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Mount Shasta, California · District

C-1

Downtown Commercial
CommercialDowntownAll Mount Shasta districts0

Dimensional standards

C-1 lot requirementsSTREETMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT45 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE100%MAX DENSITY20 du/ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft

Density

Maximum density
20 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
45 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
100%

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use3

Accessory4

From the ordinance

Maximum Density: Residential 20 du/acre, Commercial 100% lot coverage. Minimum Parcel Size: New 5,000 sq ft. Maximum building height: 45 feet.
Table 8 – Downtown Commercial (C-1), Sections 8.3-8.7