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Tracy LDR zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Tracy's LDR zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2½ stories) tall, the front setback is 15 to 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 5,600 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Tracy code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (Whichever is less with the maximum height of 2½ stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 2½ stories (Whichever is less with the maximum height of 35 feet)
- Minimum front setback: 15 to 20 ft (Measured from the sidewalk; neighboring main buildings must differ by at least 2 ft)
- Minimum rear setback: average 15 ft; minimum 10 ft (detached accessory buildings may be in the required rear yard; at least 840 sq ft of open space in the rear yard)
- Minimum lot size: 5,600 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 45%
- Maximum density: 2.0 to 5.8 dwelling units per gross acre (the code sets a range: at least 2.0, at most 5.8)
LDR (Low Density Residential Zone) is a zoning district in Tracy. Every value below was read from the Tracy 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 LDR
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: Whichever is less with the maximum height of 2½ stories § 10.08.1230 · code textThe maximum height in the LDR Zone shall be two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35') feet, whichever is less; provided, however, any residence exceeding two (2) stories in height shall have all windows above the second story facing the street frontage. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2½ stories Applies: Whichever is less with the maximum height of 35 feet § 10.08.1230 · code textThe maximum height in the LDR Zone shall be two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35') feet, whichever is less; provided, however, any residence exceeding two (2) stories in height shall have all windows above the second story facing the street frontage. |
| Minimum front setback | 15 to 20 ft Applies: Measured from the sidewalk; neighboring main buildings must differ by at least 2 ft § 10.08.1220 · code textFront: At least fifteen (15') feet to at least twenty (20') feet, including garage structure from the existing or planned sidewalk with at least a two (2) foot differential between neighboring main buildings. |
| Minimum rear setback | average 15 ft; minimum 10 ft Applies: detached accessory buildings may be in the required rear yard; at least 840 sq ft of open space in the rear yard § 10.08.1220 · code textRear: An average of fifteen (15') feet and a minimum of ten (10') feet, except detached accessory building which may be located in a required rear yard, and at least eight hundred forty (840') square feet of open space in the rear yard; |
| Minimum lot size | 5,600 sq ft § 10.08.1210 · code textThe minimum lot area shall be 5,600 square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 45% § 10.08.1240 · code textThe maximum aggregate coverage of all buildings in the LDR Zone shall not exceed forty-five (45%) percent of the lot. |
| Maximum density | 2.0 to 5.8 dwelling units per gross acre Applies: the code sets a range: at least 2.0, at most 5.8 § 10.08.1215 · code textThe areas designated low density residential shall have a density range of two and no/tenths (2.0) to five and eight-tenths (5.8) dwelling units per gross acre by the General Plan. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in LDR:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft on one side; 4 ft on the other side — Interior lots in the area described by the 84-1 Residential Areas Specific Plan, and lots created after the effective date of the ordinance § 10.08.1220
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft on one side; 3 ft on the other side — Interior lots created before the effective date of the ordinance and outside the boundaries of the 84-1 Residential Areas Specific Plan § 10.08.1220
Not on this page
We did not find a general side setback, FAR limit for LDR in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Tracy Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Tracy's LDR zone?
35 ft (whichever is less with the maximum height of 2½ stories) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1230.
What is the maximum number of stories in Tracy's LDR zone?
2½ stories (whichever is less with the maximum height of 35 feet) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1230.
What is the minimum front setback in Tracy's LDR zone?
15 to 20 ft (measured from the sidewalk; neighboring main buildings must differ by at least 2 ft) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1220.
What is the minimum rear setback in Tracy's LDR zone?
average 15 ft; minimum 10 ft (detached accessory buildings may be in the required rear yard; at least 840 sq ft of open space in the rear yard) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1220.
What is the minimum lot size in Tracy's LDR zone?
5,600 sq ft — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1210.
General information, not legal advice.
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