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Tracy MDR zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Tracy's MDR zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 15 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 (Maximum is the lesser of 2.5 stories or 35 ft)
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft on one side and 3 ft on the other (Interior lots)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft (detached accessory buildings may be in the required 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)
MDR (Medium 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 MDR
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: Maximum is the lesser of 2.5 stories or 35 ft § 10.08.1430 · code textThe maximum height in the MDR Zone shall be two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35') feet, whichever is less. |
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| Minimum front setback | 15 ft See note a below the table in the code. § 10.08.1420 · code text(a) Front: Fifteen (15') feet, except garage structures which shall be twenty (20') feet; Note a: Front: Fifteen (15') feet, except garage structures which shall be twenty (20') feet; |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft on one side and 3 ft on the other Applies: Interior lots See note 1 below the table in the code. § 10.08.1420 · code text(1) Interior lots: Ten (10') feet on one side; three (3') feet on the other side. Lots recorded prior to June 1, 1965, and less than sixty (60') feet wide may utilize five (5') foot side yards; Note 1: Interior lots: Ten (10') feet on one side; three (3') feet on the other side. Lots recorded prior to June 1, 1965, and less than sixty (60') feet wide may utilize five (5') foot side yards; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft Applies: detached accessory buildings may be in the required rear yard See note c below the table in the code. § 10.08.1420 · code text(c) Rear: Ten (10') feet, except detached accessory buildings which may be located in a required rear yard; Note c: Rear: Ten (10') feet, except detached accessory buildings which may be located in a required rear yard; and |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 10.08.1400 · code textThere shall be no minimum lot size for this district. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 65% § 10.08.1440 · code textThe maximum aggregate coverage of all buildings in the MDR Zone shall not exceed sixty-five (65%) percent of the lot. |
| Maximum density | 5.9 to 20 dwelling units per gross acre Applies: the code sets a range: at least 5.9, at most 20 § 10.08.1410 · code textThe areas designated medium density residential 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 MDR:
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Garage structures § 10.08.1420
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Lots recorded prior to June 1, 1965, and less than 60 ft wide § 10.08.1420
- Minimum side setback: 3 ft — Corner lots: interior side § 10.08.1420
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Reverse corner lots § 10.08.1420
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR limit for MDR 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 MDR zone?
35 ft (maximum is the lesser of 2.5 stories or 35 ft) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1430.
What is the minimum front setback in Tracy's MDR zone?
15 ft — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1420.
What is the minimum side setback in Tracy's MDR zone?
10 ft on one side and 3 ft on the other (interior lots) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1420.
What is the minimum rear setback in Tracy's MDR zone?
10 ft (detached accessory buildings may be in the required rear yard) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1420.
What is the minimum lot size in Tracy's MDR zone?
No minimum — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.1400.
General information, not legal advice.
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