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Avenal A-I zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Avenal's A-I zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 50 ft and the minimum lot size is 5 acres, with the conditions listed below (Avenal code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (up to 75 ft may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 9.80 Conditional Use Permits)
- Minimum front setback: 50 ft
- Minimum side setback: 15 ft (interior side property line)
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 5 acres
- Maximum lot coverage: 10% (permitted uses)
A-I (INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL (A-I) ZONE) is a zoning district in Avenal. Every value below was read from the Avenal 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 A-I
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 | 35 ft Applies: up to 75 ft may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 9.80 Conditional Use Permits § 9.10.080 · code textThe maximum structure height shall be 35 feet, except that a height up to 75 feet may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 9.80 Conditional Use Permits. |
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| Minimum front setback | 50 ft § 9.10.060 · code textThe front building setback area shall be a minimum of 50 feet from the front lot line. |
| Minimum side setback | 15 ft Applies: interior side property line § 9.10.060 · code textThe interior side building setback area shall be a minimum of 15 feet from an interior side property line. |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 9.10.060 · code textThe rear building setback shall be a minimum of 20 feet from the rear lot line. |
| Minimum lot size | 5 acres § 9.10.030 · code textThe minimum lot area is five (5) acres. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 10% Applies: permitted uses § 9.10.050 · code textThe maximum coverage of a lot shall be no more than ten percent (10%) for permitted uses and no more than fifty percent (50%) for conditional uses. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in A-I:
- Maximum building height: 75 ft — may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 9.80 Conditional Use Permits § 9.10.080
- Minimum lot size: No minimum — agricultural industrial uses approved in conjunction with a conditional use permit § 9.10.030
- Maximum lot coverage: 50% — conditional uses § 9.10.050
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for A-I in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Avenal Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Avenal's A-I zone?
35 ft (up to 75 ft may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 9.80 Conditional Use Permits) — Avenal Municipal Code § 9.10.080.
What is the minimum front setback in Avenal's A-I zone?
50 ft — Avenal Municipal Code § 9.10.060.
What is the minimum side setback in Avenal's A-I zone?
15 ft (interior side property line) — Avenal Municipal Code § 9.10.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Avenal's A-I zone?
20 ft — Avenal Municipal Code § 9.10.060.
What is the minimum lot size in Avenal's A-I zone?
5 acres — Avenal Municipal Code § 9.10.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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