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Lafayette PHC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Lafayette's PHC zone, generally buildings can be up to 17 ft (1 story) tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 40,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Lafayette code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 17 ft (buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district)
- Maximum number of stories: 1 story (buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district)
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (any structure)
- Minimum lot size: 40,000 sq ft (new lots)
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.25 (land with slopes of 15 percent or less)
PHC (Pleasant Hill Road Commercial District) is a zoning district in Lafayette. Every value below was read from the Lafayette 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 PHC
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 | 17 ft Applies: buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district § 6-998.8 · code textNo buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district shall exceed 17 feet in height, nor one story. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 1 story Applies: buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district § 6-998.8 · code textNo buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district shall exceed 17 feet in height, nor one story. |
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: any structure § 6-998.9 · code textThere shall be a landscaped setback of at least ten feet from any street line for any structure in the PHC district. |
| Minimum lot size | 40,000 sq ft Applies: new lots § 6-998.5 · code textNo new lots may be created in the PHC district smaller than 40,000 square feet in size. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.25 Applies: land with slopes of 15 percent or less § 6-998.11 · code textThere shall be a maximum floor area ratio of 0.25 imposed on the land with slopes of 15 percent or less in the PHC district. |
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We did not find a general side setback, rear setback, lot coverage, density limit for PHC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Lafayette Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Lafayette's PHC zone?
17 ft (buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district) — Lafayette Municipal Code § 6-998.8.
What is the maximum number of stories in Lafayette's PHC zone?
1 story (buildings or other structures permitted in the PHC district) — Lafayette Municipal Code § 6-998.8.
What is the minimum front setback in Lafayette's PHC zone?
10 ft (any structure) — Lafayette Municipal Code § 6-998.9.
What is the minimum lot size in Lafayette's PHC zone?
40,000 sq ft (new lots) — Lafayette Municipal Code § 6-998.5.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Lafayette's PHC zone?
0.25 (land with slopes of 15 percent or less) — Lafayette Municipal Code § 6-998.11.
General information, not legal advice.
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