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Nevada City LI zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Nevada City's LI zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Nevada City code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (no parking allowed in the front yard; the front yard is 50 ft if parking is allowed)
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: 75%
LI (Light Industrial Zone) is a zoning district in Nevada City. Every value below was read from the Nevada 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 LI
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 | 40 ft § 17.48.050 · code textIn the LI zone, the height regulation is forty feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: no parking allowed in the front yard; the front yard is 50 ft if parking is allowed § 17.48.060 · code textC. Front yard, twenty feet, with no parking permitted in the front yard or fifty feet with parking permitted; |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft § 17.48.060 · code textD. Side yards, five feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 5 ft § 17.48.060 · code textE. Rear yard, five feet. |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 17.48.060 · code textA. Lot area, none; |
| Maximum lot coverage | 75% § 17.48.060 · code textB. Maximum lot coverage, seventy-five percent including accessory buildings; |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in LI:
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft — parking permitted § 17.48.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for LI in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Nevada City Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Nevada City's LI zone?
40 ft — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.48.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Nevada City's LI zone?
20 ft (no parking allowed in the front yard; the front yard is 50 ft if parking is allowed) — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.48.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Nevada City's LI zone?
5 ft — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.48.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Nevada City's LI zone?
5 ft — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.48.060.
What is the minimum lot size in Nevada City's LI zone?
No minimum — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.48.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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