Title 14 — Zoning

Chapter 14.200 — AGRICULTURAL USE TABLE

Biggs Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Biggs

§ 14.200.010. Purpose.

The purpose of the commercial use table is to clearly and precisely designate permitted uses and conditional uses within each of the following districts:

A-G General Agricultural Zoning District

A-C Agricultural Commercial Zoning District

A-M Agricultural Industrial Zoning District (Ord. 409 § 3, 2017)

§ 14.200.020. Designation of uses.

With regard to the agricultural use table, an "X" indicates that the described use is permitted in the district represented by the symbol at the top of the column. A "U" indicates that the described use

requires a use permit in the district represented by the symbol at the top of the column. The absence of an "X" or "U" indicates that the particular use is prohibited in such a district. If a use is not listed on the table, the city planner, upon application, shall determine and recommend to the planning commission whether or not such use is similar in character to a described use for the purposes of applying district regulations and special conditions. (Ord. 409 § 3, 2017)

§ 14.200.030. Agricultural use table.

A = Administrative Permit
U = Use Permit
X = permitted use
Blank = not allowed
A-G A-C A-M
Agricultural Uses
Agricultural processing, including: drying and milling of local
agricultural products; dairy products; egg processing; fruit and
vegetable packing; processing of agricultural by-products such as
rice straw
X X X
Agricultural production, including orchard, vineyard, feld and row
crops
X X X
Agricultural product sales, off-site U U
Agricultural product sales, on-site X X
Agricultural support services, general U
Agricultural support services, light X
Agricultural research facilities U
Animal grazing X X X
Animal processing plants U U U
Livestock yards and holding facilities U
Hay, seed or grain store U X X
Stables, commercial U U U
Stables, private X [1] X [1] X [1]
Stables, semiprivate X [1] X [1] X [1]
Residential Uses
Agricultural worker housing X [2]
Agricultural worker housing center U [1]
Caretaker quarters (caretaker, proprietor or owner of permitted
use)
U [1] U [1]
Dwelling, second unit X [2]
Dwelling, single-family attached, detached X [2]
Fraternal hall, fraternity, sorority
Home occupations – major U [7]
Home occupations – minor X [7]
Community Uses
Child day care, small X [1]
Clubs, lodges and private meeting halls U [3] U [3] U [3]
A = Administrative Permit
U = Use Permit
X = permitted use
Blank = not allowed
A-G A-C A-M
--- --- --- ---
Golf courses and country clubs, other outdoor recreation U U U
Museums U -
Offce, governmental X X X
Outdoor education X -
Public facilities X X X
Religious facilities U U U
Residential care homes, small X
Schools, public and private U U
Commercial Uses
Animal services U [5] U
Bed and breakfast inns, one to fve guestrooms X U
Farmers market (temporary vending of produce and handicraft
items)
U U
Firewood storage, processing and off-site sales, small X X
Firewood storage, processing and off-site sales, medium, large U U
Heavy equipment storage X X X
Hunting and fshing clubs X [5]
Nursery, retail U A
Nursery, wholesale X X
Recreational vehicle parks U [5] U [5]
Taxidermist X
Temporary real estate offces and construction facilities X
Industrial Uses
Composting facilities U U
Manufacture, sale and/or repair of commercial grade agricultural
equipment and machinery
X
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment
of such products, including: bakery goods; candy; cosmetics; dairy
products; drugs; egg processing; ice manufacturing; food products
– excluding fsh and meat products, wine, vinegar, yeast and the
rendering of fats and oils; fruit and vegetable packing only
[4] X
Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or
merchandise from such previously prepared materials as: canvas,
cloth, fber, textiles or yarn; feathers, fur, hair or leather; glass;
paper, no milling; precious or semi-precious stones or metals;
plaster, plastics or wood
[4] X
Manufacturing and fabrication uses of: asphalt manufacturing or
refning; boiler works; brick, adobe, tile, terra cotta or concrete
products; cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris; chemical or
gas manufacture or cold storage; concrete/cement products or
concrete batch plant; electric or neon sign manufacture; fertilizer
manufacture; paint, oil, shellac, turpentine, lacquer, varnish or
[4] X
A = Administrative Permit
U = Use Permit
X = permitted use
Blank = not allowed
A-G A-C A-M
--- --- --- ---
glue manufacture; paper and pulp manufacture; planing and saw
mills; soap manufacture; tar distillation or tar products
manufacture
Manufacturing of food products, including fsh and meat products,
sauerkraut, wine, vinegar, yeast and the rendering of fats and oils
U
Research and development X
Warehousing, wholesaling and distribution X [4]
Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
Aerial applicator and support services U U U
Alternative fuel/recharging facilities A A
Farm airstrips X X
Recycling collection facility, small U U
Recycling processing facility, light U
Solar energy system, large U [6] U [6] U [6]
Solar energy system, medium U [6] U [6] U [6]
Solar energy system, small X [6] X [6] X [6]
Solar energy system, very large U [6] U [6] U [6]
Utilities, major U [6] U [6] U [6]
Utilities, accessory U U U
Utilities, minor X X X

Notes:

  • [1] Permitted only as an accessory use.

  • [2] One single-family home and a second dwelling is permitted per legal parcel. Second units are not allowed on parcels subject to Williamson Act contracts.

  • [3] Permitted only for organizations that provide a service to the agricultural community, such as a grange or similar organization.

  • [4] Manufacturing uses that directly support agricultural activities are permitted as "Agricultural Support Services, General" and "Agricultural Support Services, Light."

  • [5] Permitted only when not requiring permanent improvements and not interfering materially with agricultural operations.

  • [6] Solar energy systems permitted only as an accessory use to the prescribed permitted use.

  • [7] Subject to the provisions of Chapter 14.150 BMC.

  • (Ord. 409 § 3, 2017)