Oroville · Zoning · MXN
Oroville MXN zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Oroville's MXN zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall and the front setback is None required, with the conditions listed below (Oroville code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (Next to a residential district, that district's front setback applies, unless a street separates them.)
- Minimum side setback: None required
- Minimum rear setback: None required
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0
- Maximum density: 30 du/acre
MXN (Neighborhood Mixed-Use District) 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 MXN
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 | 40 ft § 17.34.040 · code textTable row “Height, maximum [1]”, column “MXN”: 40 feet |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: Next to a residential district, that district's front setback applies, unless a street separates them. § 17.34.040 · code textTable row “Front”, column “MXN”: None, except as required in [3] and [4] |
| Minimum side setback | None required § 17.34.040 · code textTable row “Side, interior lot”, column “MXN”: None, except as required in [5] and [6] |
| Minimum rear setback | None required § 17.34.040 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “MXN”: None, except as required in [7] |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.0 § 17.34.040 · code textTable row “Floor area ratio, maximum [8]”, column “MXN”: 1.0 |
| Maximum density | 30 du/acre § 17.34.040 · code textTable row “Residential density”, column “MXN”: 30 du/ac maximum |
Uses in MXN
Uses the code's use tables allow in MXN, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Bed and breakfast — Allowed
- Child care center — Allowed
- Church or place of worship — Allowed
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MXN:
- Minimum front setback: 12 ft — Along Oroville Dam Boulevard, Olive Highway, and Feather River Boulevard. § 17.34.040
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — For sites next to a residential district, on the side next to the residential district. § 17.34.040
- Minimum side setback: 12 ft — Where a side setback area provides access to a dwelling group. § 17.34.040
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — If the rear of the site abuts a residential district. § 17.34.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage limit for MXN 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 MXN zone?
40 ft — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.34.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Oroville's MXN zone?
None required (next to a residential district, that district's front setback applies, unless a street separates them) — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.34.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Oroville's MXN zone?
None required — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.34.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Oroville's MXN zone?
None required — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.34.040.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Oroville's MXN zone?
1.0 — Oroville Municipal Code § 17.34.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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