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Crescent City CW zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Crescent City's CW zone, generally buildings can be up to 70 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Crescent City code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 70 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (where part of the block frontage is in a zone of greater requirements: the more restrictive zone's front yard)
- Minimum side setback: None required (5 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
CW (Waterfront Commercial District) is a zoning district in Crescent City. Every value below was read from the Crescent City 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 CW
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 | 70 ft § 17.23.040 · code textThe maximum building height shall be seventy feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: where part of the block frontage is in a zone of greater requirements: the more restrictive zone's front yard § 17.23.040 · code textNone required except that where a portion of the street frontage of the block in which the site is located is in a zone of greater requirements, the front yard of the CW zone shall conform to the minimum requirements of the more restrictive zone; |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: 5 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use § 17.23.040 · code textNone required except where the side yard of the CW use abuts upon the side yard of a residential or RP use, and the side yard shall be five feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.23.040 · code textMinimum of ten feet; |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 17.23.040 · code textNo minimum; and |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 17.23.040 · code textSite coverage for the total building square footage shall not exceed fifty percent of the size of the lot. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CW:
- Minimum front setback: Minimum requirements of the more restrictive zone — Where a portion of the street frontage of the block in which the site is located is in a zone of greater requirements § 17.23.040
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Where the side yard of the CW use abuts upon the side yard of a residential or RP use § 17.23.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for CW in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Crescent City Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Crescent City's CW zone?
70 ft — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.23.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Crescent City's CW zone?
None required (where part of the block frontage is in a zone of greater requirements: the more restrictive zone's front yard) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.23.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Crescent City's CW zone?
None required (5 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.23.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Crescent City's CW zone?
10 ft — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.23.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Crescent City's CW zone?
No minimum — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.23.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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