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Cathedral City CBP-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Cathedral City's CBP-2 zone, generally buildings can be up to 36 ft (3 stories) tall, the front setback is 15 ft and the minimum lot size is 8,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Cathedral City code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 36 ft (Or three stories, whichever is less)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (Or 36 ft, whichever is less)
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (10 ft minimum where abutting a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft (may be 0 ft where abutting a less restrictive district)
- Minimum lot size: 8,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 55%
CBP-2 (Commercial Business Park District) is a zoning district in Cathedral City. Every value below was read from the Cathedral City 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 CBP-2
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 Applies: Or three stories, whichever is less § 9.36.050 · code textMaximum building height shall be thirty-six feet or three stories, whichever is less; |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: Or 36 ft, whichever is less § 9.36.050 · code textMaximum building height shall be thirty-six feet or three stories, whichever is less; |
| Minimum front setback | 15 ft § 9.36.050 · code textMinimum front yard shall be fifteen feet; |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: 10 ft minimum where abutting a residential district § 9.36.050 · code textMinimum side yard shall be zero feet except where abutting a residential district the side yard shall be a minimum of ten feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 15 ft Applies: may be 0 ft where abutting a less restrictive district § 9.36.050 · code textMinimum rear yard shall be fifteen feet except where abutting a less restrictive district wherein the rear yard may be zero feet; |
| Minimum lot size | 8,000 sq ft § 9.36.050 · code textMinimum lot size shall be eight thousand square feet; |
| Maximum lot coverage | 55% § 9.36.050 · code textMaximum site coverage shall be fifty-five percent; |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CBP-2:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — where abutting a residential district § 9.36.050
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft — where abutting a less restrictive district § 9.36.050
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR, density limit for CBP-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Cathedral City Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Cathedral City's CBP-2 zone?
36 ft (or three stories, whichever is less) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.36.050.
What is the maximum number of stories in Cathedral City's CBP-2 zone?
3 stories (or 36 ft, whichever is less) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.36.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Cathedral City's CBP-2 zone?
15 ft — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.36.050.
What is the minimum side setback in Cathedral City's CBP-2 zone?
0 ft (10 ft minimum where abutting a residential district) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.36.050.
What is the minimum rear setback in Cathedral City's CBP-2 zone?
15 ft (may be 0 ft where abutting a less restrictive district) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.36.050.
General information, not legal advice.
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