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Trinidad PD zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Trinidad's PD zone, generally buildings can be up to 25 ft tall, the front setback is None required and the minimum lot size is 2,500 sq ft per dwelling lot, with the conditions listed below (Trinidad code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 25 ft (the planning commission may require a lesser height)
- Minimum front setback: None required (where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's)
- Minimum side setback: None required (where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's)
- Minimum lot size: 2,500 sq ft per dwelling lot (Planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units; applies to dwelling lots)
- Maximum lot coverage: 100% (Ground floor area of the unit; planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units)
- Maximum density: 1 unit per 8,000 sq ft of net development area (Net development area excludes commercial-use areas, open space, parking, access roads and land over 30% slope)
PD is a zoning district in Trinidad. Every value below was read from the Trinidad 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 PD
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 | 25 ft Applies: the planning commission may require a lesser height § 17.36.060 · code textMaximum building height is 25 feet, except that the planning commission may require a lesser height as provided in Chapter 17.60 TMC. |
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| Minimum front setback | None required Applies: where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's § 17.36.050 · code textMinimum yard requirements in the PD zone are as follows: where 8,000 square feet minimum lot area applies, same as UR zone; where 2,500 square feet minimum lot area applies, none, except when adjacent to any other zone the yard shall be the same as that required in the adjacent zone. |
| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's § 17.36.050 · code textMinimum yard requirements in the PD zone are as follows: where 8,000 square feet minimum lot area applies, same as UR zone; where 2,500 square feet minimum lot area applies, none, except when adjacent to any other zone the yard shall be the same as that required in the adjacent zone. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's § 17.36.050 · code textMinimum yard requirements in the PD zone are as follows: where 8,000 square feet minimum lot area applies, same as UR zone; where 2,500 square feet minimum lot area applies, none, except when adjacent to any other zone the yard shall be the same as that required in the adjacent zone. |
| Minimum lot size | 2,500 sq ft per dwelling lot Applies: Planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units; applies to dwelling lots § 17.36.030 · code textFor planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units, 2,500 square feet per dwelling lot; none for commercial units; provided, that the ground floor area of the unit shall not exceed 100 percent of the lot area, except ground floor area shall not exceed 75 percent of the area of a corner lot. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 100% Applies: Ground floor area of the unit; planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units § 17.36.030 · code textFor planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units, 2,500 square feet per dwelling lot; none for commercial units; provided, that the ground floor area of the unit shall not exceed 100 percent of the lot area, except ground floor area shall not exceed 75 percent of the area of a corner lot. |
| Maximum density | 1 unit per 8,000 sq ft of net development area Applies: Net development area excludes commercial-use areas, open space, parking, access roads and land over 30% slope § 17.36.040 · code textThe number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined by dividing the net development area by 8,000 square feet. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in PD:
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — Where 8,000 sq ft minimum lot area applies; same as the UR zone § 17.36.050
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — Where 8,000 sq ft minimum lot area applies; same as the UR zone § 17.36.050
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — Where 8,000 sq ft minimum lot area applies; same as the UR zone § 17.36.050
- Minimum lot size: 8,000 sq ft — Planned developments with less than five dwelling or commercial units § 17.36.030
- Maximum lot coverage: 75% — Ground floor area on a corner lot; planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units § 17.36.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR limit for PD in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Trinidad Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Trinidad's PD zone?
25 ft (the planning commission may require a lesser height) — Trinidad Municipal Code § 17.36.060.
What is the minimum front setback in Trinidad's PD zone?
None required (where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's) — Trinidad Municipal Code § 17.36.050.
What is the minimum side setback in Trinidad's PD zone?
None required (where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's) — Trinidad Municipal Code § 17.36.050.
What is the minimum rear setback in Trinidad's PD zone?
None required (where the 2,500 sq ft minimum lot area applies; next to any other zone, the yard is the same as that zone's) — Trinidad Municipal Code § 17.36.050.
What is the minimum lot size in Trinidad's PD zone?
2,500 sq ft per dwelling lot (planned developments with five or more dwelling or commercial units; applies to dwelling lots) — Trinidad Municipal Code § 17.36.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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