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Stockton CH zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Stockton's CH zone, buildings can be up to 75 ft tall and the front setback is 10 ft (Stockton code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 75 ft
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.3 (Other Areas; applicable only to nonresidential floor area)
- Maximum density: 30 units per net acre (Other Areas; net acre)
CH 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 CH
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 | 75 ft § 16.24.070 · code textTable row “Maximum Height (ft)”, column “CH”: 75 |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 10 ft § 16.24.070 · code textTable row “Front”, column “CH”: 10 |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft § 16.24.070 · code textTable row “Interior Side”, column “CH”: 0, 10 adjacent to residential zone |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft § 16.24.070 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “CH”: 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 textTable row “Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR), applicable only to nonresidential floor area”, column “CH”: 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 textTable row “Dwelling units per net acre”, column “CH”: Downtown Core: 136 Greater Downtown: 90 Other Areas: 30 |
Uses in CH
Uses the code's use tables allow in CH, 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 — Allowed
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in CH:
- 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 stories, lot size, lot coverage limit for CH in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Stockton Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Stockton's CH zone?
75 ft — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.
What is the minimum front setback in Stockton's CH zone?
10 ft — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.
What is the minimum side setback in Stockton's CH zone?
0 ft — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.
What is the minimum rear setback in Stockton's CH zone?
0 ft — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.
What is the maximum floor area ratio (far) in Stockton's CH zone?
0.3 (other Areas; applicable only to nonresidential floor area) — Stockton Municipal Code § 16.24.070.
General information, not legal advice.
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