Sanger · Zoning · M-L
Sanger M-L zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Sanger's M-L zone, generally buildings can be up to 125 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Sanger code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 125 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (except next to a residential district (see the variants below))
- Minimum side setback: None required (except next to a residential district (see the variants below))
- Minimum rear setback: None required (except next to a residential district (see the variants below))
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
M-L (Light Manufacturing District) is a zoning district in Sanger. Every value below was read from the Sanger 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 M-L
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 | 125 ft § 90-776 · code texta. No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than 125 feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: except next to a residential district (see the variants below) § 90-776 · code texta. Front. None, except as provided below: |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: except next to a residential district (see the variants below) § 90-776 · code textb. Side. None, except as provided below: |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: except next to a residential district (see the variants below) § 90-776 · code textc. Rear. None, except as provided below: |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 90-776 · code text(1) Lot area. No requirements. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-L:
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft — On any street or highway that is a boundary between an M-L district and any residential district § 90-776
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft — When the side lot line of a lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district § 90-776
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — On any street or highway that is a boundary between an M-L district and any residential district § 90-776
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — When the side lot line of a lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district § 90-776
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — When the rear lot line of a corner lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district; side yard abutting the street § 90-776
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — When the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district; side yard abutting the street § 90-776
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — On any street or highway that is a boundary between an M-L district and any residential district § 90-776
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — When the rear lot line of a lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district § 90-776
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-L in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Sanger Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Sanger's M-L zone?
125 ft — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-776.
What is the minimum front setback in Sanger's M-L zone?
None required (except next to a residential district (see the variants below)) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-776.
What is the minimum side setback in Sanger's M-L zone?
None required (except next to a residential district (see the variants below)) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-776.
What is the minimum rear setback in Sanger's M-L zone?
None required (except next to a residential district (see the variants below)) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-776.
What is the minimum lot size in Sanger's M-L zone?
No minimum — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-776.
General information, not legal advice.
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