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Sacramento OB-3 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Sacramento's OB-3 zone, buildings can be up to 360 feet tall and the front setback is 10 feet (Sacramento code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 360 feet
- Minimum front setback: 10 feet
- Minimum side setback: No minimum
- Minimum rear setback: 15 feet
- Maximum density: 100 dwelling units per net acre
OB-3 (Office Business High-Rise Mixed-Use Zone) is a zoning district in Sacramento. Every value below was read from the Sacramento 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 OB-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.
| Maximum building height | 360 feet § 17.216.320 · code textThe maximum height is 360 feet. |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 10 feet § 17.216.330 · code textThe minimum front-yard and street side-yard setback is 10 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | No minimum § 17.216.330 · code textUnless paragraph 2 of this subsection applies, there is no minimum interior side-yard setback. |
| Minimum rear setback | 15 feet § 17.216.330 · code textUnless paragraph 2 of this subsection applies, the minimum rear-yard setback is 15 feet. |
| Maximum density | 100 dwelling units per net acre § 17.216.320 · code textThe maximum density is 100 dwelling units per net acre. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in OB-3:
- Minimum side setback: 5 feet — Interior side-yard lot line abuts a lot in the R-1 or R-1B zone, or abuts a lot containing a single-unit dwelling § 17.216.330
- Minimum side setback: 40 feet — Residential tower: the part of a building above the first 65 ft § 17.216.330
- Minimum rear setback: 5 feet — Rear-yard lot line abuts a public alley § 17.216.330
- Minimum rear setback: 40 feet — Residential tower: the part of a building above the first 65 ft § 17.216.330
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR limit for OB-3 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Sacramento Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Sacramento's OB-3 zone?
360 feet — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.320.
What is the minimum front setback in Sacramento's OB-3 zone?
10 feet — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.330.
What is the minimum side setback in Sacramento's OB-3 zone?
No minimum — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.330.
What is the minimum rear setback in Sacramento's OB-3 zone?
15 feet — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.330.
What is the maximum density in Sacramento's OB-3 zone?
100 dwelling units per net acre — Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.216.320.
General information, not legal advice.
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