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Bellflower TC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Bellflower's TC zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (two and one-half stories) tall and the minimum lot size is 3,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Bellflower code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (Locations not within 50 feet of a residential district or existing residential development)
- Maximum number of stories: two and one-half stories (Locations not within 50 feet of a residential district or existing residential development)
- Minimum lot size: 3,000 sq ft (For new lots; condominium parcels in an integrated Master Planned Development have no minimum)
- Maximum lot coverage: 100%
TC (Town Center) is a zoning district in Bellflower. Every value below was read from the Bellflower 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 TC
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 | 35 ft Applies: Locations not within 50 feet of a residential district or existing residential development § 17.48.160 · code textTable row “b. Other locations”, column “Standard”: 35 feet (two and one-half stories) 3,6 |
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| Maximum number of stories | two and one-half stories Applies: Locations not within 50 feet of a residential district or existing residential development § 17.48.160 · code textThis height limitation may be exceeded when one foot front setback is provided for each two feet higher than 35 feet, up to four stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. |
| Minimum lot size | 3,000 sq ft Applies: For new lots; condominium parcels in an integrated Master Planned Development have no minimum § 17.48.160 · code textTable row “1. Site/Lot Area (minimum)”, column “Standard”: 3,000 square feet 1,2 |
| Maximum lot coverage | 100% § 17.48.160 · code textTable row “5. Lot Coverage (maximum)”, column “Standard”: 100 percent |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in TC:
- Maximum building height: 15 ft — Adjacent (within 50 feet) to a residential district or existing residential development § 17.48.160
- Maximum building height: 55 ft — Existing and proposed theaters and religious facilities; to accommodate ancillary roof projections § 17.48.160
- Maximum building height: 30 ft — Adjacent to a residential district or existing residential development, when one foot side and rear setback is provided for every foot higher than 15 feet § 17.48.160
- Maximum building height: 45 ft — Other locations, when one foot front setback is provided for each two feet higher than 35 feet § 17.48.160
- Maximum number of stories: 1 story — Adjacent (within 50 feet) to a residential district or existing residential development § 17.48.160
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories — Adjacent to a residential district or existing residential development, when one foot side and rear setback is provided for every foot higher than 15 feet § 17.48.160
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Adjacent to a residential district or existing residential development § 17.48.170
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Buildings on parcels adjacent to residential districts or existing residential development which exceed the 15-foot height limit § 17.48.170
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft — Adjacent to a residential district or existing residential development (sharing a lot line or zoning boundary) § 17.48.170
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft — Adjacent to existing or planned commercial or office development (sharing a lot line or zoning boundary) § 17.48.170
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Buildings on parcels adjacent to residential districts or existing residential development which exceed the 15-foot height limit § 17.48.170
Not on this page
We did not find a general front setback, side setback, rear setback, FAR, density limit for TC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Bellflower Municipal Code.
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Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Bellflower's TC zone?
35 ft (locations not within 50 feet of a residential district or existing residential development) — Bellflower Municipal Code § 17.48.160.
What is the maximum number of stories in Bellflower's TC zone?
two and one-half stories (locations not within 50 feet of a residential district or existing residential development) — Bellflower Municipal Code § 17.48.160.
What is the minimum lot size in Bellflower's TC zone?
3,000 sq ft (for new lots; condominium parcels in an integrated Master Planned Development have no minimum) — Bellflower Municipal Code § 17.48.160.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Bellflower's TC zone?
100% — Bellflower Municipal Code § 17.48.160.
General information, not legal advice.
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