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Tracy GHC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Tracy's GHC zone, the front setback is 15 ft, the side setback limit is 15 ft and the rear setback limit is 15 ft (Tracy code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Minimum front setback: 15 ft
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft (None where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones)
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft (None where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones)
- Maximum density: 20 to 35 dwelling units per gross acre (the code sets a range: at least 20, at most 35)
GHC (General Highway Commercial Zone) is a zoning district in Tracy. Every value below was read from the Tracy 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 GHC
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 | 15 ft § 10.08.2570 · code textEvery lot within the GHG Zone shall have a front yard of not less than fifteen (15') feet; and |
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| Minimum side setback | 15 ft Applies: None where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones § 10.08.2570 · code textEach lot within the GHC Zone shall have side and rear yards of not less than fifteen (15') feet, except where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones, in which case there shall be no requirements. |
| Minimum rear setback | 15 ft Applies: None where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones § 10.08.2570 · code textEach lot within the GHC Zone shall have side and rear yards of not less than fifteen (15') feet, except where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones, in which case there shall be no requirements. |
| Maximum density | 20 to 35 dwelling units per gross acre Applies: the code sets a range: at least 20, at most 35 § 10.08.2565 · code textThe areas designated GHC shall allow high density multi-family housing residential with a density range of twenty (20) to thirty-five (35) dwelling units per gross acre by the General Plan. |
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We did not find a general height, stories, lot size, lot coverage, FAR limit for GHC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Tracy Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum front setback in Tracy's GHC zone?
15 ft — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.2570.
What is the minimum side setback in Tracy's GHC zone?
15 ft (none where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.2570.
What is the minimum rear setback in Tracy's GHC zone?
15 ft (none where adjacent to commercial or industrial zones) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.2570.
What is the maximum density in Tracy's GHC zone?
20 to 35 dwelling units per gross acre (the code sets a range: at least 20, at most 35) — Tracy Municipal Code § 10.08.2565.
General information, not legal advice.
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