Port Hueneme · Zoning · R-3
Port Hueneme R-3 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Port Hueneme's R-3 zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 20% of lot depth, max 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 6,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Port Hueneme code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft (and no more than three stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories
- Minimum front setback: 20% of lot depth, max 20 ft
- Minimum side setback: 10% of lot width, min 5 ft (Interior lots with buildings up to two and one-half stories; taller buildings add one foot per extra story)
- Minimum rear setback: 25% of lot depth, max 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 6,000 sq ft (a lot smaller than this that was of record when the article took effect may be improved with one single-family dwelling)
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,742 sq ft of lot area
R-3 (Multiple Family Zone) is a zoning district in Port Hueneme. Every value below was read from the Port Hueneme 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-3
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 Applies: and no more than three stories § 10443 · code textNo building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of forty (40) feet nor be more than three (3) stories. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories § 10443 · code textNo building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of forty (40) feet nor be more than three (3) stories. |
| Minimum front setback | 20% of lot depth, max 20 ft § 10443 · code textThere shall be a front yard of not less than twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such yard need not exceed twenty (20) feet. |
| Minimum side setback | 10% of lot width, min 5 ft Applies: Interior lots with buildings up to two and one-half stories; taller buildings add one foot per extra story § 10443 · code textOn interior lots with buildings not exceeding two and one-half (2½) stories in height, there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, provided that such side yard shall not be less than five (5) feet in width. |
| Minimum rear setback | 25% of lot depth, max 20 ft § 10443 · code textThere shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such rear yard need not exceed twenty (20) feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 6,000 sq ft Applies: a lot smaller than this that was of record when the article took effect may be improved with one single-family dwelling § 10443 · code textNo building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of less than six-thousand (6,000) square feet; provided, however, that a lot having less area than required herein and of record when this Article became effective, the lot may be improved by no more than a one (1) family dwelling unit. |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 1,742 sq ft of lot area § 10443 · code textThere shall be not more than one (1) dwelling unit for each seventeen hundred forty-two (1,742) square feet of lot area which dwellings may be occupied by not more than one (1) family each. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in R-3:
- Minimum front setback: average front yard line, max 40 ft — Lots comprising forty (40) percent or more of the frontage of the block are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation of not more than six (6) feet § 10443
- Minimum side setback: 50% of front yard of lot immediately to rear — Reversed corner lot, street side § 10443
- Minimum lot size: Less than 6,000 sq ft permitted — Lot of record when this Article became effective; may be improved by no more than one family dwelling unit § 10443
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot coverage, FAR limit for R-3 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Port Hueneme Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Port Hueneme's R-3 zone?
40 ft (and no more than three stories) — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10443.
What is the maximum number of stories in Port Hueneme's R-3 zone?
3 stories — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10443.
What is the minimum front setback in Port Hueneme's R-3 zone?
20% of lot depth, max 20 ft — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10443.
What is the minimum side setback in Port Hueneme's R-3 zone?
10% of lot width, min 5 ft (interior lots with buildings up to two and one-half stories; taller buildings add one foot per extra story) — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10443.
What is the minimum rear setback in Port Hueneme's R-3 zone?
25% of lot depth, max 20 ft — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10443.
General information, not legal advice.
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