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Westminster MU zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Westminster's MU zone, generally buildings can be up to 95 feet (6 stories) tall, the front setback is 5 ft and the minimum lot size is No minimum, with the conditions listed below (Westminster code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 95 feet (Mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component))
- Maximum number of stories: 6 stories (Mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component))
- Minimum front setback: 5 ft (ground floor; build-to line: the building must stand no more than 15 ft back)
- Minimum side setback: None required
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft
- Minimum lot size: No minimum
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0 (Nonresidential development)
- Maximum density: 50 du/ac (Site size under 2 acres)
MU (Mixed-Use Zone) is a zoning district in Westminster. Every value below was read from the Westminster 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 MU
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 | 95 feet Applies: Mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component) § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component)”, column “MU Zone”: 6 stories not to exceed 95 feet |
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| Maximum number of stories | 6 stories Applies: Mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component) § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component)”, column “MU Zone”: 6 stories not to exceed 95 feet |
| Minimum front setback | 5 ft Applies: ground floor; build-to line: the building must stand no more than 15 ft back § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Front, ground floor *”, column “MU Zone”: Minimum: 5 feet Maximum: 15 feet* |
| Minimum side setback | None required § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Side, interior lot”, column “MU Zone”: None required |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “MU Zone”: Minimum: 10 feet |
| Minimum lot size | No minimum § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Minimum lot size”, column “MU Zone”: No minimum |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.0 Applies: Nonresidential development § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Maximum nonresidential floor area ratio (FAR)”, column “MU Zone”: 1.0 |
| Maximum density | 50 du/ac Applies: Site size under 2 acres § 17.260.015 · code textTable row “Maximum residential density”, column “MU Zone”: Site size: Under 2 acres: 50 du/ac 2-3 acres: 70 du/ac 3+ acres: 90 du/ac Additional residential density may be permitted pursuant to § 17.260.015(C) . |
Uses in MU
Uses the code's use tables allow in MU, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Duplex — Needs a conditional use permit
- Rooming or boarding house — Needs a conditional use permit
- Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit
- Church or place of worship — Needs a conditional use permit
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MU:
- Maximum building height: 75 feet — All other types of development § 17.260.015
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — street side of a corner lot; build-to line: the building must stand within 15 ft § 17.260.015
- Maximum density: 70 du/ac — Site size 2–3 acres § 17.260.015
- Maximum density: 90 du/ac — Site size 3+ acres § 17.260.015
- Maximum density: Up to an additional 10 du/ac above the applicable base maximum residential density — Mixed-use development eligible under the Nonresidential Space Development Incentive, provided the project incorporates the required qualifying nonresidential area § 17.260.015
Not on this page
We did not find a general lot coverage limit for MU in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Westminster Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Westminster's MU zone?
95 feet (mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component)) — Westminster Municipal Code § 17.260.015.
What is the maximum number of stories in Westminster's MU zone?
6 stories (mixed-use development (residential and nonresidential component)) — Westminster Municipal Code § 17.260.015.
What is the minimum front setback in Westminster's MU zone?
5 ft (ground floor; build-to line: the building must stand no more than 15 ft back) — Westminster Municipal Code § 17.260.015.
What is the minimum side setback in Westminster's MU zone?
None required — Westminster Municipal Code § 17.260.015.
What is the minimum rear setback in Westminster's MU zone?
10 ft — Westminster Municipal Code § 17.260.015.
General information, not legal advice.
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