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La Puente CM zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In La Puente's CM zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 7,500 sq. ft., with the conditions listed below (La Puente code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (Lots under 100 ft deep: setback may be 10% of lot depth, but not less than 5 ft.)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (Abutting an industrially zoned lot)
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft (Abutting an industrially zoned lot)
- Minimum lot size: 7,500 sq. ft. (For each newly created lot)
- Maximum lot coverage: 75%
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.00
CM (Commercial-Manufacturing Zone) is a zoning district in La Puente. Every value below was read from the La Puente 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 CM
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 § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Height”, column “CM Standards”: 40 ft. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: Lots under 100 ft deep: setback may be 10% of lot depth, but not less than 5 ft. § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Front”, column “CM Standards”: 10 ft. |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: Abutting an industrially zoned lot § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Abutting an industrially zoned lot”, column “CM Standards”: 0 ft. |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft Applies: Abutting an industrially zoned lot § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Abutting an industrially zoned lot”, column “CM Standards”: 0 ft. |
| Minimum lot size | 7,500 sq. ft. Applies: For each newly created lot § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Lot Area - Minimum”, column “CM Standards”: 7,500 sq. ft. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 75% § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Lot Coverage”, column “CM Standards”: 75% Maximum |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.00 § 10.14.030 · code textTable row “Floor-Area Ratio”, column “CM Standards”: 1.00 Maximum |
Uses in CM
Uses the code's use tables allow in CM, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Kennel — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CM:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Abutting a nonindustrial zone, other than residential § 10.14.030
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft — Abutting a residential zone § 10.14.030
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Abutting a nonindustrial zone; next to residential, add 2 ft per 5 ft of building height above 15 ft. § 10.14.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, density limit for CM in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the La Puente Municipal Code.
Other La Puente zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in La Puente's CM zone?
40 ft — La Puente Municipal Code § 10.14.030.
What is the minimum front setback in La Puente's CM zone?
10 ft (lots under 100 ft deep: setback may be 10% of lot depth, but not less than 5 ft) — La Puente Municipal Code § 10.14.030.
What is the minimum side setback in La Puente's CM zone?
0 ft (abutting an industrially zoned lot) — La Puente Municipal Code § 10.14.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in La Puente's CM zone?
0 ft (abutting an industrially zoned lot) — La Puente Municipal Code § 10.14.030.
What is the minimum lot size in La Puente's CM zone?
7,500 sq. ft. (for each newly created lot) — La Puente Municipal Code § 10.14.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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