Garden Grove · Zoning · CC-2
Garden Grove CC-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Garden Grove's CC-2 zone, the minimum lot size is 5,000 sq ft, the side setback limit is None required and the rear setback limit is None required (Garden Grove code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Minimum side setback: None required
- Minimum rear setback: None required (unless abutting a residentially zoned lot, where at least 10 ft applies)
- Minimum lot size: 5,000 sq ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.5 (commercial floor area ratio)
- Maximum density: 48 units/acre (residential uses permitted above ground floor only (See Section 9.18.090.050.))
CC-2 (Civic Center Zone 2) is a zoning district in Garden Grove. Every value below was read from the Garden Grove 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 CC-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 side setback | None required § 9.18.090 · code textTable row “Side”, column “CC-2”: None required |
|---|---|
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: unless abutting a residentially zoned lot, where at least 10 ft applies § 9.18.090 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “CC-2”: None required unless abutting a residentially zoned lot; minimum 10 ft when abutting a residentially zoned lot. See Section 9.18.100. |
| Minimum lot size | 5,000 sq ft § 9.18.090 · code textTable row “Minimum Area”, column “CC-2”: 5,000 sf |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.5 Applies: commercial floor area ratio § 9.18.090 · code textTable row “Maximum Commercial Floor Area Ratio (FAR)”, column “CC-2”: 0.5 |
| Maximum density | 48 units/acre Applies: residential uses permitted above ground floor only (See Section 9.18.090.050.) § 9.18.090 · code textTable row “Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)”, column “CC-2”: 48 units/acre Residential uses permitted above ground floor only (See Section 9.18.090.050 .) |
Uses in CC-2
Uses the code's use tables allow in CC-2, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Bed and breakfast — Needs a conditional use permit — see note
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CC-2:
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — when abutting a residentially zoned lot § 9.18.090
Not on this page
We did not find a general height, stories, front setback, lot coverage limit for CC-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Garden Grove Municipal Code.
Other Garden Grove zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum side setback in Garden Grove's CC-2 zone?
None required — Garden Grove Municipal Code § 9.18.090.
What is the minimum rear setback in Garden Grove's CC-2 zone?
None required (unless abutting a residentially zoned lot, where at least 10 ft applies) — Garden Grove Municipal Code § 9.18.090.
What is the minimum lot size in Garden Grove's CC-2 zone?
5,000 sq ft — Garden Grove Municipal Code § 9.18.090.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Garden Grove's CC-2 zone?
0.5 (commercial floor area ratio) — Garden Grove Municipal Code § 9.18.090.
What is the maximum density in Garden Grove's CC-2 zone?
48 units/acre (residential uses permitted above ground floor only (See Section 9.18.090.050.)) — Garden Grove Municipal Code § 9.18.090.
General information, not legal advice.
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