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Biggs C-O zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Biggs's C-O zone, buildings can be up to 40 ft tall, the front setback is 20 ft and the minimum lot size is 5,000 sq. ft (Biggs code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 40 ft
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft
- Minimum lot size: 5,000 sq. ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 75%
C-O (COMMERCIAL OFFICE 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 C-O
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 | 40 ft § 14.330.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Maximum Height”: 40 feet |
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| Minimum front setback | 20 ft § 14.330.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Front Yard”: 20 feet |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft See note 1 below the table in the code. § 14.330.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Side Yard”: 0 feet Note 1: Side Setback. A side setback shall not be required except, where the side of a lot in the C-O district abuts a residential district there shall be a side yard setback of not less than 10 feet. However, where an alley separates the side yard of a commercial lot from a residential district, no side yard setback shall be required in the commercial lot. |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft § 14.330.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Rear Yard”: 0 feet |
| Minimum lot size | 5,000 sq. ft § 14.330.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Area”: 5,000 sq. ft |
| Maximum lot coverage | 75% See note 4 below the table in the code. § 14.330.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Lot Coverage”: 75% Note 4: An additional 15 percent lot coverage (total lot coverage of 90 percent) may be allowed through the issuance of a conditional use permit. |
Uses in C-O
Uses the code's use tables allow in C-O, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Duplex — Needs an use permit — see note
- Child care center — Allowed
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in C-O:
- Maximum building height: 50 ft — planning commission exception under Chapter 14.180 BMC (Exceptions) § 14.330.040
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — where the side of a lot in the C-O district abuts a residential district § 14.330.040
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — where the rear of a lot in the C-O district abuts a residential district § 14.330.040
- Maximum lot coverage: 90% — through the issuance of a conditional use permit § 14.330.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for C-O in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Biggs Municipal Code.
Other Biggs zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Biggs's C-O zone?
40 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.330.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Biggs's C-O zone?
20 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.330.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Biggs's C-O zone?
0 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.330.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Biggs's C-O zone?
0 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.330.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Biggs's C-O zone?
5,000 sq. ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.330.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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