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Commerce PF zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Commerce's PF zone, generally buildings can be up to unlimited tall, the front setback is 15 ft and the minimum lot size is 15,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Commerce code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: unlimited (35 ft for lots adjacent to, or across a street or alley from, residentially zoned property; otherwise unlimited)
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 15,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.5:1 (Lots not adjacent to, or across a street or alley from, a residential zone)
PF (Public Facility Zone) is a zoning district in Commerce. Every value below was read from the Commerce 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 PF
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 | unlimited Applies: 35 ft for lots adjacent to, or across a street or alley from, residentially zoned property; otherwise unlimited § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “2. Maximum Building Height”, column “PF”: 35 ft. for lots adjacent to, across the street or alley from a residential zoned property; otherwise unlimited |
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| Minimum front setback | 15 ft § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “3. Front Yard Setback (minimum)”, column “PF”: 15 ft. |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “4. Side Yard Setback (minimum)”, column “PF”: 10 ft. |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “5. Rear Yard Setback (minimum)”, column “PF”: 20 ft. |
| Minimum lot size | 15,000 sq ft § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “1. Minimum Lot Area”, column “PF”: 15,000 sf |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “7. Lot Coverage (maximum)”, column “PF”: 50% of total lot area |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.5:1 Applies: Lots not adjacent to, or across a street or alley from, a residential zone § 19.13.030 · code textTable row “8. Floor Area Ratio (maximum)”, column “PF”: 0.5:1 for lots adjacent to, across the street or alley from a residential zoned property, otherwise 1.5:1 |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in PF:
- Maximum building height: 35 ft — for lots adjacent to, across the street or alley from a residential zoned property § 19.13.030
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.5:1 — for lots adjacent to, across the street or alley from a residential zoned property § 19.13.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, density limit for PF in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Commerce Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Commerce's PF zone?
unlimited (35 ft for lots adjacent to, or across a street or alley from, residentially zoned property; otherwise unlimited) — Commerce Municipal Code § 19.13.030.
What is the minimum front setback in Commerce's PF zone?
15 ft — Commerce Municipal Code § 19.13.030.
What is the minimum side setback in Commerce's PF zone?
10 ft — Commerce Municipal Code § 19.13.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in Commerce's PF zone?
20 ft — Commerce Municipal Code § 19.13.030.
What is the minimum lot size in Commerce's PF zone?
15,000 sq ft — Commerce Municipal Code § 19.13.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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