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Santa Fe Springs M-2 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Santa Fe Springs's M-2 zone, generally buildings can be up to no limit tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 7,500 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Santa Fe Springs code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: no limit (within 100 feet of a residential zone, school or park the limit is 50 ft)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (30 ft where adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway)
- Minimum side setback: None required (20 ft adjoining a local street; 30 ft adjoining a major or secondary highway or a street adjoining a freeway)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (20 ft adjoining a local street; 30 ft adjoining a major or secondary highway or a street adjoining a freeway)
- Minimum lot size: 7,500 sq ft
M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing Zone District) is a zoning district in Santa Fe Springs. Every value below was read from the Santa Fe Springs 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 M-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 | no limit Applies: within 100 feet of a residential zone, school or park the limit is 50 ft § 155.247 · code textThere is no building height limit in the M-2 Zone, except where M-2 property is within 100 feet of a residential zone, school or park, in which case the height limit shall be 50 feet, except as provided in §§ 155.385 through 155.598 of this chapter. |
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| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: 30 ft where adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway § 155.248 · code textEach lot shall have a front yard of not less than 20 feet extending across the full width of the lot, except that where adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway, the front yard shall be 30 feet. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: 20 ft adjoining a local street; 30 ft adjoining a major or secondary highway or a street adjoining a freeway § 155.249 · code textNone required, except that where adjoining a local street, a side yard of not less than 20 feet shall be required. Lots adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway, shall have a side yard of not less than 30 feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: 20 ft adjoining a local street; 30 ft adjoining a major or secondary highway or a street adjoining a freeway § 155.250 · code textNone required, except that where adjoining a local street, a rear yard of not less than 20 feet shall be required. Lots adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway, shall have a rear yard of not less than 30 feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 7,500 sq ft § 155.245 · code textThe minimum lot area shall be 7,500 square feet. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-2:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — M-2 property is within 100 feet of a residential zone, school or park § 155.247
- Minimum front setback: 30 ft — where adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway § 155.248
- Minimum front setback: 1 ft per 1 ft of building height — on any lot containing a building with a height greater than the minimum front yard setback distance of the lot § 155.248
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — where adjoining a local street § 155.249
- Minimum side setback: 30 ft — lots adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway § 155.249
- Minimum side setback: 1 ft per 1 ft of building height — on any lot containing a building with a height greater than the minimum side yard setback distance of the lot § 155.249
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — where adjoining a local street § 155.250
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft — lots adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway § 155.250
- Minimum rear setback: 1 ft per 1 ft of building height — on any lot containing a building with a height greater than the minimum rear yard setback distance of the lot § 155.250
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for M-2 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Santa Fe Springs's M-2 zone?
no limit (within 100 feet of a residential zone, school or park the limit is 50 ft) — Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code § 155.247.
What is the minimum front setback in Santa Fe Springs's M-2 zone?
20 ft (30 ft where adjoining a major or secondary highway, or a street adjoining a freeway) — Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code § 155.248.
What is the minimum side setback in Santa Fe Springs's M-2 zone?
None required (20 ft adjoining a local street; 30 ft adjoining a major or secondary highway or a street adjoining a freeway) — Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code § 155.249.
What is the minimum rear setback in Santa Fe Springs's M-2 zone?
None required (20 ft adjoining a local street; 30 ft adjoining a major or secondary highway or a street adjoining a freeway) — Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code § 155.250.
What is the minimum lot size in Santa Fe Springs's M-2 zone?
7,500 sq ft — Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code § 155.245.
General information, not legal advice.
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