Chapter 17.430 — AP (AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE) ZONE (§ 17.430.001 – § 17.430.006)

The purpose of the AP (agricultural preserve) zone is to provide areas intended for the commercial production of food and fibre and other compatible uses consistent with the intent and purpose of the Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) and any subsequent amendments to such Act.

(Ord. 408, 1987)

Upon establishment of an agricultural preserve, in accordance with the Land Conservation Act of 1965, Section 51200 et seq., of the California Government Code, and any subsequent amendments to such act, the property shall be zoned AP (agricultural preserve) zone. Establishment of an agricultural preserve shall be initiated by the property owner in accordance with city regulations, policy and procedure and in accordance with Section 51200 of the California Government Code.

(Ord. 408, 1987)

All uses identified as permitted uses within the A-10 zone, Section 17.410.002, are permitted within the AP zone.

(Ord. 408, 1987)

All uses identified as a conditionally permitted use within the A-20, Section 17.420.003, are conditionally

permitted within the AP zone, and permitted only on the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.830.

(Ord. 408, 1987)

The following regulations shall apply to the AP zone:

A.

Minimum lot area: twenty acres; B.

Minimum lot width: five hundred feet;

C.

Minimum front yard: fifty feet;

D.

Minimum side yard: twenty-five feet;

E.

Minimum rear yard: fifty feet;

F.

Yards—accessory buildings and structures:

1.

Minimum setback from main building: eight feet except for accessory buildings housing animals or livestock which shall be set back thirty feet,

2.

Minimum rear yard: twenty feet,

3.

Minimum side yard: ten feet,

4.

No accessory building or structure housing animals, grain-fed rodents, bees, birds or poultry shall be located nearer than fifty feet of any residential land use district or a main building on an adjacent lot; G.

Maximum Building Height. No accessory or main building shall exceed a height of two-and-one-half stories or thirty-five feet, unless a greater building height is approved by a conditional use permit. (Ord. 408, 1987)

A.

Off-street parking shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 17.620 and Section 17.100.004H.

B.

Design review shall be required for all housing units pursuant to Section 17.100.003 and 17.100.004. C.

Accessory buildings shall be prohibited in any required front yard.

D.

A water well with minimum enclosure shall be permitted in any required front yard provided the well site is in the only possible location on the property.

E.

Minimum Zoning District Size. All agricultural preserves established and AP zones established shall be a minimum of one hundred acres in size.

(Ord. 408, 1987)