Biggs City Zoning Code

The purpose of the A-G district is to support, protect, and maintain a viable, long-term agricultural sector in the city of Biggs. Standards for the A-G district maintain the vitality of the agricultural sector by retaining parcel sizes necessary to sustain viable agricultural operations, protecting agricultural practices and activities by minimizing land-use conflicts, and protecting agricultural resources by regulating land uses and development intensities in agricultural areas. Permitted uses include crop cultivation, animal grazing, stock ponds, and agricultural processing. More intensive agricultural activities, such as animal processing, dairies, hog farms, commercial stables, and mining and oil extraction, are permitted with the approval of a use permit. One single-family home and one second unit is permitted on each legally established parcel within the A-G district, and residential uses for agricultural employees are permitted as an accessory use within the A-G district. The minimum permitted parcel size in the AG zone ranges from 10 acres.

Land may be used within the A-G general agricultural district as provided for within Chapter 14.200 BMC (Agricultural Use Table). Additionally, existing agricultural activities may be continued until such time as the land is proposed and developed for urban uses.

Land may be used, subject to securing a use permit, within the A-G general agricultural district as provided within Chapter 14.200 BMC (Agricultural Use Table), and in accordance with provisions of Chapter 14.60 BMC (Conditional Use Permits).

Setback for lot boundaries fronting public roads, minimum lot sizes, maximum lot coverage and maximum height restrictions is required for all lots within the A-G district as follows: