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Biggs M-1 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Biggs's M-1 zone, generally buildings can be up to 45 ft tall, the front setback is 25 ft and the minimum lot size is none required, with the conditions listed below (Biggs code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 45 ft
- Minimum front setback: 25 ft (Where part of the block frontage is in a residential or commercial district, at least that district's street frontage setback applies.)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 0 ft
- Minimum lot size: none required
- Maximum lot coverage: 65%
M-1 (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 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 M-1
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 | 45 ft § 14.360.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Maximum Height”: 45 feet |
|---|---|
| Minimum front setback | 25 ft Applies: Where part of the block frontage is in a residential or commercial district, at least that district's street frontage setback applies. § 14.360.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Front Yard”: 25 feet |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft § 14.360.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Side Yard”: 0 feet |
| Minimum rear setback | 0 ft § 14.360.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Rear Yard”: 0 feet |
| Minimum lot size | none required See note 5 below the table in the code. § 14.360.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Area”: 0 sq. ft Note 5: There is no minimal lot size requirement in the M-1 district. All lots developed or used in the M-1 district shall be as large as is necessary to comply with all requirements of this chapter and title. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 65% See note 6 below the table in the code. § 14.360.040 · code textTable row “Requirement”, column “Lot Coverage”: 65% Note 6: An additional 15 percent lot coverage (total lot coverage of 80 percent) may be allowed through the issuance of a conditional use permit. |
Uses in M-1
Uses the code's use tables allow in M-1, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Child care center — Needs an use permit
- Church or place of worship — Needs an use permit
- Growing crops — Allowed
- Kennel — Allowed
- Emergency shelter — Allowed
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-1:
- Maximum building height: 30 ft — Where a parcel is contiguous to a residential district. § 14.360.040
- Maximum building height: 60 ft — Planning commission exception under Chapter 14.180 BMC (Exceptions). § 14.360.040
- Maximum number of stories: 1 story — Where a parcel is contiguous to a residential district. § 14.360.040
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft — May be reduced with equivalent planter or landscaped area for each square foot of additional buildable area. § 14.360.040
- Minimum side setback: 25 ft — Where the side of a lot in the light industrial zone abuts a residential district; an alley may serve as all or part of the separation. § 14.360.040
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Where the side of the lot abuts a commercial district; none if an alley separates the side yards. § 14.360.040
- Minimum rear setback: 15 ft — Where the rear abuts a lot in any residential or commercial zone. § 14.360.040
- Maximum lot coverage: 80% — May be allowed through issuance of a conditional use permit. § 14.360.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for M-1 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 M-1 zone?
45 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.360.040.
What is the minimum front setback in Biggs's M-1 zone?
25 ft (where part of the block frontage is in a residential or commercial district, at least that district's street frontage setback applies) — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.360.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Biggs's M-1 zone?
0 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.360.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Biggs's M-1 zone?
0 ft — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.360.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Biggs's M-1 zone?
none required — Biggs Municipal Code § 14.360.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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