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Wildomar MUL zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Wildomar's MUL zone, generally buildings can be up to 60 ft tall and the front setback is 10 to 15 ft, with the conditions listed below (Wildomar code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 60 ft (Excluding architectural features, parapets and similar)
- Minimum front setback: 10 to 15 ft (Build-to range: the code sets at least 10 ft and at most 15 ft (min/max))
- Minimum side setback: 10 to 15 ft (Interior side: at least 10 ft, at most 15 ft (min/max); at least 15 ft next to non-mixed-use residential zones)
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.5 (Non-residential floor area in vertical mixed-use and multifamily projects; FAR does not apply to residential uses)
- Maximum density: 30 units per acre (Vertical mixed-use and multifamily projects)
MUL is a zoning district in Wildomar. Every value below was read from the Wildomar 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 MUL
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 | 60 ft Applies: Excluding architectural features, parapets and similar § 17.36.040 · code textTable row “Building and structure height, maximum”, column “Vertical Mixed Use”: 60 ft (excluding architectural features, parapets, etc.) |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 to 15 ft Applies: Build-to range: the code sets at least 10 ft and at most 15 ft (min/max) § 17.36.040 · code textTable row “Front yard setback (min/max)”, column “Vertical Mixed Use”: 10/15 ft |
| Minimum side setback | 10 to 15 ft Applies: Interior side: at least 10 ft, at most 15 ft (min/max); at least 15 ft next to non-mixed-use residential zones § 17.36.040 · code textTable row “Maximum interior side yard setback (min/max) except where fire department access shall be required, maximum side yard setback shall be no less than required by the fire department”, column “Vertical Mixed Use”: 10/15 ft |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 17.36.040 · code textTable row “Minimum rear yard setback except where fire department access shall be required, maximum side yard setback shall be no less than required by the fire department”, column “Vertical Mixed Use”: 20 ft |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.5 Applies: Non-residential floor area in vertical mixed-use and multifamily projects; FAR does not apply to residential uses § 17.36.040 · code textTable row “Floor area ratio (FAR), maximum for non-residential uses. FAR does not apply to residential uses.”, column “Vertical Mixed Use”: 1.5 |
| Maximum density | 30 units per acre Applies: Vertical mixed-use and multifamily projects § 17.36.040 · code textTable row “Dwelling units per acre, maximum”, column “Vertical Mixed Use”: 30 |
Uses in MUL
Uses the code's use tables allow in MUL, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Apartment building — Allowed
- Bed and breakfast — Allowed
- Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit
- Church or place of worship — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MUL:
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0 — Commercial-only projects; non-residential floor area § 17.36.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage limit for MUL in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Wildomar Municipal Code.
Other Wildomar zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Wildomar's MUL zone?
60 ft (excluding architectural features, parapets and similar) — Wildomar Municipal Code § 17.36.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Wildomar's MUL zone?
10 to 15 ft (build-to range: the code sets at least 10 ft and at most 15 ft (min/max)) — Wildomar Municipal Code § 17.36.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Wildomar's MUL zone?
10 to 15 ft (interior side: at least 10 ft, at most 15 ft (min/max); at least 15 ft next to non-mixed-use residential zones) — Wildomar Municipal Code § 17.36.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Wildomar's MUL zone?
20 ft — Wildomar Municipal Code § 17.36.040.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Wildomar's MUL zone?
1.5 (non-residential floor area in vertical mixed-use and multifamily projects; FAR does not apply to residential uses) — Wildomar Municipal Code § 17.36.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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