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Crescent City PF zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Crescent City's PF zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Crescent City code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (where adjacent abutting properties are in a zone of greater requirements: one-half of that zone's front yard)
- Minimum side setback: None required (5 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: 85%
PF (Public Facility) is a zoning district in Crescent City. Every value below was read from the Crescent 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 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 | 40 ft § 17.33.040 · code textMaximum building height shall be forty feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: where adjacent abutting properties are in a zone of greater requirements: one-half of that zone's front yard § 17.33.040 · code textNone required except where adjacent properties abutting upon the PF use are in a zone of greater requirements, then the front yard shall be equal to one-half of the adjacent zone requirement; |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: 5 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use § 17.33.040 · code textNone required except where the side yard of the PF use abuts upon the side yard of a residential or an RP use, then the side yard shall be five feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.33.040 · code textMinimum ten feet; |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 17.33.040 · code textNo minimum; and |
| Maximum lot coverage | 85% § 17.33.040 · code textSite coverage for the total building square footage shall not exceed eighty-five percent of the size of the lot. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in PF:
- Minimum front setback: One-half of the adjacent zone requirement — Where adjacent properties abutting upon the PF use are in a zone of greater requirements § 17.33.040
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Where the side yard of the PF use abuts upon the side yard of a residential or an RP use § 17.33.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for PF in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Crescent City Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Crescent City's PF zone?
40 ft — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.33.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Crescent City's PF zone?
None required (where adjacent abutting properties are in a zone of greater requirements: one-half of that zone's front yard) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.33.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Crescent City's PF zone?
None required (5 ft where the side yard abuts the side yard of a residential or RP use) — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.33.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Crescent City's PF zone?
10 ft — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.33.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Crescent City's PF zone?
No minimum — Crescent City Municipal Code § 17.33.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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