Escalon C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

C-2 (Community Commercial District) is a zoning district in Escalon. Every value below was read from the Escalon 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.

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.

Uses the code's use tables allow in C-2, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.

• Duplex — Allowed — see note
• Church or place of worship — Needs a conditional use permit

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-2:

• Minimum front setback: 20 feet — Along property lines of a lot in the C-2 zone which abuts or is across the street or alley from a lot in a residential zone § 17.19.040
• Minimum side setback: 10 feet — Side abutting street along a property line of a lot in the C-2 zone which abuts or is across the street or alley from a lot in a residential zone § 17.19.040
• Minimum side setback: 20 feet — Side or rear along a property line of a lot in the C-2 zone which abuts or is across the street or alley from a lot in a residential zone § 17.19.040
• Minimum rear setback: 20 feet — Along a property line of a lot in the C-2 zone which abuts or is across the street or alley from a lot in a residential zone; applies to side or rear § 17.19.040

We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for C-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Escalon Municipal Code.

• C-1
• C-M
• M-1
• M-2
• O
• PF
• R-1
• R-2
• R-3
• R-E