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Woodside CC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Woodside's CC zone, generally buildings can be up to 25 feet tall and the minimum lot size is 10,000 square feet, with the conditions listed below (Woodside code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 25 feet (buildings; lower limits (17 ft or 21 ft) apply near Woodside Road and within 200 ft of Highway 35; Town Center: one story)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (except where the side line abuts a residential district or a public street)
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft
- Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet
CC is a zoning district in Woodside. Every value below was read from the Woodside 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 CC
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 | 25 feet Applies: buildings; lower limits (17 ft or 21 ft) apply near Woodside Road and within 200 ft of Highway 35; Town Center: one story § 153.208 · code textTable row “CC”, column “Buildings (Permitted and Conditional)”: 25 feet 1, 2 |
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| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: except where the side line abuts a residential district or a public street § 153.207 · code textNo side setback shall be required for a parcel in the CC District, except where the side parcel line of the property in the CC District abuts directly on property in any residential district or on a public street, in which case the minimum width of the side setback for such parcel shall be 15 feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | 25 ft § 153.207 · code textTable row “CC”, column “Rear”: 25 7 |
| Minimum lot size | 10,000 square feet § 153.205 · code textTable row “CC”, column “Minimum Lot Area Required for Subdivision”: 10,000 square feet |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CC:
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — where the side parcel line abuts directly on property in any residential district or on a public street § 153.207
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft — parcels entirely within the Town Center Parking Assessment District where the Town acquired part of the original parcel § 153.207
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, front setback, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for CC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Woodside Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Woodside's CC zone?
25 feet (buildings; lower limits (17 ft or 21 ft) apply near Woodside Road and within 200 ft of Highway 35; Town Center: one story) — Woodside Municipal Code § 153.208.
What is the minimum side setback in Woodside's CC zone?
0 ft (except where the side line abuts a residential district or a public street) — Woodside Municipal Code § 153.207.
What is the minimum rear setback in Woodside's CC zone?
25 ft — Woodside Municipal Code § 153.207.
What is the minimum lot size in Woodside's CC zone?
10,000 square feet — Woodside Municipal Code § 153.205.
General information, not legal advice.
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