Land use · Lancaster, California

single-family dwelling

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Lancaster’s own text settles what this covers.

constructed thereon and so used. If such parcel is in zone MDR, 2 single-family dwellings or 2 2-family dwellings or one single-family dwelling and one 2-family dwelling may be constructed thereon and so used. (Prior zoning

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1. An ADU that is within the space of an existing or proposed single-family dwelling or accessory structure and, if located within an accessory structure, may include an expansion of not more than 150 square feet

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**A. Non-Urban Residential or RR Zones.** These zones are intended to provide for single-family dwellings in a non-urban environment with minimal urban services. The primary difference between the zones is the minimum lot size. Only those

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**Street Frontage Standard (see subsection 17.10.060.B.2)** | | | | | • Detached single family dwelling and duplexes (not permitted to front onto arterial streets) | 10 ft. | 18 ft. | 65% | | • Multi-family

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