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Cerritos C-O-P zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Cerritos's C-O-P zone, the front setback is 25 ft, the side setback limit is 12 ft and the rear setback limit is 12 ft (Cerritos code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft
- Minimum side setback: 12 ft (Abutting a nonresidential parcel; building may stand on property line if both buildings abut or are at least 24 ft apart and council approves)
- Minimum rear setback: 12 ft (Abutting a nonresidential parcel; building may stand on property line if both buildings abut or are at least 24 ft apart and council approves)
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
C-O-P (Commercial Office Professional Zone) is a zoning district in Cerritos. Every value below was read from the Cerritos 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-O-P
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.
| Minimum front setback | 25 ft § 22.24.700 · code textThere shall be a minimum front yard setback of twenty-five feet across the full street frontage on the side and the majority of the required front yard shall be landscaped. |
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| Minimum side setback | 12 ft Applies: Abutting a nonresidential parcel; building may stand on property line if both buildings abut or are at least 24 ft apart and council approves § 22.24.700 · code textAbutting a nonresidential parcel, there shall be a setback of at least twelve feet, except that a building may be constructed on a property line; provided, that the buildings on both sides of the property line are either abutting or are separated by at least twenty-four feet, and that a plan for development is approved by the city council so as to enhance the design of the development. |
| Minimum rear setback | 12 ft Applies: Abutting a nonresidential parcel; building may stand on property line if both buildings abut or are at least 24 ft apart and council approves § 22.24.700 · code textAbutting a nonresidential parcel, there shall be a setback of at least twelve feet, except that a building may be constructed on a property line; provided, that the buildings on both sides of the property line are either abutting or are separated by at least twenty-four feet, and that a plan for development is approved by the city council so as to enhance the design of the development. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 22.24.600 · code textThe percentage of building coverage to parcel area shall be no greater than fifty percent. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-O-P:
- Maximum building height: 28 ft — Next to residential; two stories or 28 ft, whichever is less; view and design criteria met; no higher than distance to the residential property line § 22.24.700
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — Site separated by an 80 ft or wider right-of-way; buildings over one story set back 50 ft; four stories or 50 ft, whichever is less § 22.24.700
- Maximum building height: 35 ft — Site isolated by rights-of-way, criteria not met; two stories or 35 ft, whichever is less, and no higher than the distance to a property line § 22.24.700
- Maximum number of stories: 1 story — Adjacent to a residential zone § 22.24.700
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories — Adjacent to a residential zone; subject to the stated view, architectural compatibility, and horizontal-distance criteria § 22.24.700
- Maximum number of stories: 4 stories — Site separated by an 80 ft or wider right-of-way; buildings over one story set back 50 ft; four stories or 50 ft, whichever is less § 22.24.700
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories — Isolated by streets, roads, railroad or other rights-of-way, when the criteria for the greater height cannot be met § 22.24.700
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Legal corner parcels measuring no greater than 0.60 of an acre and having at least two street frontages as of January 1, 2005 § 22.24.700
- Minimum side setback: 24 ft — Abutting a residential area § 22.24.700
- Minimum rear setback: 24 ft — Abutting a residential area § 22.24.700
Not on this page
We did not find a general height, stories, lot size, FAR, density limit for C-O-P in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Cerritos Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum front setback in Cerritos's C-O-P zone?
25 ft — Cerritos Municipal Code § 22.24.700.
What is the minimum side setback in Cerritos's C-O-P zone?
12 ft (abutting a nonresidential parcel; building may stand on property line if both buildings abut or are at least 24 ft apart and council approves) — Cerritos Municipal Code § 22.24.700.
What is the minimum rear setback in Cerritos's C-O-P zone?
12 ft (abutting a nonresidential parcel; building may stand on property line if both buildings abut or are at least 24 ft apart and council approves) — Cerritos Municipal Code § 22.24.700.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Cerritos's C-O-P zone?
50% — Cerritos Municipal Code § 22.24.600.
General information, not legal advice.
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