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Arcadia CM zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Arcadia's CM zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 5,000 sf, with the conditions listed below (Arcadia code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (Where the property fronts First Avenue: 0 ft, with a 10 ft maximum.)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (Abutting nonresidential or mixed-use zone.)
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft (Abutting nonresidential or Downtown zone.)
- Minimum lot size: 5,000 sf
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.5 (Applicable only to the nonresidential component of a development.)
CM is a zoning district in Arcadia. Every value below was read from the Arcadia 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 CM
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 § 9102.05.030 · code textTable row “Maximum Height”, column “CM”: 40 ft |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: Where the property fronts First Avenue: 0 ft, with a 10 ft maximum. § 9102.05.030 · code textTable row “Front or adjacent to a street”, column “CM”: 10 ft |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: Abutting nonresidential or mixed-use zone. § 9102.05.030 · code textTable row “Abutting nonresidential or mixed-use zone”, column “CM”: 0 ft |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft Applies: Abutting nonresidential or Downtown zone. § 9102.05.030 · code textTable row “Abutting Nonresidential or Downtown zone”, column “CM”: 0 ft |
| Minimum lot size | 5,000 sf § 9102.05.030 · code textTable row “Minimum Lot Area”, column “CM”: 5,000 sf |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.5 Applies: Applicable only to the nonresidential component of a development. See note 2 below the table in the code. § 9102.05.030 · code textTable row “Maximum FAR (2)”, column “CM”: 0.5 Note 2: FAR maximum is applicable only to nonresidential component of a development. |
Uses in CM
Uses the code's use tables allow in CM, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit
- Kennel — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CM:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Abutting residential zone. § 9102.05.030
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Abutting residential zone. § 9102.05.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, density limit for CM in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Arcadia Municipal Code.
Other Arcadia zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Arcadia's CM zone?
40 ft — Arcadia Municipal Code § 9102.05.030.
What is the minimum front setback in Arcadia's CM zone?
10 ft (where the property fronts First Avenue: 0 ft, with a 10 ft maximum) — Arcadia Municipal Code § 9102.05.030.
What is the minimum side setback in Arcadia's CM zone?
0 ft (abutting nonresidential or mixed-use zone) — Arcadia Municipal Code § 9102.05.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in Arcadia's CM zone?
0 ft (abutting nonresidential or Downtown zone) — Arcadia Municipal Code § 9102.05.030.
What is the minimum lot size in Arcadia's CM zone?
5,000 sf — Arcadia Municipal Code § 9102.05.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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