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Gonzales PF zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Gonzales's PF zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Gonzales code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 20 ft for a yard next to a street)
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft (interior yard: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 10 ft)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft (interior yard: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 10 ft)
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.7
PF (Public Facilities District) is a zoning district in Gonzales. Every value below was read from the Gonzales 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 | 35 ft § 12.100.040 · code textE. Maximum Height: Two (2) stories and thirty five feet (35'). |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories § 12.100.040 · code textE. Maximum Height: Two (2) stories and thirty five feet (35'). |
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 20 ft for a yard next to a street § 12.100.040 · code textF. Minimum Setbacks: The minimum front, side, and rear yards in the PF district shall be equal to the respective front, side, and rear yards required in the most restrictive abutting district; provided, that no yard adjoining a street shall be less than twenty feet (20') and that no interior yard shall be less than ten feet (10'). |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft Applies: interior yard: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 10 ft § 12.100.040 · code textF. Minimum Setbacks: The minimum front, side, and rear yards in the PF district shall be equal to the respective front, side, and rear yards required in the most restrictive abutting district; provided, that no yard adjoining a street shall be less than twenty feet (20') and that no interior yard shall be less than ten feet (10'). |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft Applies: interior yard: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 10 ft § 12.100.040 · code textF. Minimum Setbacks: The minimum front, side, and rear yards in the PF district shall be equal to the respective front, side, and rear yards required in the most restrictive abutting district; provided, that no yard adjoining a street shall be less than twenty feet (20') and that no interior yard shall be less than ten feet (10'). |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 12.100.040 · code textA. Minimum Lot Area: None specified. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 12.100.040 · code textC. Maximum Lot Coverage: Fifty percent (50%). |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.7 § 12.100.040 · code textB. Floor Area Ratio: 0.7. |
Uses in PF
Uses the code's use tables allow in PF, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Private school — Needs a conditional use permit
Not on this page
We did not find a general density limit for PF in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Gonzales Municipal Code.
Other Gonzales zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Gonzales's PF zone?
35 ft — Gonzales Municipal Code § 12.100.040.
What is the maximum number of stories in Gonzales's PF zone?
2 stories — Gonzales Municipal Code § 12.100.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Gonzales's PF zone?
20 ft (at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 20 ft for a yard next to a street) — Gonzales Municipal Code § 12.100.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Gonzales's PF zone?
10 ft (interior yard: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 10 ft) — Gonzales Municipal Code § 12.100.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Gonzales's PF zone?
10 ft (interior yard: at least equal to the most restrictive abutting district's yard, and never less than 10 ft) — Gonzales Municipal Code § 12.100.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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