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Sanger C-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Sanger's C-2 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2 stories) tall and the front setback is 10 ft, with the conditions listed below (Sanger code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (and no more than two stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (20 ft where developed as a shopping center as defined in section 90-48)
- Minimum side setback: None required (unless abutting a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (unless abutting a residential district)
C-2 (Community Commercial District) is a zoning district in Sanger. Every value below was read from the Sanger 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 | 35 ft Applies: and no more than two stories § 90-616 · code textNo building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than two stories, not to exceed 35 feet. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories § 90-616 · code textNo building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than two stories, not to exceed 35 feet. |
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: 20 ft where developed as a shopping center as defined in section 90-48 § 90-616 · code textEach lot shall have a front yard of not less than ten feet, except where the property is developed as a shopping center as defined in section 90-48, the front yard shall be increased to 20 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: unless abutting a residential district § 90-616 · code textNone required, except where the C-2 district abuts a residential district there shall be a side yard on the C-2 lot on the side abutting the residential district of not less than ten feet, of which five feet shall be landscaped and maintained. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: unless abutting a residential district § 90-616 · code textNone required except where the rear of the C-2 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet, of which five feet shall be landscaped and maintained. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-2:
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Property developed as a shopping center as defined in section 90-48 § 90-616
- Minimum front setback: Equal to the largest adjacent residential front yard required, not exceeding 20 ft — C-2 lot adjacent to a residential district § 90-616
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Side of C-2 lot abutting a residential district § 90-616
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Corner lot, side abutting a street § 90-616
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — Corner lot developed as a shopping center as defined in section 90-48; side yard abutting a street § 90-616
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Rear of C-2 district abuts a residential district § 90-616
Not on this page
We did not find a general 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 Sanger Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Sanger's C-2 zone?
35 ft (and no more than two stories) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-616.
What is the maximum number of stories in Sanger's C-2 zone?
2 stories — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-616.
What is the minimum front setback in Sanger's C-2 zone?
10 ft (20 ft where developed as a shopping center as defined in section 90-48) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-616.
What is the minimum side setback in Sanger's C-2 zone?
None required (unless abutting a residential district) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-616.
What is the minimum rear setback in Sanger's C-2 zone?
None required (unless abutting a residential district) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-616.
General information, not legal advice.
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