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Brisbane SCRO-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Brisbane's SCRO-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 36 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 7,500 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Brisbane code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 36 ft
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (Residential/mixed use)
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft (Residential/mixed use)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: 7,500 sq ft (under state law, a 3-unit housing project on an existing legal lot of record cannot be denied solely for lot area below the minimum)
- Maximum lot coverage: 70% (under state law, does not preclude a housing project of 3 to 10 units that meets the chapter and Government Code 65913.11)
SCRO-1 (Southwest Bayshore Commercial District) is a zoning district in Brisbane. Every value below was read from the Brisbane 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 SCRO-1
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 | 36 ft § 17.16.040 · code textThe maximum height of any structure, except as provided in Section 17.32.060, shall be thirty-six (36) feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: Residential/mixed use § 17.16.040 · code textResidential/Mixed Use: Ten (10) feet; |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft Applies: Residential/mixed use § 17.16.040 · code textResidential/Mixed Use: Five (5) feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.16.040 · code textRear Setback: Ten (10) feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 7,500 sq ft Applies: under state law, a 3-unit housing project on an existing legal lot of record cannot be denied solely for lot area below the minimum § 17.16.040 · code textThe minimum area of any lot shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) feet; provided however, pursuant to state law, a housing development project of three (3) units, proposed on an existing legal lot of record, shall not be denied solely on the basis that the lot area of that lot does not meet the minimum lot area. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 70% Applies: under state law, does not preclude a housing project of 3 to 10 units that meets the chapter and Government Code 65913.11 § 17.16.040 · code textThe maximum coverage by all structures on any lot shall be seventy percent (70%); provided, however, pursuant to state law, the maximum lot coverage shall not preclude a housing development project of at least three (3) units but not more than ten (10) units that otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter and Government Code Section 65913.11, as such requirements are determined by the building official; in such instance, no variance shall be required. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in SCRO-1:
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft — Commercial uses § 17.16.040
- Minimum front setback: 0 ft — May be reduced where development includes dedication to public right-of-way for a frontage access road and sidewalk, to the satisfaction of the city engineer and fire department § 17.16.040
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Commercial uses § 17.16.040
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 7,500 sq ft — Single-family dwellings § 17.16.040
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 3,750 sq ft — Duplex dwellings § 17.16.040
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,500 sq ft — Multiple-family dwellings and dwelling groups § 17.16.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for SCRO-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Brisbane Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Brisbane's SCRO-1 zone?
36 ft — Brisbane Municipal Code § 17.16.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Brisbane's SCRO-1 zone?
10 ft (residential/mixed use) — Brisbane Municipal Code § 17.16.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Brisbane's SCRO-1 zone?
5 ft (residential/mixed use) — Brisbane Municipal Code § 17.16.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Brisbane's SCRO-1 zone?
10 ft — Brisbane Municipal Code § 17.16.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Brisbane's SCRO-1 zone?
7,500 sq ft (under state law, a 3-unit housing project on an existing legal lot of record cannot be denied solely for lot area below the minimum) — Brisbane Municipal Code § 17.16.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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