Mission Viejo · Zoning · CH
Mission Viejo CH zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Mission Viejo's CH zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 15,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Mission Viejo code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (or three stories, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (or 35 feet, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft
- Minimum lot size: 15,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 60%
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.5
CH is a zoning district in Mission Viejo. Every value below was read from the Mission Viejo 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 CH
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: or three stories, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Structure height (maximum feet)”, column “CH”: 35 feet or three stories, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: or 35 feet, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Structure height (maximum feet)”, column “CH”: 35 feet or three stories, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission |
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Front setback (feet)”, column “CH”: 20 |
| Minimum side setback | 15 ft § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Side setback (feet)”, column “CH”: 15 |
| Minimum rear setback | 25 ft § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Rear setback (feet)”, column “CH”: 25 |
| Minimum lot size | 15,000 sq ft § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Lot area (square feet)”, column “CH”: 15,000 |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Parcel coverage (maximum %)”, column “CH”: 60 |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.5 § 9.11.020 · code textTable row “Floor area ratio”, column “CH”: 1.5 |
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We did not find a general density limit for CH in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Mission Viejo Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Mission Viejo's CH zone?
35 ft (or three stories, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission) — Mission Viejo Municipal Code § 9.11.020.
What is the maximum number of stories in Mission Viejo's CH zone?
3 stories (or 35 feet, whichever is less, unless modified by the commission) — Mission Viejo Municipal Code § 9.11.020.
What is the minimum front setback in Mission Viejo's CH zone?
20 ft — Mission Viejo Municipal Code § 9.11.020.
What is the minimum side setback in Mission Viejo's CH zone?
15 ft — Mission Viejo Municipal Code § 9.11.020.
What is the minimum rear setback in Mission Viejo's CH zone?
25 ft — Mission Viejo Municipal Code § 9.11.020.
General information, not legal advice.
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