Stockton CD zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

CD is a zoning district in Stockton. Every value below was read from the Stockton 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 CD

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.

Minimum front setback	0 ft § 16.24.070 · code text Table row “Front”, column “CD”: 0
Minimum side setback	0 ft Applies: not adjacent to a residential zone § 16.24.070 · code text Table row “Interior Side”, column “CD”: 0, 10 adjacent to residential zone
Minimum rear setback	0 ft Applies: not adjacent to a residential zone § 16.24.070 · code text Table row “Rear”, column “CD”: 0, 10 adjacent to residential zone
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)	0.3 Applies: Other Areas; applicable only to nonresidential floor area § 16.24.070 · code text Table row “Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR), applicable only to nonresidential floor area”, column “CD”: Downtown Core: 5.0 Greater Downtown: 3.0 Other Areas: 0.3
Maximum density	30 units per net acre Applies: Other Areas; net acre § 16.24.070 · code text Table row “Dwelling units per net acre”, column “CD”: Downtown Core: 136 Greater Downtown: 90 Other Areas: 30

Uses in CD

Uses the code's use tables allow in CD, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.

Child care center — Allowed
Community garden — Allowed
Private school — Needs an administrative use permit
Emergency shelter — Needs a commission use permit

When a different number applies

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CD:

Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Adjacent to residential zone § 16.24.070
Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — Adjacent to residential zone § 16.24.070
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 5.0 — Downtown Core; applicable only to nonresidential floor area § 16.24.070
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 3.0 — Greater Downtown; applicable only to nonresidential floor area § 16.24.070
Maximum density: 136 units per net acre — Downtown Core; net acre § 16.24.070
Maximum density: 90 units per net acre — Greater Downtown; net acre § 16.24.070
Maximum density: 108.8 units per gross acre — Downtown Core; gross acre § 16.24.070
Maximum density: 72 units per gross acre — Greater Downtown; gross acre § 16.24.070

Not on this page

We did not find a general height, stories, lot size, lot coverage limit for CD in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Stockton Municipal Code.

Other Stockton zoning districts

Who this affects

HomeownersArchitects and designersDevelopersReal estate agents

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum front setback in Stockton's CD zone?

0 ft — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.

What is the minimum side setback in Stockton's CD zone?

0 ft (not adjacent to a residential zone) — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.

What is the minimum rear setback in Stockton's CD zone?

0 ft (not adjacent to a residential zone) — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.

What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Stockton's CD zone?

0.3 (other Areas; applicable only to nonresidential floor area) — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.

What is the maximum density in Stockton's CD zone?

30 units per net acre (other Areas; net acre) — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.

General information, not legal advice.