Lassen County · Zoning · C-T
Lassen County C-T zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Lassen County's C-T zone, generally buildings can be up to 25 ft tall and the front setback is None required, with the conditions listed below (Lassen County code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 25 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (except as required by other regulations)
- Minimum side setback: None required (except as required by other regulations)
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft (25 ft when adjacent to R zones, increased 1 ft per foot of building height over 35 ft unless approved through design review)
C-T (Town Service District) is a zoning district in Lassen County. Every value below was read from the Lassen County 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-T
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 | 25 ft § 18.34.050 · code textBuilding height limit: twenty-five feet, or up to forty-five feet, with an approval from the architectural review committee, pursuant to Chapter 18.118 of this title. |
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| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: except as required by other regulations § 18.34.050 · code textMinimum front yard required: none, except as required by other regulations, and except that buildings, structures or edifices shall not be less than fifty feet from the centerline of any public roadway, unless approved pursuant to an approved design review. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: except as required by other regulations § 18.34.050 · code textMinimum side yard required: none, except as required by other regulations, and except that buildings, structures or edifices shall not be less than fifty feet from the centerline of any public roadway, unless approved pursuant to an approved design review. |
| Minimum rear setback | 15 ft Applies: 25 ft when adjacent to R zones, increased 1 ft per foot of building height over 35 ft unless approved through design review § 18.34.050 · code textMinimum rear yard required: fifteen feet, except that it shall be twenty-five feet when adjacent to R zones. This twenty-five-foot minimum shall be increased one foot for every foot over thirty-five feet of building height, unless approved pursuant to an approved design review. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-T:
- Maximum building height: 45 ft — With approval from the architectural review committee, pursuant to Chapter 18.118 § 18.34.050
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft from roadway centerline — Buildings, structures or edifices adjacent to a public roadway; unless approved pursuant to an approved design review § 18.34.050
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft from roadway centerline — Buildings, structures or edifices adjacent to a public roadway; unless approved pursuant to an approved design review § 18.34.050
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft — when adjacent to R zones; the code adds 1 ft for each foot of building height over 35 ft, unless approved in design review § 18.34.050
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for C-T in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Lassen County Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Lassen County's C-T zone?
25 ft — Lassen County Municipal Code § 18.34.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Lassen County's C-T zone?
None required (except as required by other regulations) — Lassen County Municipal Code § 18.34.050.
What is the minimum side setback in Lassen County's C-T zone?
None required (except as required by other regulations) — Lassen County Municipal Code § 18.34.050.
What is the minimum rear setback in Lassen County's C-T zone?
15 ft (25 ft when adjacent to R zones, increased 1 ft per foot of building height over 35 ft unless approved through design review) — Lassen County Municipal Code § 18.34.050.
General information, not legal advice.
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