Soledad · Zoning · C-1
Soledad C-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Soledad's C-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft (2 stories) tall, the side setback limit is None required and the rear setback limit is None required, with the conditions listed below (Soledad code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (35 ft or two stories, whichever is less; the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan allows four stories)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (except in the part of the C-1 district in the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan)
- Minimum side setback: None required (Not contiguous to a residential district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (Not contiguous to a residential district)
- Maximum density: No requirements (Except in the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan (see below))
C-1 (Retail Central Business District) is a zoning district in Soledad. Every value below was read from the Soledad 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-1
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: 35 ft or two stories, whichever is less; the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan allows four stories § 17.24.040 · code textThe maximum height of any building shall be thirty-five feet or two stories, whichever is less, except in the portion of the C-1 district that corresponds to the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: except in the part of the C-1 district in the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan § 17.24.040 · code textThe maximum height of any building shall be thirty-five feet or two stories, whichever is less, except in the portion of the C-1 district that corresponds to the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: Not contiguous to a residential district § 17.24.040 · code textSide yard: None required; provided, that if a side yard is contiguous to a residential district, then the yard shall not be less than ten feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: Not contiguous to a residential district § 17.24.040 · code textRear yard: None required; provided, that if a rear yard is contiguous to a residential district and there is no alley, then such rear yard shall not be less than ten feet; provided further, that when a building abuts an alley and access to the same is from the alley, then such building shall not be located closer than thirty feet from the opposite side of the alley. |
| Maximum density | No requirements Applies: Except in the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan (see below) § 17.24.040 · code textNo requirements, except in the portion of the C-1 district that corresponds to the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-1:
- Maximum number of stories: 4 stories — Portion of the C-1 district corresponding to the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan § 17.24.040
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Side yard contiguous to a residential district § 17.24.040
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Rear yard contiguous to a residential district and there is no alley § 17.24.040
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 1,452 sq ft of lot area, or 30 units per acre — Portion of the C-1 district corresponding to the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan § 17.24.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general front setback, lot size, lot coverage, FAR limit for C-1 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Soledad Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Soledad's C-1 zone?
35 ft (35 ft or two stories, whichever is less; the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan allows four stories) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.24.040.
What is the maximum number of stories in Soledad's C-1 zone?
2 stories (except in the part of the C-1 district in the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.24.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Soledad's C-1 zone?
None required (not contiguous to a residential district) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.24.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Soledad's C-1 zone?
None required (not contiguous to a residential district) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.24.040.
What is the maximum density in Soledad's C-1 zone?
No requirements (except in the downtown core zone of the downtown specific plan (see below)) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.24.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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