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Newark GI zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Newark's GI zone, generally buildings can be up to 100 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is 20,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Newark code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 100 ft (within 400 ft of a residential district boundary; the limit rises farther away (150 ft, 200 ft, then 500 ft))
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 20,000 sq ft
GI is a zoning district in Newark. Every value below was read from the Newark 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 GI
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 | 100 ft Applies: within 400 ft of a residential district boundary; the limit rises farther away (150 ft, 200 ft, then 500 ft) § 17.09.030 · code text4. One thousand feet or more from a residential district boundary: Five hundred feet or as approved through a conditional use permit. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft § 17.09.030 · code textTable row “Front”, column “GI”: 10 |
| Minimum side setback | 15 ft § 17.09.030 · code textTable row “Interior Side”, column “GI”: 15, 50 from a Residential District boundary |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 17.09.030 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “GI”: 20, 50 from a Residential District boundary |
| Minimum lot size | 20,000 sq ft § 17.09.030 · code textTable row “Minimum Lot Size (sq ft unless noted)”, column “GI”: 20,000 |
Uses in GI
Uses the code's use tables allow in GI, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Kennel — Needs a minor use permit — see note
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in GI:
- Maximum building height: 150 ft — more than 400 feet but less than 600 feet from a residential district boundary § 17.09.030
- Maximum building height: 200 ft — more than 600 feet but less than 1,000 feet from a residential district boundary § 17.09.030
- Maximum building height: 500 ft or as approved through a conditional use permit — 1,000 feet or more from a residential district boundary § 17.09.030
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — from a Residential District boundary § 17.09.030
- Minimum rear setback: 50 ft — from a Residential District boundary § 17.09.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for GI in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Newark Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Newark's GI zone?
100 ft (within 400 ft of a residential district boundary; the limit rises farther away (150 ft, 200 ft, then 500 ft)) — Newark Municipal Code § 17.09.030.
What is the minimum front setback in Newark's GI zone?
10 ft — Newark Municipal Code § 17.09.030.
What is the minimum side setback in Newark's GI zone?
15 ft — Newark Municipal Code § 17.09.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in Newark's GI zone?
20 ft — Newark Municipal Code § 17.09.030.
What is the minimum lot size in Newark's GI zone?
20,000 sq ft — Newark Municipal Code § 17.09.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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