Port Hueneme · Zoning · C-1
Port Hueneme C-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Port Hueneme's C-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is 6,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Port Hueneme code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft
- Minimum front setback: None required (No front yard is required except as necessary to conform with off-street parking and landscaping standards pursuant to Chapter 3, Part A of this Article.)
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 6,000 sq ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.55:1
C-1 (General Commercial Zone) is a zoning district in Port Hueneme. Every value below was read from the Port Hueneme 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-1
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 | 35 ft § 10483 · code textNo building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: No front yard is required except as necessary to conform with off-street parking and landscaping standards pursuant to Chapter 3, Part A of this Article. § 10483 · code textNo front yard shall be required except as necessary to conform with off-street parking and landscaping standards pursuant to Chapter 3, Part A of this Article. |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 10483 · code textThere shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 6,000 sq ft § 10483 · code textNo building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of less than six-thousand (6,000) square feet in area. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.55:1 § 10483 · code textThere shall be a maximum floor area ratio of 0.55:1. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-1:
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — For each C-1 lot which abuts upon the side of a lot in any R-1, R-2, or R-3 Zone. § 10483
- Minimum side setback: 50% of the applicable rear lots' required front yard — On the street side of a reversed corner lot when its rear abuts a lot in any R-1, R-2, or R-3 Zone. § 10483
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, side setback, lot coverage, density limit for C-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Port Hueneme Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Port Hueneme's C-1 zone?
35 ft — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10483.
What is the minimum front setback in Port Hueneme's C-1 zone?
None required (no front yard is required except as necessary to conform with off-street parking and landscaping standards pursuant to Chapter 3, Part A of this Article) — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10483.
What is the minimum rear setback in Port Hueneme's C-1 zone?
20 ft — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10483.
What is the minimum lot size in Port Hueneme's C-1 zone?
6,000 sq ft — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10483.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Port Hueneme's C-1 zone?
0.55:1 — Port Hueneme Municipal Code § 10483.
General information, not legal advice.
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