Upland · Zoning · CH-SAL
Upland CH-SAL zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Upland's CH-SAL zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft (2 stories) tall and the front setback is 25 ft, with the conditions listed below (Upland code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft (buildings higher than 40 ft or two stories may be permitted with a conditional use permit)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (buildings higher than 40 ft or two stories may be permitted with a conditional use permit)
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft
- Minimum side setback: None required (10 ft on the side that abuts a residential zone; 25 ft when the side yard borders a street)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (25 ft where abutting a residential zone or use (10 ft landscaped with a wall), unless a street separates them)
CH-SAL (HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE) is a zoning district in Upland. Every value below was read from the Upland 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 CH-SAL
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 Applies: buildings higher than 40 ft or two stories may be permitted with a conditional use permit § 18.44.120 · code textMaximum Structural Height. 40 feet or two stories, except as provided herein and in Section 18.36.070; provided, however, that buildings higher than 40 feet or two stories, except as provided herein and in Section 18.36.160; provided, however, that buildings higher than 40 feet or two stories may be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit as provided for in Chapter 17.16, Development Application and Review Procedures. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: buildings higher than 40 ft or two stories may be permitted with a conditional use permit § 18.44.120 · code textMaximum Structural Height. 40 feet or two stories, except as provided herein and in Section 18.36.070; provided, however, that buildings higher than 40 feet or two stories, except as provided herein and in Section 18.36.160; provided, however, that buildings higher than 40 feet or two stories may be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit as provided for in Chapter 17.16, Development Application and Review Procedures. |
| Minimum front setback | 25 ft § 18.44.090 · code textA. Front Yard. 25 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: 10 ft on the side that abuts a residential zone; 25 ft when the side yard borders a street § 18.44.090 · code textWhen any side yard borders on a street, the side yard shall be not less than 25 feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: 25 ft where abutting a residential zone or use (10 ft landscaped with a wall), unless a street separates them § 18.44.090 · code textC. Rear Yard. There is no requirement excepting where a CH-SAL zone abuts a residential use or zone, in which case the minimum rear yard is 25 feet, 10 feet of which must be landscaped with a six to eight feet wall erected on the rear of the CH property; provided however, that there is no setback requirement where a street divides the CH zone from the residential use or zone. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CH-SAL:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — When a CH-SAL zone abuts a residential zone, on the CH-SAL side abutting the residential zone § 18.44.090
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft — Where a CH-SAL zone abuts a residential use or zone; no setback requirement applies where a street divides the CH zone from the residential use or zone § 18.44.090
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for CH-SAL in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Upland Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Upland's CH-SAL zone?
40 ft (buildings higher than 40 ft or two stories may be permitted with a conditional use permit) — Upland Municipal Code § 18.44.120.
What is the maximum number of stories in Upland's CH-SAL zone?
2 stories (buildings higher than 40 ft or two stories may be permitted with a conditional use permit) — Upland Municipal Code § 18.44.120.
What is the minimum front setback in Upland's CH-SAL zone?
25 ft — Upland Municipal Code § 18.44.090.
What is the minimum side setback in Upland's CH-SAL zone?
None required (10 ft on the side that abuts a residential zone; 25 ft when the side yard borders a street) — Upland Municipal Code § 18.44.090.
What is the minimum rear setback in Upland's CH-SAL zone?
None required (25 ft where abutting a residential zone or use (10 ft landscaped with a wall), unless a street separates them) — Upland Municipal Code § 18.44.090.
General information, not legal advice.
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