Cass County, MO Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

360 establishes the C-2 Business District for medium-volume, free-standing commercial uses compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods and rural areas, and its Lot Area standards fix Maximum Lot Coverage at fifty percent, meaning no more than half of a C-2 lot can be covered by buildings. The same subsection requires a minimum lot area of forty thousand square feet, or roughly ninety-two hundredths of an acre, and a minimum lot width of one hundred feet at the road frontage or building setback line. 350(D)(3)(b), though it is printed there as 'Minimum Lot Coverage' rather than 'Maximum,' an apparent labeling inconsistency between the two commercial districts; the C-2 wording is unambiguous.

Beyond the coverage cap, C-2 sets a front setback of twenty-five feet from the street right-of-way, a side setback of twenty-five feet where the lot adjoins a residential area, and a rear setback of fifty feet, with a front setback required on both sides of a corner lot. Height in the district is capped at two and one-half stories and thirty-five feet at the eave for the principal structure, while accessory buildings can rise two stories and thirty-five feet. Off-street parking and loading for any C-2 use must meet the county's separate Article XI parking and loading regulations.