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Title 8 — ZONING›Division 820 — RIGHT TO FARM

Chapter 820-4 — NUISANCE

Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Contra Costa County

820-4.002 - Nuisance — Agricultural operation.

In accordance with the provisions of Civil Code Section 3482.5(b), no present or future agricultural operation, conducted or maintained on agricultural land for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards and with all provisions of this code, as established and followed by similar agricultural operations in the same locality, shall be or become a nuisance, public or private, pursuant to Section 3479 et seq. of the California Civil Code, due to any changed conditions in or about the locality, after it has been in operation for more than three years, if it was not a nuisance when it began.

(Ord. 97-38 § 2).

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820-4.004 - Exception for obstructions.

Section 820-4.002 shall not apply if the agricultural operation obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, river, bay, stream, canal, or basin, or any public park, square, street, or highway.

(Ord. 97-38 § 2).

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820-4.006 - Nuisance — agricultural processing operation.

In accordance with the provisions of Civil Code Section 3482.6(a), and subject to the other provisions of that section, no agricultural processing operation, conducted or maintained on agricultural land for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards and with all provisions of this code, as established and followed by similar agricultural operations in the same locality, shall be or become a nuisance, public or private, pursuant to Section 3479 et seq. of the California

Civil Code, due to any changed conditions in or about the locality, after it has been in continuous operation for more than three years, if it was not a nuisance when it began.

(Ord. 97-38 § 2).

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