Greenfield · Zoning · C-N
Greenfield C-N zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Greenfield's C-N zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 35 ft and the minimum lot size is 2,500 square feet, with the conditions listed below (Greenfield code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (Primary structures; limited to the lesser of the feet and stories standards)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (Primary structures; limited to the lesser of the feet and stories standards)
- Minimum front setback: 35 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (Adjacent to all other uses)
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft (Adjacent to all other uses)
- Minimum lot size: 2,500 square feet
- Maximum lot coverage: 100% (Not including required parking and landscaping.)
C-N (Neighborhood commercial zoning district) is a zoning district in Greenfield. Every value below was read from the Greenfield 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 C-N
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: Primary structures; limited to the lesser of the feet and stories standards § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Maximum height”, column “C-N”: 35 feet |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: Primary structures; limited to the lesser of the feet and stories standards § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Maximum stories”, column “C-N”: 2 |
| Minimum front setback | 35 ft § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Front and street side setback”, column “C-N”: 35 feet |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: Adjacent to all other uses § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Interior (includes rear), adjacent to all other uses 4”, column “C-N”: 0 feet |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft Applies: Adjacent to all other uses § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Interior (includes rear), adjacent to all other uses 4”, column “C-N”: 0 feet |
| Minimum lot size | 2,500 square feet § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Minimum lot area”, column “C-N”: 2,500 square feet |
| Maximum lot coverage | 100% Applies: Not including required parking and landscaping. § 17.32.040 · code textTable row “Maximum coverage 1”, column “C-N”: 100 percent |
Uses in C-N
Uses the code's use tables allow in C-N, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Duplex — Allowed — see note
- Bed and breakfast — Needs a conditional use permit
- Child care center — Allowed — see note
- Church or place of worship — Allowed
- Community garden — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-N:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Adjacent to residential uses § 17.32.040
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Adjacent to residential uses § 17.32.040
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — When the building frontage is greater than 300 linear feet § 17.32.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR, density limit for C-N in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Greenfield Municipal Code.
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Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Greenfield's C-N zone?
35 ft (primary structures; limited to the lesser of the feet and stories standards) — Greenfield Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
What is the maximum number of stories in Greenfield's C-N zone?
2 stories (primary structures; limited to the lesser of the feet and stories standards) — Greenfield Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Greenfield's C-N zone?
35 ft — Greenfield Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Greenfield's C-N zone?
0 ft (adjacent to all other uses) — Greenfield Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Greenfield's C-N zone?
0 ft (adjacent to all other uses) — Greenfield Municipal Code § 17.32.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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