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Soledad H-C zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Soledad's H-C zone, generally buildings can be up to 40 ft tall, the front setback is 10 ft and the minimum lot size is No requirement, with the conditions listed below (Soledad code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft (up to 50 ft outside the downtown specific plan area, with a conditional use permit)
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (a landscaped yard under 10 ft may be approved by the planning commission if the total landscaped yard area equals that of the minimum yard)
- Minimum side setback: None required (Not contiguous to an R district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (Not contiguous to an R district)
- Minimum lot size: No requirement
- Maximum lot coverage: 60%
H-C (Highway Commercial 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 H-C
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 | 40 ft Applies: up to 50 ft outside the downtown specific plan area, with a conditional use permit § 17.28.040 · code textThe maximum building or structural height of all buildings is forty feet except that a height of up to fifty feet for buildings located outside of the downtown specific plan area boundaries is allowed subject to approval of a conditional use permit. |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: a landscaped yard under 10 ft may be approved by the planning commission if the total landscaped yard area equals that of the minimum yard § 17.28.040 · code textEach lot in the H-C district shall have a front yard, extending the full width of the subject property, of not less than ten feet, except that a landscaped yard of less than ten feet width may be approved by the planning commission where the total landscaped yard area is the same as that which would result from application of the minimum yard requirement. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: Not contiguous to an R district § 17.28.040 · code textNone required, unless an H-C district is contiguous to an R district; then, ten feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: Not contiguous to an R district § 17.28.040 · code textNone required, unless an H-C district is contiguous to an R district; then, ten feet; provided further, that when a building abuts an alley and access to the building is from the alley, then the building shall not be located closer than thirty feet from the opposite side of the alley. |
| Minimum lot size | No requirement § 17.28.040 · code textA. Lot Area. No requirement. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% § 17.28.040 · code textThe maximum coverage of the lot by all structures shall not exceed sixty percent. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in H-C:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — Outside the downtown specific plan area, with a conditional use permit; parts within 20 ft of a residential lot stay at 40 ft § 17.28.040
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — H-C district is contiguous to an R district § 17.28.040
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — H-C district is contiguous to an R district § 17.28.040
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft — Building abuts an alley and access to the building is from the alley; measured from the opposite side of the alley § 17.28.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for H-C 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 H-C zone?
40 ft (up to 50 ft outside the downtown specific plan area, with a conditional use permit) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.28.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Soledad's H-C zone?
10 ft (a landscaped yard under 10 ft may be approved by the planning commission if the total landscaped yard area equals that of the minimum yard) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.28.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Soledad's H-C zone?
None required (not contiguous to an R district) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.28.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Soledad's H-C zone?
None required (not contiguous to an R district) — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.28.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Soledad's H-C zone?
No requirement — Soledad Municipal Code § 17.28.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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