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Sacramento C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Sacramento's C-2 zone, buildings can be up to 65 ft tall and the front setback is No minimum or maximum (Sacramento code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 65 ft
- Minimum front setback: No minimum or maximum
- Minimum side setback: No minimum
- Minimum rear setback: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: none required
C-2 (General Commercial Zone) is a zoning district in Sacramento. Every value below was read from the Sacramento 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 C-2
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 | 65 ft § 17.216.720 · code textUnless subsection B applies, the maximum height is 65 feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | No minimum or maximum § 17.216.730 · code textNo minimum or maximum front-yard setback is required. |
| Minimum side setback | No minimum § 17.216.730 · code textUnless paragraph 2 of this subsection applies, there is no required minimum interior side-yard setback. |
| Minimum rear setback | No minimum § 17.216.730 · code textUnless paragraph 2 of this subsection applies, there is no minimum rear-yard setback. |
| Maximum lot coverage | none required § 17.216.720 · code textThere is no lot coverage requirement. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-2:
- Maximum building height: 45 ft — Part of a building within 0 to 39 ft of an R-1, R-1B or R-2 zone § 17.216.720
- Maximum building height: 55 ft — Part of a building within 40 to 79 ft of an R-1, R-1B or R-2 zone § 17.216.720
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — If the interior side yard of a lot is adjacent to an R- or OB-zoned lot and is not separated by an alley. § 17.216.730
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — If the rear yard of a lot is adjacent to an R-zoned or OB-zoned lot and is not separated by an alley. § 17.216.730
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, FAR, density limit for C-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Sacramento Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Sacramento's C-2 zone?
65 ft — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.720.
What is the minimum front setback in Sacramento's C-2 zone?
No minimum or maximum — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.730.
What is the minimum side setback in Sacramento's C-2 zone?
No minimum — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.730.
What is the minimum rear setback in Sacramento's C-2 zone?
No minimum — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.730.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Sacramento's C-2 zone?
none required — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.720.
General information, not legal advice.
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