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Madera, California · District

R-3

R-3 Zone
ResidentialMulti FamilyAll Madera districts0

Dimensional standards

R-3 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 15 ftRear 10 ftSide 5 ftStreet side 10 ftMin width 50 ftMin depth 80 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft
Minimum lot depth
80 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right1

Conditional / special use7

Accessory3

From the ordinance

In R-3 zones, the rear yard need not exceed ten feet except where the rear property line abuts an R or PD zone
§ 10-3.505(B), 10-3.508(D)(3)