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Nevada City SL zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Nevada City's SL zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall and the front setback is 25 ft, with the conditions listed below (Nevada City code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft (the R1 zone front yard applies where the frontage between two intersecting streets is partly in this zone and partly in an R1 zone)
- Minimum side setback: 9 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
SL (Service Lodging 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 SL
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 § 17.52.050 · code textIn the SL zone, the height regulation is forty feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 25 ft Applies: the R1 zone front yard applies where the frontage between two intersecting streets is partly in this zone and partly in an R1 zone § 17.52.060 · code textFront yards, twenty-five feet, except that where the frontage between two intersecting streets is located partly in this zone and partly in an R1 zone, the front yard requirement of the R1 zone shall apply to this zone; |
| Minimum side setback | 9 ft § 17.52.060 · code textInterior, nine feet, except for unattached accessory uses, unless there is a party wall, in which case it shall be five feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.52.060 · code textRear yards, ten feet, except for unattached accessory uses, unless there is a party wall, in which case it shall be five feet. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in SL:
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Where there is a party wall § 17.52.060
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Street side of corner lot § 17.52.060
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft — where there is a party wall; the code also makes an exception for unattached accessory uses § 17.52.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for SL 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 SL zone?
40 ft — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.52.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Nevada City's SL zone?
25 ft (the R1 zone front yard applies where the frontage between two intersecting streets is partly in this zone and partly in an R1 zone) — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.52.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Nevada City's SL zone?
9 ft — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.52.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Nevada City's SL zone?
10 ft — Nevada City Municipal Code § 17.52.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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