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Sanger C-5 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Sanger's C-5 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 feet (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 30 feet and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Sanger code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 feet (and no more than two stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories
- Minimum front setback: 30 feet
- Minimum side setback: None required (interior side yards, unless abutting a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (unless abutting a residential district)
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
C-5 (Highway 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-5
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 feet Applies: and no more than two stories § 90-1125 · code texta. No 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 § 90-1125 · code texta. No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than two stories, not to exceed 35 feet. |
| Minimum front setback | 30 feet § 90-1125 · code text1. Each lot shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: interior side yards, unless abutting a residential district § 90-1125 · code text1. None required for interior side yards, except where the C-5 district abuts a residential district there shall be a side yard on the C-5 lot on the side abutting the residential district of not less than ten feet, which shall be landscaped and maintained. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: unless abutting a residential district § 90-1125 · code textd. Rear yard. None required except where the rear of the C-5 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. |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 90-1125 · code text(1) Lot area. No requirement. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-5:
- Minimum side setback: 10 feet — Where the C-5 district abuts a residential district, on the side abutting the residential district § 90-1125
- Minimum side setback: 20 feet — On corner lots, on the side abutting the street § 90-1125
- Minimum rear setback: 20 feet — Where the rear of the C-5 district abuts a residential district § 90-1125
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot coverage, FAR, density limit for C-5 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-5 zone?
35 feet (and no more than two stories) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1125.
What is the maximum number of stories in Sanger's C-5 zone?
2 stories — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1125.
What is the minimum front setback in Sanger's C-5 zone?
30 feet — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1125.
What is the minimum side setback in Sanger's C-5 zone?
None required (interior side yards, unless abutting a residential district) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1125.
What is the minimum rear setback in Sanger's C-5 zone?
None required (unless abutting a residential district) — Sanger Municipal Code § 90-1125.
General information, not legal advice.
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