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Crescent City CZ-HR zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Crescent City's CZ-HR zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 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: 35 ft (hotels and mixed-use residential/commercial structures may be permitted up to 50 ft)
- Minimum front setback: None required (At a street corner, sight distance clearance requirements must be met.)
- Minimum side setback: None required
- Minimum rear setback: None required
- Minimum lot size: No minimum (Adequate provision must be made for the permitted use and on-site parking.)
- Maximum lot coverage: 55%
CZ-HR (Coastal Zone Harbor Dependent 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 CZ-HR
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 | 35 ft Applies: hotels and mixed-use residential/commercial structures may be permitted up to 50 ft § 17.70.040 · code textThe maximum building height shall be thirty-five feet except that hotels and mixed-use residential/commercial structures may be permitted a higher height not to exceed fifty feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: At a street corner, sight distance clearance requirements must be met. § 17.70.040 · code textNone required except that: |
| Minimum side setback | None required § 17.70.040 · code textNone required. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required § 17.70.040 · code textNone required. |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum Applies: Adequate provision must be made for the permitted use and on-site parking. § 17.70.040 · code textNo minimum except that adequate provision shall be made for the permitted use and on-site parking. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 55% § 17.70.040 · code textSite coverage for the total building square footage shall not exceed fifty-five percent of the size of the lot. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CZ-HR:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — Hotels and mixed-use residential/commercial structures may be permitted up to this height. § 17.70.040
- 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 § 17.70.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for CZ-HR 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 CZ-HR zone?
35 ft (hotels and mixed-use residential/commercial structures may be permitted up to 50 ft) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.70.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Crescent City's CZ-HR zone?
None required (at a street corner, sight distance clearance requirements must be met) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.70.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Crescent City's CZ-HR zone?
None required — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.70.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Crescent City's CZ-HR zone?
None required — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.70.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Crescent City's CZ-HR zone?
No minimum (adequate provision must be made for the permitted use and on-site parking) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.70.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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