Cathedral City NBP zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

NBP (Neighborhood Business Park (Transition)) 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 NBP

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	none Applies: where abutting a residential district or use: height equals the building's setback from it, and that setback is at least 20 ft § 9.38.050 · code text Building height—none, except where abutting a residential district or use in which case the maximum height shall be equal to the building's setback from the residential zone or use, in no case shall the setback be less than twenty feet;
Minimum front setback	30 ft Applies: when facing a major or secondary thoroughfare § 9.38.050 · code text Thirty feet, when facing a major or secondary thoroughfare,
Minimum side setback	None required Applies: when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property § 9.38.050 · code text None, when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property,
Minimum rear setback	None required Applies: when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property § 9.38.050 · code text None, when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property,
Minimum lot size	22,500 sq ft § 9.38.050 · code text Minimum lot size shall be twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet;

When a different number applies

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in NBP:

Maximum building height: equal to the building's setback from the residential zone or use — where abutting a residential district or use; in no case shall the setback be less than 20 feet § 9.38.050
Minimum front setback: 15 ft — when facing a collector, local or private street § 9.38.050
Minimum side setback: 20 ft — Adjacent to a residential zone or use; 20 ft of landscaping, and buildings set back a distance equal to their height § 9.38.050
Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Adjacent to a residential zone or use; 20 ft of landscaping, and buildings set back a distance equal to their height § 9.38.050

Not on this page

We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for NBP in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Cathedral City Municipal Code.

Other Cathedral City zoning districts

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What is the maximum building height in Cathedral City's NBP zone?

none (where abutting a residential district or use: height equals the building's setback from it, and that setback is at least 20 ft) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.38.050.

What is the minimum front setback in Cathedral City's NBP zone?

30 ft (when facing a major or secondary thoroughfare) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.38.050.

What is the minimum side setback in Cathedral City's NBP zone?

None required (when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.38.050.

What is the minimum rear setback in Cathedral City's NBP zone?

None required (when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property) — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.38.050.

What is the minimum lot size in Cathedral City's NBP zone?

22,500 sq ft — Cathedral City Municipal Code § 9.38.050.

General information, not legal advice.