Shafter Zoning Code § 7.10 Purpose and Intent

The General Plan outlines the goals, objectives and policies establishing the character and location of agricultural uses within the City. It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide regulations implementing those goals, objectives and policies to assure the preservation of existing agricultural uses as an important component of the local economy.

It is further the intent of this Chapter to:

• a. Protect and promote the continuation of farming in areas with prime soils and soils of statewide importance where farming is a viable component of the local economy, and promote the continuation of farming in areas where it is already established;

• b. Separate agricultural land use and activities from incompatible residential and commercial development, and public facilities; and

• c. Prevent the encroachment of incompatible uses into agricultural lands and the premature conversion of such lands to non-agricultural uses.