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Biggs A-G zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Biggs's A-G zone, generally buildings can be up to 35 ft tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 20 acres, with the conditions listed below (Biggs code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 35 ft (Residential)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft (Where part of the block frontage is in a residential, commercial or industrial district, at least that district's street frontage setback applies.)
- Minimum side setback: 25 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft
- Minimum lot size: 20 acres
A-G (Agricultural General Zoning District) is a zoning district in Biggs. Every value below was read from the Biggs 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-G
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: Residential See note 5 below the table in the code. § 14.210.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Residential”: 35 feet Note 5: Where a parcel is contiguous to a residential district, the maximum structure or building height shall be 30 feet in height. The planning commission may, however, grant an exception, subject to the provisions of Chapter 14.180 BMC (Exceptions), to allow a structure or building to be erected to a height of not to exceed 60 feet. |
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| Minimum front setback | 20 ft Applies: Where part of the block frontage is in a residential, commercial or industrial district, at least that district's street frontage setback applies. § 14.210.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Front Yard”: 20 feet |
| Minimum side setback | 25 ft § 14.210.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Side Yard”: 25 feet |
| Minimum rear setback | 25 ft § 14.210.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Rear Yard”: 25 feet |
| Minimum lot size | 20 acres See note 4 below the table in the code. § 14.210.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Minimum Lot Size”: 20 acres Note 4: All lots developed or used in the A-C district shall be as large as is necessary to comply with all requirements of this chapter and title. |
Uses in A-G
Uses the code's use tables allow in A-G, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Church or place of worship — Needs an use permit
- Growing crops — Allowed
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in A-G:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — Nonresidential § 14.210.040
- Maximum building height: 30 ft — Where a parcel is contiguous to a residential district § 14.210.040
- Maximum building height: 60 ft — Planning commission exception under Chapter 14.180 BMC (Exceptions) § 14.210.040
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft — Where an alley separates the side yards of the agricultural commercial zone and commercial or industrial district § 14.210.040
- Minimum rear setback: 30 ft — Where the rear yard setback abuts a lot in any residential, commercial or industrial zone § 14.210.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for A-G in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Biggs Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Biggs's A-G zone?
35 ft (residential) — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.210.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Biggs's A-G zone?
20 ft (where part of the block frontage is in a residential, commercial or industrial district, at least that district's street frontage setback applies) — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.210.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Biggs's A-G zone?
25 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.210.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Biggs's A-G zone?
25 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.210.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Biggs's A-G zone?
20 acres — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.210.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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