Brentwood C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

C-2 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) is a zoning district in Brentwood. Every value below was read from the Brentwood 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 C-2

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	30 ft § 17.260.004 · code text The maximum height of a structure in the C-2 zone shall be two stories not to exceed thirty feet,
Maximum number of stories	2 stories § 17.260.004 · code text The maximum height of a structure in the C-2 zone shall be two stories not to exceed thirty feet,
Minimum front setback	None required Applies: where a residentially zoned parcel is in the same block: 75% of that residential front yard setback, but not less than 5 ft § 17.260.004 · code text Minimum street frontage yard: none except where there is a residentially zoned parcel within the same block, the minimum shall be seventy-five percent of the minimum front yard setback for the residential zone, but not less than five feet;
Minimum rear setback	None required Applies: Unless residentially zoned property abuts the C-2 zone § 17.260.004 · code text Minimum nonstreet frontage: none except where residentially zoned property is abutting the C-2 zone, the minimum rear yard setback shall be twenty feet. If a public alleyway is separating the two zones, the width of the alleyway may be included as part of the minimum rear yard setback, however, in no case shall the rear yard be less than ten feet;
Minimum lot size	7,500 sq ft § 17.260.004 · code text Minimum lot area: seven thousand five hundred square feet;

When a different number applies

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-2:

Minimum front setback: 75% of the minimum front yard setback for the residential zone, but not less than 5 ft — There is a residentially zoned parcel within the same block § 17.260.004
Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Residentially zoned property abuts the C-2 zone § 17.260.004
Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Residential zone abuts across a public alley; the alley width counts toward the 20 ft, but the yard is never less than 10 ft § 17.260.004

Not on this page

We did not find a general side setback, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for C-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Brentwood Municipal Code.

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Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What is the maximum building height in Brentwood's C-2 zone?

30 ft — Brentwood Municipal Code § 17.260.004.

What is the maximum number of stories in Brentwood's C-2 zone?

2 stories — Brentwood Municipal Code § 17.260.004.

What is the minimum front setback in Brentwood's C-2 zone?

None required (where a residentially zoned parcel is in the same block: 75% of that residential front yard setback, but not less than 5 ft) — Brentwood Municipal Code § 17.260.004.

What is the minimum rear setback in Brentwood's C-2 zone?

None required (unless residentially zoned property abuts the C-2 zone) — Brentwood Municipal Code § 17.260.004.

What is the minimum lot size in Brentwood's C-2 zone?

7,500 sq ft — Brentwood Municipal Code § 17.260.004.

General information, not legal advice.