§ 1500-03-040. Agricultural Use Types

A.

Agricultural Education and Entertainment. Includes agricultural themed exhibitions, art shows, craft fairs, educational seminars, farm tours, hay rides, interpretive trails, livestock shows, on-site fruit and vegetable picking, outdoor mazes, petting farms, picnic areas, seasonal festivals, and similar uses that are conducted in conjunction with on-site agricultural uses. Does not include uses defined under "Temporary Uses" (Article 16). Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Small. Includes Agricultural Education and Entertainment occurring on a temporary or intermittent basis that can accommodate less than 100 guests on-site at a given time.

2.

Large. Includes Agricultural Education and Entertainment occurring on a temporary, intermittent or permanent basis that can accommodate 100 or more guests on-site at a given time.

B.

Agricultural Homestays. Includes bedrooms made available for rent on a working farm in a farm house or detached structure which meets all of the following requirements: (a) has no more than 6 guestrooms or can accommodate no more than 15 guests (Health and Safety Code Section 113870); (b) provides overnight transient accommodations; (c) serves food only to its registered guests and serves meals at any time, and includes the price of the food in the price of the lodging; (d) lodging and meals are incidental and not the primary function of the facility; and, (e) the facility is located on, and is part of, a farm, as defined in the Food and Agricultural Code (Section 52262), that produces agricultural products as its primary source of income.

C.

Agricultural Manufacturing. Includes the commercial manufacturing, assembly, salvage or storage of agricultural related goods from finished products or raw materials. Typical uses include agricultural chemical storage and repacking; agricultural pesticide and herbicide blending and distribution; agricultural services laboratories; animal waste processing; biomass energy conversion; composting, processing and recycling of crop wastes; farm machinery equipment assembly; food and beverage packaging and services; food storage; indoor bulk product storage; meat and fish cutting and packing provided no slaughtering; soil blending and distribution; and similar uses. Does not include uses defined under "Agricultural Processing" (1500-03-040(D) or "Animal Processing" (1500-03-040(I)).

D.

Agricultural Processing. Includes facilities for the canning, drying and dehydrating, handling, packaging, packing, sorting, processing, shipping and storing of agricultural commodities. Does not include uses defined under "Animal Processing" (1500-03-040(I)).

E.

Agricultural Product Sales. Includes facilities for the retail sales of agricultural commodities. Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Wayside Stand. A stand or similar structure of up to 600 square feet of floor area. May include up to 50 square feet of floor area for the sale of prepackaged food and/or drinks.

2.

Agricultural Store. A stand, enclosed building or similar sales structure of up to 1,500 square feet. May include food preparation, bakery and up to 150 square feet of floor area for limited retail sales.

F.

Agricultural Supplies and Services. Includes uses primarily supportive of nearby agricultural operations. Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Light. Includes agricultural organizations and services; agricultural research and development; agricultural management, and maintenance services; animal or equipment auctions; farm supplies; feed, grain and fertilizer sales; and similar uses.

2.

Heavy. Includes composting, processing and recycling of crop wastes; farm machinery and equipment sales, rental, repair and storage; fertilizer processing; land leveling and contract harvesting services; propane storage and distribution for the agricultural community; and similar uses.

G.

Agricultural Truck Yards. Includes yards and terminals exclusively for the transportation of bulk raw agricultural products directly from the harvest location to a processing or storage location by appropriate commodity transporters such as grain trailers with tarps and flat bed/portable bin trailers. Allows for maintenance, storage, repair and servicing of transport vehicles. Does not include uses defined under "General Truck Yards" (1500-03-100(B)). Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Small. Includes Agricultural Truck Yards accommodating five or fewer trucks.

2.

Large. Includes Agricultural Truck Yards accommodating more than five trucks.

H.

Agriculture. Includes the raising of crops and animals, as well as non-commercial uses and structures accessory to and supporting on-site agricultural operations such as agricultural equipment repair, barns, composting, corrals, greenhouses, small offices, stables, storage, and similar uses. Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry. Includes aviaries, bee keeping, fish farms, grazing, livestock pasturing, and similar uses, Does not include uses defined under "Intensive Animal Operations" (1500-03-040(J)).

2.

Agriculture, Crops and Tree Farms. Includes field crops, floriculture, horticulture, greenhouse growing, row crops, seeds, tree crops, viticulture, and other similar uses.

I.

Animal Processing. Includes the slaughtering, processing, and packaging of animals, poultry and fish for commercial purposes, such as rendering plants, slaughterhouses, and similar uses.

J.

Intensive Animal Operations. Includes the raising of animals or poultry in a manner that produces potentially adverse environmental impacts or impacts to neighboring properties. Typical uses include dairies, feed lots, hog farms, poultry and egg farms, and similar uses.

K.

Commercial Stables. Includes facilities for the boarding, care, riding and exercising of horses. Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Small. Boarding and training services for ten or less horses, including those owned by the property owner, on a parcel with a minimum size of three acres. Typical uses include boarding stables, horse arenas to serve boarded horses, and similar uses.

2.

Large. Boarding, exercise, and training services for more than ten horses, including those owned by the property owner, on a parcel with a minimum size of three acres. Typical uses include commercial stables, horse arenas, riding academies and clubs, specialized training, and similar uses.

L.

Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries and Mills. Includes facilities for the production, storage, bottling and distribution of wine, beer, spirits, olive oil and other products with related administrative offices and functions such as on-site tasting, sales, accessory food service and retail sales, picnic areas, and special event facilities. Facilities that do not include tasting and other public activities are defined under "Agricultural Processing" (1500-03-040(D)). Shall be classified into one of the following categories:

1.

Small. Includes Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries and Mills that can accommodate less than 100 guests on-site at a given time.

2.

Large. Includes Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries and Mills that can accommodate 100 or more guests on-site at a given time.