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Title 17 — ZONING

Chapter 17.400 — AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE ZONES—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Brentwood Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Brentwood

AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE ZONES—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 17.400.001. Title and purpose of provisions.

  • A. Title. The provisions of this article shall be known as the "agricultural and open space zoning regulations" of this title.

  • B. Purpose of Provisions. The purpose of the agricultural and open space zones and the regulations applying to these zones include the following:

    1. To provide land use designations which will retain primary agricultural use to the greatest extent possible and protect such agricultural areas from urban encroachment;

    2. To conserve certain areas slated for future planning of land use jointly between the city, county and adjacent communities primarily along the corridor for the proposed Highway 4 extension;

    3. To preserve areas for parks, greenways, recreational areas and similar open space uses to meet the needs of the community.

  • (Ord. 408, 1987)

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§ 17.400.002. Applicability of provisions.

These regulations shall apply to the A-10, A-20, AP and OS zones unless expressly provided otherwise, and are supplementary to the agricultural and open space zoning regulations of this title.

(Ord. 408, 1987)

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§ 17.400.003. Design review required.

See Section 17.100.003. (Ord. 408, 1987)

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§ 17.400.004. Design criteria.

See Section 17.100.004. (Ord. 408, 1987)

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§ 17.400.005. Secondary housing units.

See Section 17.100.005. (Ord. 408, 1987)

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§ 17.400.006. Nonconforming lots.

See Section 17.610.014. (Ord. 408, 1987)

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