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Gridley M-3 zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Gridley's M-3 zone, generally buildings can be up to 65 ft tall, the side setback limit is None required and the rear setback limit is None required, with the conditions listed below (Gridley code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 65 ft (industrial building)
- Minimum side setback: None required (side yard of at least 20 ft when adjacent to or across the street from property in an R district)
- Minimum rear setback: None required (landscaped rear yard of at least 25 ft when the rear line abuts property in an R district)
- Maximum lot coverage: 80%
M-3 (Agriculture Industrial District) is a zoning district in Gridley. Every value below was read from the Gridley 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-3
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 | 65 ft Applies: industrial building § 17.46.050 · code textNo industrial building shall exceed a height of sixty-five (65) feet. |
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| Minimum side setback | None required Applies: side yard of at least 20 ft when adjacent to or across the street from property in an R district § 17.46.060 · code textSide Yard. None, except when the side property line of property situated in the M-3 district is immediately adjacent to or across the street from any property situated in any R district, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty (20) feet. |
| Minimum rear setback | None required Applies: landscaped rear yard of at least 25 ft when the rear line abuts property in an R district § 17.46.060 · code textRear Yard. None, except when the rear property line of property situated in the M-3 district abuts property in any R district, there shall be a landscaped rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 80% § 17.46.070 · code textThe aggregate coverage of a lot by buildings and required parking area shall not exceed a total of eighty (80) percent of the lot area. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in M-3:
- Minimum side setback: 20 ft — When the side property line is immediately adjacent to or across the street from property in any R district § 17.46.060
- Minimum rear setback: 25 ft — When the rear property line abuts property in any R district § 17.46.060
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, front setback, lot size, FAR, density limit for M-3 in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Gridley Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Gridley's M-3 zone?
65 ft (industrial building) — Gridley Municipal Code § 17.46.050.
What is the minimum side setback in Gridley's M-3 zone?
None required (side yard of at least 20 ft when adjacent to or across the street from property in an R district) — Gridley Municipal Code § 17.46.060.
What is the minimum rear setback in Gridley's M-3 zone?
None required (landscaped rear yard of at least 25 ft when the rear line abuts property in an R district) — Gridley Municipal Code § 17.46.060.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Gridley's M-3 zone?
80% — Gridley Municipal Code § 17.46.070.
General information, not legal advice.
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