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Los Gatos C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Los Gatos's C-2 zone, buildings can be up to 45 ft tall, the side setback limit is None required and the rear setback limit is None required (Los Gatos code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 45 ft
- Minimum side setback: None required (except next to or across from a residential zone: 20 ft plus 1 ft per foot of height over 20 ft)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (except next to or across from a residential zone: 20 ft plus 1 ft per foot of height over 20 ft)
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.60
C-2 (Central Business District Commercial Zone) is a zoning district in Los Gatos. Every value below was read from the Los Gatos 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-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.
| Maximum building height | 45 ft § 29.60.340 · code textThe maximum height of any building in a C-2 or central business district commercial zone is forty-five (45) feet. |
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| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: except next to or across from a residential zone: 20 ft plus 1 ft per foot of height over 20 ft § 29.60.335 · code textTable row “(2)”, column “None required”: None required |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: except next to or across from a residential zone: 20 ft plus 1 ft per foot of height over 20 ft § 29.60.335 · code textTable row “(3)”, column “None required”: None required |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.60 § 29.60.345 · code textThe floor area ratio for all new buildings in a C-2 or central business district commercial zone, or expansion of gross floor area of an existing building, shall not exceed sixty-hundredths. |
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We did not find a general stories, front setback, lot size, lot coverage, density limit for C-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Los Gatos Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Los Gatos's C-2 zone?
45 ft — Los Gatos Municipal Code § 29.60.340.
What is the minimum side setback in Los Gatos's C-2 zone?
None required (except next to or across from a residential zone: 20 ft plus 1 ft per foot of height over 20 ft) — Los Gatos Municipal Code § 29.60.335.
What is the minimum rear setback in Los Gatos's C-2 zone?
None required (except next to or across from a residential zone: 20 ft plus 1 ft per foot of height over 20 ft) — Los Gatos Municipal Code § 29.60.335.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Los Gatos's C-2 zone?
0.60 — Los Gatos Municipal Code § 29.60.345.
General information, not legal advice.
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