1. Zoning
  2. Union City, CA
  3. RM 2,500

Union City, CA · zoning record

RM 2,500 zoning in Union City.

The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the RM 2,500 district, straight from Union City's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.

Free · Every figure cited · Read from the current code (2026-10-03)

RM 2,500 dimensional standards.

These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base RM 2,500 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.

Maximum height

30 ft

How tall the building may be.

“Maximum Height 30 ft. 30 ft. 30 ft. (9) 30 ft. 30 ft. 75 ft.”table › Min. Lot Width (interior/corner) › Exterior Side Yard Setback › Rear Yard Setback › Maximum Height › RM 2,500 column · Union City code · read 2026-10-03

Minimum lot size

6,000 sf

Smallest conforming lot.

“Min. Lot Area 6,000 s.f. (2) 4,500 s.f. (2) 5,000 s.f. (2) 7,000 s.f. 6,000 s.f. 6,000 s.f.”table › Min. Site Area per Unit › Min. Lot Area › RM 2,500 column · Union City code · read 2026-10-03

Minimum lot depth

100 ft

Shallowest conforming lot.

“Min. Lot Depth 100 ft. 90 ft. N/A 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft.”table › Min. Lot Width (interior/corner) › Min. Lot Depth › RM 2,500 column · Union City code · read 2026-10-03

Maximum building coverage

40 %

Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.

“Max. Lot Coverage 50% 50% 50% (3) 40% 40% 40%”table › Min. Site Area per Unit › Max. Lot Coverage › RM 2,500 column · Union City code · read 2026-10-03

Sources

Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.

Other Union City districts on record.

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