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Calistoga CC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Calistoga's CC zone, generally buildings can be up to 30 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 5,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Calistoga code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 30 ft (Principal buildings)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (Principal buildings)
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (20 ft if directly across the street from a residential district)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (5 ft if abutting or adjacent to a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft (10 ft if abutting or adjacent to a residential district)
- Minimum lot size: 5,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 60% (More coverage may be allowed with a use permit)
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 80% (Nonresidential uses; floor area devoted to residential uses is excluded from this calculation)
CC (Community Commercial District) is a zoning district in Calistoga. Every value below was read from the Calistoga 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 CC
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 Applies: Principal buildings § 17.22.060 · code texta. Principal buildings: 30 feet, with the following exceptions: |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: Principal buildings § 17.22.060 · code text2. Maximum number of stories for principal buildings: two stories are allowed for principal buildings; provided, that three stories may be authorized by a use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.40 CMC. |
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: 20 ft if directly across the street from a residential district § 17.22.060 · code texta. Front yard: 10 feet, unless directly across the street from a residential district, in which case the front setback shall be 20 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: 5 ft if abutting or adjacent to a residential district § 17.22.060 · code textb. Interior side yard: zero feet, unless abutting or adjacent to a residential district, in which case the interior side setback shall be five feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft Applies: 10 ft if abutting or adjacent to a residential district § 17.22.060 · code textd. Rear yard: zero feet, unless abutting or adjacent to a residential district, in which case the rear setback shall be 10 feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 5,000 sq ft § 17.22.055 · code textA. Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% Applies: More coverage may be allowed with a use permit § 17.22.060 · code text1. Maximum lot coverage: 60 percent. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 80% Applies: Nonresidential uses; floor area devoted to residential uses is excluded from this calculation § 17.22.060 · code text1. Maximum floor area for nonresidential uses: 80 percent. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CC:
- Maximum building height: 25 ft — Commercial building abuts or adjoins a parcel in a residential district § 17.22.060
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories — May be authorized by a use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.40 CMC; principal buildings § 17.22.060
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Directly across the street from a residential district § 17.22.060
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Abutting or adjacent to a residential district § 17.22.060
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Abutting or adjacent to a residential district § 17.22.060
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We did not find a general density limit for CC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Calistoga Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Calistoga's CC zone?
30 ft (principal buildings) — Calistoga Municipal Code § 17.22.060.
What is the maximum number of stories in Calistoga's CC zone?
2 stories (principal buildings) — Calistoga Municipal Code § 17.22.060.
What is the minimum front setback in Calistoga's CC zone?
10 ft (20 ft if directly across the street from a residential district) — Calistoga Municipal Code § 17.22.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Calistoga's CC zone?
0 ft (5 ft if abutting or adjacent to a residential district) — Calistoga Municipal Code § 17.22.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Calistoga's CC zone?
0 ft (10 ft if abutting or adjacent to a residential district) — Calistoga Municipal Code § 17.22.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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