Rolling Hills Estates · Zoning · C-O
Rolling Hills Estates C-O zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Rolling Hills Estates's C-O zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 15 ft and the minimum lot size is 1 acre, with the conditions listed below (Rolling Hills Estates code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (or two stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: None required (Not abutting a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (Not abutting a residential district)
- Minimum lot size: 1 acre (Each lot created in a C-O zone after September 1, 1974)
- Maximum lot coverage: 25% (one-half the width of abutting alleys may be included in the C-O district)
C-O (C-O District) is a zoning district in Rolling Hills Estates. Every value below was read from the Rolling Hills Estates 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-O
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 Applies: or two stories § 17.26.050 · code textNo building or structure erected in the district shall have a height greater than thirty-five feet or two stories. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories § 17.26.050 · code textNo building or structure erected in the district shall have a height greater than thirty-five feet or two stories. |
| Minimum front setback | 15 ft § 17.26.050 · code textEach lot shall have a front yard extending across the full width of the lot, the yard to have a depth of not less than fifteen feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: Not abutting a residential district § 17.26.050 · code textNone; provided, however, that there shall be a side yard or not less than twenty feet maintained for all side yards abutting residential districts. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: Not abutting a residential district § 17.26.050 · code textNone, except where the C-O district abuts a residential district there shall be a rear yard on the abutting C-O lot of not less than twenty feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 1 acre Applies: Each lot created in a C-O zone after September 1, 1974 § 17.26.050 · code textEach lot created in a C-O zone after September 1, 1974, shall have a minimum size of one acre. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 25% Applies: one-half the width of abutting alleys may be included in the C-O district § 17.26.050 · code textThe maximum coverage of the lot by buildings and structures shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the total lot area, one-half the width of all abutting alleys may be included in the C-O district. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-O:
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — Side yards abutting residential districts § 17.26.050
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Where the C-O district abuts a residential district, on the abutting C-O lot § 17.26.050
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR, density limit for C-O in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Rolling Hills Estates's C-O zone?
35 ft (or two stories) — Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code § 17.26.050.
What is the maximum number of stories in Rolling Hills Estates's C-O zone?
2 stories — Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code § 17.26.050.
What is the minimum front setback in Rolling Hills Estates's C-O zone?
15 ft — Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code § 17.26.050.
What is the minimum side setback in Rolling Hills Estates's C-O zone?
None required (not abutting a residential district) — Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code § 17.26.050.
What is the minimum rear setback in Rolling Hills Estates's C-O zone?
None required (not abutting a residential district) — Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code § 17.26.050.
General information, not legal advice.
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