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Crescent City M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

In Crescent City's M-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 55 ft tall and the front setback is None required, with the conditions listed below (Crescent City code, read October 2026).

Key points

  • Maximum building height: 55 ft
  • Minimum front setback: None required (where adjacent abutting properties are in a zone of greater requirements: the more restrictive zone's front yard)
  • Minimum side setback: None required (10 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use)
  • Minimum rear setback: 20 ft

M-1 (M-1 Manufacturing 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 M-1

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
55 ft
§ 17.28.050 · code text
The maximum building height shall be fifty-five feet.
Minimum front setback
None required
Applies: where adjacent abutting properties are in a zone of greater requirements: the more restrictive zone's front yard
§ 17.28.050 · code text
None required except where adjacent properties abutting upon the M use are in a zone of greater requirements, then the front yard shall conform to the more restrictive zone;
Minimum side setback
None required
Applies: 10 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use
§ 17.28.050 · code text
None required except where the side yard of the M use abuts upon the side yard of a residential or an RP use, then the side yard shall be ten feet;
Minimum rear setback
20 ft
§ 17.28.050 · code text
A minimum yard of twenty feet shall be required;

When a different number applies

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:

  • Minimum front setback: Conform to the more restrictive zone — Adjacent properties abutting upon the M use are in a zone of greater requirements § 17.28.050
  • Minimum side setback: 10 ft — The side yard of the M use abuts upon the side yard of a residential or an RP use § 17.28.050

Not on this page

We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Crescent City Municipal Code.

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Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What is the maximum building height in Crescent City's M-1 zone?

55 ft — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.28.050.

What is the minimum front setback in Crescent City's M-1 zone?

None required (where adjacent abutting properties are in a zone of greater requirements: the more restrictive zone's front yard) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.28.050.

What is the minimum side setback in Crescent City's M-1 zone?

None required (10 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.28.050.

What is the minimum rear setback in Crescent City's M-1 zone?

20 ft — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.28.050.

General information, not legal advice.

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