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Oroville ABP zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Oroville's ABP zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 feet tall and the front setback is None required, with the conditions listed below (Oroville code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 feet (Applies to main buildings or structures)
- Minimum front setback: None required (Sites that abut a residential district on any side use that district's front setback.)
- Minimum side setback: None required
- Minimum rear setback: None required
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.35
ABP is a zoning district in Oroville. Every value below was read from the Oroville 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 ABP
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 feet Applies: Applies to main buildings or structures See note 1 below the table in the code. § 17.36.020 · code textTable row “Height—Maximum (1)”, column “ABP”: 35 feet Note 1: Maximum heights apply to main buildings or structures. Height restrictions for accessory structures are in Section 17.12.090 . Exceptions to height standards are in Section 17.12.030 . |
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| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: Sites that abut a residential district on any side use that district's front setback. See notes 3, 2 below the table in the code. § 17.36.020 · code textTable row “Front”, column “ABP”: None, except as required in (3) Note 3: For sites that abut a residential district on any side, the front setback shall be as required in that residential district. Note 2: See Section 17.12.040 for additional provisions regarding setbacks. |
| Minimum side setback | None required See note 2 below the table in the code. § 17.36.020 · code textTable row “Side”, column “ABP”: None Note 2: See Section 17.12.040 for additional provisions regarding setbacks. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required See note 2 below the table in the code. § 17.36.020 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “ABP”: None Note 2: See Section 17.12.040 for additional provisions regarding setbacks. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.35 § 17.36.020 · code textTable row “Floor Area Ratio—Maximum”, column “ABP”: 0.35 |
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We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, density limit for ABP in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Oroville Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Oroville's ABP zone?
35 feet (applies to main buildings or structures) — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.36.020.
What is the minimum front setback in Oroville's ABP zone?
None required (sites that abut a residential district on any side use that district's front setback) — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.36.020.
What is the minimum side setback in Oroville's ABP zone?
None required — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.36.020.
What is the minimum rear setback in Oroville's ABP zone?
None required — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.36.020.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Oroville's ABP zone?
0.35 — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.36.020.
General information, not legal advice.
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