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Ceres C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Ceres's C-2 zone, the front setback is 5 ft, the side setback limit is 0 ft and the rear setback limit is 10 ft (Ceres code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Minimum front setback: 5 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.50:1.0
C-2 (Community Commercial Zone) is a zoning district in Ceres. Every value below was read from the Ceres 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 C-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.
| Minimum front setback | 5 ft § 18.16.060 · code textFront yard: Five feet minimum. |
|---|---|
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft § 18.16.060 · code textSide yard: No minimum. |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 18.16.060 · code textRear yard: Ten feet minimum. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.50:1.0 § 18.16.060 · code textFloor area ratio requirements. 0.50:1.0. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-2:
- Minimum front setback: same size as the residential "R" zone property or greater — When property in a C-2 zone is contiguous with any yard in a residential "R" zone on the same block frontage § 18.16.060
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft — For general hospitals § 18.16.060
- Minimum side setback: same size as the residential "R" zone property or greater — When property in a C-2 zone is contiguous with any yard in a residential "R" zone on the same block frontage § 18.16.060
- Minimum side setback: 40 ft — For general hospitals; interior side yard § 18.16.060
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — For general hospitals; exterior side yard § 18.16.060
- Minimum rear setback: same size as the residential "R" zone property or greater — When property in a C-2 zone is contiguous with any yard in a residential "R" zone on the same block frontage § 18.16.060
- Minimum rear setback: 40 ft — For general hospitals § 18.16.060
- Minimum lot size: 2 acres — For shopping centers § 18.16.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general height, stories, lot size, lot coverage, density limit for C-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Ceres Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum front setback in Ceres's C-2 zone?
5 ft — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.16.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Ceres's C-2 zone?
0 ft — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.16.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Ceres's C-2 zone?
10 ft — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.16.060.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Ceres's C-2 zone?
0.50:1.0 — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.16.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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