CHAPTER 5: AGRICULTURAL LAND USE ZONES

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1 CHAPTER 5: AGRICULTURAL LAND USE ZONES ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PURPOSES The Agricultural Land Use Zones established in this Chapter are designed to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare. The Board of Supervisors in establishing these zones finds that these zones with the uses and regulations provided in this Code are consistent and compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the Sacramento County General Plan, and are adopted for the following purposes: (e) To eliminate the encroachment of land uses which are incompatible with the long-term agricultural use of land. To preserve the maximum amount of the limited supply of agricultural land in order to conserve the County's economic resources which are vital for a healthy agricultural economy within the County. To discourage the premature and unnecessary conversion of agricultural land to urban uses, which will benefit the residents of urban areas and which will prevent unnecessary increases in the costs of providing community services to urban residents. To assure the preservation of agricultural lands which have a definite value as open space and for the production of agricultural products, so as to preserve an important physical, social, esthetic and economic asset of the residents of the County. To encourage the retention of sufficiently large agricultural lots to assure maintenance of viable agricultural units Construction of Provisions The provisions of this Article shall be liberally construed insofar as they apply to agricultural pursuits and services to the end that conflicting uses shall not be permitted Prohibition No building, structure, vehicle, sign or area in any Agricultural Land Use Zone shall be used, nor shall any building, structure, sign or vehicle be erected, altered, moved, enlarged or stored in any Agricultural Land Use Zone except as hereinafter specifically provided in this Chapter or elsewhere in this Code; nor shall any area, building, structure, vehicle or sign be used in any manner so as to create problems inimical to the public health, safety or general welfare or so as to constitute a public nuisance. Off-site signs are prohibited in any Agricultural Land Use Zone. Any building, structure, vehicle, sign or lot or the use of any building, structure, vehicle or lot in any Agricultural Land Use Zone shall be regulated and governed by the provisions of this Chapter and the regulations and conditions for each use in Title III of II-15

2 ARTICLE 2: AG-160, AG-80, AG-40 AND AG-20 AGRICULTURAL LAND USE ZONES Lot Area Except as provided in Section below, the following gross area requirements shall be adhered to when creating new parcels: (1) AG acres (2) AG acres (3) AG acres (4) AG acres Each lot or parcel shall contain a minimum of five (5) gross acres per accessory dwelling unit located thereon. Parcels may be created smaller than called for under Section above for the following uses: (1) Agricultural Processing (2) Agricultural Organizations (3) Agricultural Sales (4) Agricultural Warehousing (5) Agricultural Specialty Services (6) Animal Feed Lot/Sales (7) Agricultural Equipment Repairs, Maintenance (8) Kill Floors (9) Hospital (10) Cemetery (11) Commercial Riding Stables, Boarding Stables and Riding Academies (12) Private Social Center (13) Lodge, Fraternal Hall (14) Animal Hospital and Veterinarian Office (15) Kennel/Cattery (16) Church (17) Public or Private School, College, or University (18) Child Day Care Center (19) Residential Care Home for more than 6 children or adults (20) Public and Government Buildings or Uses (21) Airport (22) Public Utilities and Public Service Facilities (23) Outdoor Recreation Uses (24) Fraternity/Sorority House (25) Similar and like uses to those stated above and as regulated by Section of II-16

3 For the uses stated in Section above the following standards shall apply: Lot Width (1) Lot area and lot width shall be the minimum area and width required for the operation of the proposed use and its necessary infrastructure and still comply with all applicable setback requirements as set forth in Title III of Final determination of the minimum area and width necessary for any use proposed pursuant to Section shall rest with the administrative hearing body empowered to grant such requests. For any parcel encumbered by a Williamson Act Contract, said lot area shall also comply with the provisions of Government Code Section (2) As a condition of approval of the reduction in lot area for any of the uses stated in Section, the owner or owners of the property shall convey to the County the right to develop or construct principal residences on the lot created pursuant to Section (1) and on the remainder of the property in order to guarantee that the reduction in the lot area will not result in an increase in the density of residential uses than otherwise permitted in the zone in which the property is located. Each parcel in the AG-160 and AG-80 zones shall have a width of 1,000 feet. Each parcel to be created in the AG-40 and AG-20 zones shall have a width of 500 feet Permitted Uses The uses permitted in the Agricultural zones shall be those uses specified in the Residential and Open Space Use Table, Section of this Title, subject to the special conditions set forth in Section and subject to the regulations governing such uses set forth in Title III of (Amended 4/96) II-17

4 ARTICLE 4: UR - URBAN RESERVE AND IR - INDUSTRIAL RESERVE LAND USE ZONES Lot Area Except as provided in Section below, each parcel created shall contain a minimum of twenty (20) gross acres. Each parcel shall contain a minimum of five (5) gross acres per accessory dwelling unit located thereon. Parcels may be created smaller than called for under Section above for the following uses: (1) Agricultural Processing (2) Agricultural Organizations (3) Agricultural Sales (4) Agricultural Warehousing (5) Agricultural Specialty Services (6) Animal Feed Lot/Sales (7) Agricultural Equipment Repairs, Maintenance (8) Kill Floors (9) Hospital (10) Cemetery (11) Commercial Riding Stables, Boarding Stables and Riding Academies (12) Private Social Center (13) Lodge, Fraternal Hall (14) Animal Hospital and Veterinarian Office (15) Kennel/Cattery (16) Church (17) Public or Private School, College, or University (18) Child Day Care Center (19) Residential Care Home for more than 6 children or adults (20) Public and Government Buildings or Uses (21) Airport (22) Public Utilities and Public Service Facilities (23) Outdoor Recreation Uses (24) Fraternity/Sorority House (25) Similar and like uses to those stated above and as regulated by Section of For the uses stated in Section above the following standards shall apply: (1) Lot area and lot width shall be the minimum area and width required for the operation of the proposed use and its necessary infrastructure and still comply with all applicable setback requirements as set forth in Title III of Final determination of the minimum area and width necessary for any use proposed pursuant to Section shall rest with the administrative hearing body empowered to grant such requests. II-18

5 Lot Width (2) As a condition of approval of the reduction in lot area for any of the uses stated in Section, the owner or owners of the property shall convey to the County the right to develop or construct principal residences on the lot created pursuant to Section (1) and on the remainder of the property in order to guarantee that the reduction in the lot area will not result in an increase in the density of residential uses than otherwise permitted in the zone in which the property is located. Each parcel to be created in the UR Urban Reserve zone shall have a minimum width of five hundred (500) feet. Each parcel to be created in the IR Industrial Reserve zone shall have a minimum width of two hundred fifty (250) feet Permitted Uses The uses permitted in the Reserve zones shall be those uses specified in the Residential and Open Space Use Tables, Section of this Title, subject to the special conditions set forth in Section and subject to the regulations governing such uses set forth in Title III of (Amended 4/96) II-19