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Redlands C-3 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Redlands's C-3 zone, the minimum lot size is No minimum, the side setback limit is None required and the lot coverage limit is No requirements (Redlands code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Minimum side setback: None required (Unless the lot adjoins or is across the street from a residential zone.)
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum lot coverage: No requirements
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 4
C-3 (General Commercial District) is a zoning district in Redlands. Every value below was read from the Redlands 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-3
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.
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: Unless the lot adjoins or is across the street from a residential zone. § 18.92.140 · code textB. Side Yard: No side yard requirements, except where the C-3 zone adjoins or is across the street from a residential zone, in which case there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on the side or sides adjoining the street or residential zone. |
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| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 18.92.110 · code textNo requirements. |
| Maximum lot coverage | No requirements § 18.92.170 · code textNo requirements. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 4 § 18.92.130 · code textIn the C-3 zone, there is no height limit, except that the relationship between building floor area and lot area shall not exceed four (4) square feet of total floor area for each one square foot of total lot area. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-3:
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Where the C-3 zone adjoins or is across the street from a residential zone, on the side or sides adjoining the street or residential zone. § 18.92.140
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We did not find a general height, stories, front setback, rear setback, density limit for C-3 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Redlands Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum side setback in Redlands's C-3 zone?
None required (unless the lot adjoins or is across the street from a residential zone) — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.92.140.
What is the minimum lot size in Redlands's C-3 zone?
No minimum — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.92.110.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Redlands's C-3 zone?
No requirements — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.92.170.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Redlands's C-3 zone?
4 — Redlands Municipal Code § 18.92.130.
General information, not legal advice.
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