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Orland C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Orland's C-2 zone, generally buildings can be up to 45 ft tall and the front setback is None required, with the conditions listed below (Orland code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 45 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (10 ft when the front yard is across the street from a residential zone)
- Minimum side setback: None required (An interior lot next to a residential zone must match the front yard of that zone.)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (15 ft where the rear yard abuts a residential zone; 5 ft where it abuts an alley)
C-2 (Community Commercial Zone) is a zoning district in Orland. Every value below was read from the Orland 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 § 17.40.140 · code textMaximum building height in the C-2 zone is forty-five (45) feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: 10 ft when the front yard is across the street from a residential zone § 17.40.135 · code textFront: none, except when the front yard is across the street from a residential zone, then a ten (10) foot setback is required; |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: An interior lot next to a residential zone must match the front yard of that zone. § 17.40.135 · code textSide: none, except that a side yard of an interior lot abutting a residential zone shall be not less than the front yard required in such residential zone; |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: 15 ft where the rear yard abuts a residential zone; 5 ft where it abuts an alley § 17.40.135 · code textRear: none, except where a rear yard abuts a residential zone the minimum setback shall be fifteen (15) feet. If the rear yard abuts an alley, such rear yard shall not be less than five feet; |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-2:
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft — when the front yard is across the street from a residential zone § 17.40.135
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — where a rear yard abuts a residential zone § 17.40.135
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft — if the rear yard abuts an alley § 17.40.135
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for C-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Orland Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Orland's C-2 zone?
45 ft — Orland Municipal Code § 17.40.140.
What is the minimum front setback in Orland's C-2 zone?
None required (10 ft when the front yard is across the street from a residential zone) — Orland Municipal Code § 17.40.135.
What is the minimum side setback in Orland's C-2 zone?
None required (an interior lot next to a residential zone must match the front yard of that zone) — Orland Municipal Code § 17.40.135.
What is the minimum rear setback in Orland's C-2 zone?
None required (15 ft where the rear yard abuts a residential zone; 5 ft where it abuts an alley) — Orland Municipal Code § 17.40.135.
General information, not legal advice.
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