322 · code textThe total first floor area of the main building and all enclosed accessory structures shall not exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the lot area, unless otherwise waived, or modified by state law. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 60% Applies: Main building used for living purposes § 9322 · code textThe total floor area of the main building used for living purposes shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the lot area, unless otherwise waived or modified by state law. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-1:
- Maximum building height: 18 ft — Structure allowed in the front yard area and detached from all other structures § 9322
- Maximum building height: 25 ft — Structure allowed in the front yard area and attached to another structure that is not in the front yard § 9322
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft — Lot or parcel located on a cul-de-sac street or on a knuckle intersection § 9322
- Minimum front setback: 14 ft — Lot located within Tract No. 11600 or Tract No. 12673 (Lakewood Gardens) § 9322
- Minimum lot size: 1,200 sq ft — Floor for subdividing an existing lot, as state law allows; the zone's own minimum is set elsewhere in the code § 9322
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, density limit for R-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Lakewood Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Lakewood's R-1 zone?
35 ft (structures in the front yard: 18 ft if detached, 25 ft if attached to another structure; 2 ft more may match the adjoining roof pitch) — Lakewood Municipal Code § 9322.
What is the minimum front setback in Lakewood's R-1 zone?
20 ft (10 ft where the lot is on a cul-de-sac street or knuckle intersection) — Lakewood Municipal Code § 9322.
What is the minimum side setback in Lakewood's R-1 zone?
4 ft (interior lots) — Lakewood Municipal Code § 9322.
What is the minimum rear setback in Lakewood's R-1 zone?
4 ft — Lakewood Municipal Code § 9322.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Lakewood's R-1 zone?
45% (counts the first floor of the main building and all enclosed accessory structures) — Lakewood Municipal Code § 9322.
General information, not legal advice.
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