Chapter 17.10 — A-R AGRICULTURAL RESERVE ZONE

This zone is intended to preserve certain designated prime agricultural lands within the city and protect those lands, which are deemed to be agricultural preserves, from the intrusion of urban development incompatible with agricultural land uses. This zone designation is reserved for only those lands which are subject to recorded Williamson Act contracts pursuant to Government Code, Section 51200 et seq. This zone implements the Agricultural Rancho land use designation in the General Plan.

(Prior code § 018.01)

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following uses are permitted in the A-R (Agricultural Reserve) zone subject to all provisions of this chapter:

A.

Primary Uses.

1.

The growing of field crops, trees, vegetables, fruits, berries, flowers, and nursery stock.

2.

Animal raising, noncommercial, small animals, such as poultry, birds, fish, fowl, rabbits, chinchilla, mice, frogs, earthworms, bees, and others of similar nature, form and size, including hatching and fattening, and involving eggs or similar products derived therefrom.

3.

Animal grazing, commercial, limited to horses, cattle, sheep and goats and including their supplementary feeding; provided such grazing is not a part of, nor conducted in conjunction with any dairy, livestock feed yard, livestock sales yard or commercial riding academy located on the premises.

Polanco mobilehomes.

5.

Public and private parks.

6.

Public Utility Facilities (City-initiated).

B.

Accessory Uses. The following buildings, structures, and uses are permitted when clearly incidental and accessory to the primary permitted use:

1.

Single-Family Dwellings. No more than one such dwelling shall be permitted on one lot regardless of the size of the lot.

2.

Storage of tools, supplies, equipment, and petroleum products intended for use on the premises, but not for resale.

3.

Housing and storage (including corrals, coops, pens, etc.) for animals and for crop products produced on the premises.

4.

Parking facilities, including cars, trucks, and vehicles owned by persons residing on the premises.

5.

Accessory living quarters for persons employed on the premises, or for temporary use by guests of occupants on the premises. Such quarters shall not be rented or leased to persons not employed on the premises. Where not a part of the main building, such quarters shall be separated from the main building by twenty-five (25) feet.

6.

Permitted Signs. Only the following signs shall be permitted:

a.

One unlighted identification sign not to exceed twenty (20) square feet in area.

b.

One unlighted sign pertaining to the rental, sale or lease of the premises, not to exceed twelve (12) square feet in area. Such signs shall be located at last ten (10) feet from any property line.

7.

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Section 17.58.010.

C.

Conditional Uses. The following may be permitted in the A-R (Agricultural Reserve) zone, subject to obtaining a conditional use permit as specified in Section 17.74.010.

1.

One temporary stand, of temporary construction, for the display and sale of agricultural products produced on the premises, and placed not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any street or highway upon which such property fronts. When granting approval for such a temporary stand, the Planning Commission shall set a maximum time limit not to exceed one year on each such stand. Said time limit may be renewed at the option of the Planning Commission.

2.

Animal raising, commercial; small animals, such as poultry, birds, fish, fowl, rabbits, chinchilla, mice, frogs, earthworms, bees, and others of similar nature, form, and size, including hatching and fattening, and involving eggs or similar products derived therefrom.

3.

Apiaries (bee farming).

4.

Cemeteries, crematories, columbariums, and mausoleums.

5.

Dairy farms.

6.

Farms or establishments for the selective or experimental breeding of cattle or horses, or the raising and training of horses or show cattle.

7.

Farm labor camps.

8.

Fruit and vegetable packing houses.

9.

Interim outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation, pursuant to Chapter 17.85.

10.

Kennels.

(Prior code § 018.02; Ord. No. 1171, § 5, 8-25-21; Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following standards of development shall apply in the A-R (Agricultural reserve) Zone:

A.

Residential Density.

1.

Maximum Density. 0.025 dwelling units/acre.

B.

Lot Requirements.

1.

Minimum Lot Size. Forty (40) acres, or one-sixteenth of a section as determined by government survey.

2.

Minimum Lot Width. Six hundred (600) feet.

3.

Minimum Lot Depth. Six hundred (600) feet.

C.

Yard Requirements.

Building Setback. A building setback of not less than sixty (60) feet from the center line of any street, public or private, or not less than twenty (20) feet from the established street line of any street shall be maintained.

2.

Side Yard. Each lot shall have side yards of not less than twenty (20) feet.

3.

Rear Yard. Each lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

4.

Animals. Housing for animals (including corrals, coops, pens, stables, etc.) as permitted in this zone shall not be located within thirty-five (35) feet of any building or structure which is used for human habitation or assembly of persons.

5.

Feed and Crop Storage. Feed and crop products shall not be stored within:

a.

Fifty (50) feet of any front lot line.

b.

Twenty (20) feet of any residential lot line.

D.

Height Limits.

1.

The maximum height of the primary structure shall be two-and-one-half stories or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less.

2.

The maximum height of accessory buildings or structures shall be seventeen (17) feet except that the maximum height of accessory buildings or structures incidental to agricultural pursuits as permitted in Section 17.10.020 shall be equal to one-half the distance of such building or structure from any property line.

E.

Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided for each dwelling unit. Parking for no less than four vehicles shall be provided on-site. Refer to Section 17.54.010.

(Prior code § 018.03)

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)