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Ceres H-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Ceres's H-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (3 stories) tall and the front setback is 10 ft, with the conditions listed below (Ceres code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (Main buildings; or three stories, whichever is less)
- Maximum number of stories: 3 stories (Main buildings; or 35 feet, whichever is less)
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft (Interior side yard)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 60%
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.50:1.0 (For all buildings and the first story of all multiple story buildings)
H-1 (Highway 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 H-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 | 35 ft Applies: Main buildings; or three stories, whichever is less § 18.18.060 · code textNo main buildings erected shall have a height greater than three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 3 stories Applies: Main buildings; or 35 feet, whichever is less § 18.18.060 · code textNo main buildings erected shall have a height greater than three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less. |
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft § 18.18.060 · code textFront yard: ten feet minimum. |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft Applies: Interior side yard § 18.18.060 · code textSide yard: ten feet interior minimum, ten feet exterior minimum. |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 18.18.060 · code textRear yard: ten feet minimum. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% § 18.18.060 · code textThe maximum allowable lot coverage by structures shall be 60 percent. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.50:1.0 Applies: For all buildings and the first story of all multiple story buildings § 18.18.060 · code textFor all buildings and the first story of all multiple story buildings, the maximum allowable floor area ratio shall be 0.50:1.0. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in H-1:
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft — General hospitals § 18.18.060
- Minimum side setback: 40 ft — General hospitals; interior side yard § 18.18.060
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — General hospitals; exterior side yard § 18.18.060
- Minimum rear setback: 40 ft — General hospitals § 18.18.060
- Minimum lot size: 10,000 sq ft — All principal uses; uses needing a use permit follow the use permit § 18.18.060
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.80:1.0 — For all two-story buildings § 18.18.060
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.54:1.0 — For all three-story buildings § 18.18.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot size, density limit for H-1 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 maximum building height in Ceres's H-1 zone?
35 ft (main buildings; or three stories, whichever is less) — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.18.060.
What is the maximum number of stories in Ceres's H-1 zone?
3 stories (main buildings; or 35 feet, whichever is less) — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.18.060.
What is the minimum front setback in Ceres's H-1 zone?
10 ft — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.18.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Ceres's H-1 zone?
10 ft (interior side yard) — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.18.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Ceres's H-1 zone?
10 ft — Ceres Municipal Code § 18.18.060.
General information, not legal advice.
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