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Parlier M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Parlier's M-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 75 ft tall and the front setback is None required, with the conditions listed below (Parlier code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 75 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (15 ft if the boundary with a residential district is developed on a street or highway)
- Minimum side setback: None required (15 ft where the side lot line adjoins a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (15 ft where the boundary with a residential district is on a street or highway, or the rear lot line adjoins a residential district)
M-1 (Manufacturing) is a zoning district in Parlier. Every value below was read from the Parlier 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-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 | 75 ft § 18.28.100 · code textNo structure or building shall have a height greater than seventy-five feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: 15 ft if the boundary with a residential district is developed on a street or highway § 18.28.110 · code textA. Front. None, except if the boundary between the M-1 district and a residential district is developed on a street or highway the front yard or side yard setback shall be fifteen feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: 15 ft where the side lot line adjoins a residential district § 18.28.110 · code textB. Side. None, except when the side lot line of an M-1 district adjoins any residential district there shall be a side yard of fifteen feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: 15 ft where the boundary with a residential district is on a street or highway, or the rear lot line adjoins a residential district § 18.28.110 · code textE. Rear. None, except if the boundary between the M-1 district and a residential district is developed on a street or highway the rear yard setback shall be fifteen feet. The yard shall not be used for parking or loading. When the rear lot line in an M-1 district adjoins any residential district there shall be a rear yard of fifteen feet. The yard may be used for parking and material storage. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft — The boundary between the M-1 district and a residential district is developed on a street or highway. § 18.28.110
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — The side lot line of an M-1 district adjoins any residential district. § 18.28.110
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Corner lot whose rear lot line adjoins any residential district; side yard abutting the street. § 18.28.110
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Reversed corner lot whose rear lot line adjoins any residential district; side yard abutting the street. § 18.28.110
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — The boundary between the M-1 district and a residential district is developed on a street or highway. § 18.28.110
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — The rear lot line in an M-1 district adjoins any residential district. § 18.28.110
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Parlier Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Parlier's M-1 zone?
75 ft — Parlier Municipal Code § 18.28.100.
What is the minimum front setback in Parlier's M-1 zone?
None required (15 ft if the boundary with a residential district is developed on a street or highway) — Parlier Municipal Code § 18.28.110.
What is the minimum side setback in Parlier's M-1 zone?
None required (15 ft where the side lot line adjoins a residential district) — Parlier Municipal Code § 18.28.110.
What is the minimum rear setback in Parlier's M-1 zone?
None required (15 ft where the boundary with a residential district is on a street or highway, or the rear lot line adjoins a residential district) — Parlier Municipal Code § 18.28.110.
General information, not legal advice.
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