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Redlands M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Redlands's M-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 50 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 5,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Redlands code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 50 ft (nonnuclear electric generating stations may be 100 ft; their cooling towers and stacks may be 225 ft)
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (25 ft when adjacent to a major or secondary highway, or adjacent to or across the street from a residential zone, school or park)
- Minimum side setback: None required (Unless the lot adjoins a residential district.)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (Unless the lot adjoins a residential district.)
- Minimum lot size: 5,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
M-1 (Light Industrial District) is a zoning district in Redlands. Every value below was read from the Redlands 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 | 50 ft Applies: nonnuclear electric generating stations may be 100 ft; their cooling towers and stacks may be 225 ft § 18.108.100 · code textBuildings and structures in the M-1 zone shall not exceed fifty feet (50') in height; provided, however, that nonnuclear electric generating stations shall not exceed one hundred feet (100') in height, and appurtenant cooling towers and emission stacks for nonnuclear electric generating stations shall not exceed two hundred twenty five feet (225') in height. |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: 25 ft when adjacent to a major or secondary highway, or adjacent to or across the street from a residential zone, school or park § 18.108.110 · code textEach lot shall have a front yard of not less than ten feet (10'), extending across the full width of the lot, except where adjacent to a major or secondary highway, and except where adjacent or across the street from a residential zone, school or park, in which case the front yard shall be not less than twenty five feet (25'). |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: Unless the lot adjoins a residential district. § 18.108.110 · code textNone required, except where adjoining a residential district, the side yard shall be ten feet (10') and the rear yard shall be a minimum of twenty five feet (25'). |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: Unless the lot adjoins a residential district. § 18.108.110 · code textNone required, except where adjoining a residential district, the side yard shall be ten feet (10') and the rear yard shall be a minimum of twenty five feet (25'). |
| Minimum lot size | 5,000 sq ft § 18.108.080 · code textEach lot in the M-1 zone shall have a minimum area of five thousand (5,000) square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 18.108.140 · code textLot area coverage by buildings or structures in the M-1 zone shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total lot area. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:
- Maximum building height: 100 ft — Nonnuclear electric generating stations § 18.108.100
- Maximum building height: 225 ft — Appurtenant cooling towers and emission stacks for nonnuclear electric generating stations § 18.108.100
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft — Adjacent to a major or secondary highway, or adjacent to or across the street from a residential zone, school or park. § 18.108.110
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Adjoining a residential district § 18.108.110
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft — Adjoining a residential district § 18.108.110
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for M-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Redlands Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Redlands's M-1 zone?
50 ft (nonnuclear electric generating stations may be 100 ft; their cooling towers and stacks may be 225 ft) — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.108.100.
What is the minimum front setback in Redlands's M-1 zone?
10 ft (25 ft when adjacent to a major or secondary highway, or adjacent to or across the street from a residential zone, school or park) — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.108.110.
What is the minimum side setback in Redlands's M-1 zone?
None required (unless the lot adjoins a residential district) — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.108.110.
What is the minimum rear setback in Redlands's M-1 zone?
None required (unless the lot adjoins a residential district) — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.108.110.
What is the minimum lot size in Redlands's M-1 zone?
5,000 sq ft — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.108.080.
General information, not legal advice.
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