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Tracy MDC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Tracy's MDC zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Tracy code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (For lots created on or after July 7, 2016)
- Minimum side setback: 7 ft on one side and 4 ft on the other (Interior lots)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft (For lots created on or after July 7, 2016; with at least 450 square feet of open space in the rear yard)
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: 65%
- Maximum density: 5.9 to 20 dwelling units per gross acre (the code sets a range: at least 5.9, at most 20)
MDC (Medium Density Cluster 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 MDC
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 § 10.08.1320 · code textThe maximum height in the MDC Zone shall be two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35') feet, whichever is less. |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: For lots created on or after July 7, 2016 § 10.08.1310 · code textFor lots created on or after July 7, 2016, the minimum front yard shall be ten (10') feet, except for the garage door, which shall be setback a minimum of twenty (20') feet; |
| Minimum side setback | 7 ft on one side and 4 ft on the other Applies: Interior lots § 10.08.1310 · code textInterior lots: Seven (7') feet on one side and four (4') feet on the other with a minimum distance of eleven (11') feet between neighboring main buildings; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft Applies: For lots created on or after July 7, 2016; with at least 450 square feet of open space in the rear yard § 10.08.1310 · code textFor lots created on or after July 7, 2016, the minimum rear yard shall be ten (10') feet with at least 450 square feet of open space in the rear yard; |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 10.08.1290 · code textThere shall be no minimum lot size for this district. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 65% § 10.08.1330 · code textThe maximum coverage of all buildings in the MDC Zone shall not exceed sixty-five (65%) percent of the net lot area. |
| Maximum density | 5.9 to 20 dwelling units per gross acre Applies: the code sets a range: at least 5.9, at most 20 § 10.08.1300 · code textThe areas designated medium density cluster shall have a density range of five and nine-tenths (5.9) to twenty (20) 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 MDC:
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Garage door; for lots created on or after July 7, 2016 § 10.08.1310
- Minimum front setback: 15 to 20 ft — For lots created before July 7, 2016; including garage structure from the existing or planned sidewalk § 10.08.1310
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft street side and 4 ft interior side — Corner lots § 10.08.1310
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft on one side and 0 ft on the interior side — Interior lots; on corner lots the 10-foot side yard shall be on the street side § 10.08.1310
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft, average 15 ft — For lots created before July 7, 2016; with at least 675 square feet of open space in the rear yard § 10.08.1310
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR limit for MDC 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 MDC zone?
35 ft — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1320.
What is the minimum front setback in Tracy's MDC zone?
10 ft (for lots created on or after July 7, 2016) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1310.
What is the minimum side setback in Tracy's MDC zone?
7 ft on one side and 4 ft on the other (interior lots) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1310.
What is the minimum rear setback in Tracy's MDC zone?
10 ft (for lots created on or after July 7, 2016; with at least 450 square feet of open space in the rear yard) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1310.
What is the minimum lot size in Tracy's MDC zone?
No minimum — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1290.
General information, not legal advice.
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