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Sanger RMU zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Sanger's RMU zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Sanger code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (and no more than three stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (15 ft for the residential portions of mixed-use developments)
- Minimum side setback: None required (interior side yards, except 5 ft for residential portions of mixed-use developments)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (except where the rear abuts a residential district or for residential portions of mixed-use projects)
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,500 sq ft of lot area (Residential portions of mixed use developments)
RMU (Retail-Mixed Use District) is a zoning district in Sanger. Every value below was read from the Sanger 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 RMU
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 ft Applies: and no more than three stories § 90-1111 · code texta. No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than three stories, not to exceed 35 feet. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories § 90-1111 · code texta. No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than three stories, not to exceed 35 feet. |
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: 15 ft for the residential portions of mixed-use developments § 90-1111 · code text1. Each lot shall have a front yard of not less than 20 feet, except that residential portions of mixed-use developments shall have a front yard of not less than 15 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: interior side yards, except 5 ft for residential portions of mixed-use developments § 90-1111 · code textii. Residential portions of mixed-use developments shall have a side yard of not less than five feet for interior yards. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: except where the rear abuts a residential district or for residential portions of mixed-use projects § 90-1111 · code textd. Rear yard. None required except: |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 90-1111 · code text(1) Lot area. No requirement. |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 1,500 sq ft of lot area Applies: Residential portions of mixed use developments § 90-1111 · code text(3) Population density. For residential portions of mixed use developments there may be one dwelling unit for each 1,500 square feet of lot area. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in RMU:
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft — Residential portions of mixed-use developments § 90-1111
- Minimum front setback: Largest adjacent residential front yard required, capped at 20 ft — RMU lot adjacent to a residential district; in no event need such front yard exceed 20 feet § 90-1111
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Interior side of RMU lot abutting a residential district; yard shall be landscaped and maintained § 90-1111
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Street side yard on a corner lot, on the side abutting the street § 90-1111
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Residential portions of mixed-use developments; yard shall be landscaped and maintained § 90-1111
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — Rear of the RMU district abuts a residential district; yard shall be landscaped and maintained § 90-1111
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot coverage, FAR limit for RMU in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Sanger Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Sanger's RMU zone?
35 ft (and no more than three stories) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1111.
What is the maximum number of stories in Sanger's RMU zone?
3 stories — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1111.
What is the minimum front setback in Sanger's RMU zone?
20 ft (15 ft for the residential portions of mixed-use developments) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1111.
What is the minimum side setback in Sanger's RMU zone?
None required (interior side yards, except 5 ft for residential portions of mixed-use developments) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1111.
What is the minimum rear setback in Sanger's RMU zone?
None required (except where the rear abuts a residential district or for residential portions of mixed-use projects) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1111.
General information, not legal advice.
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