Del Norte County Municipal Code § 21.09.40 Building Height

Since there is a limited area within the county which is suitable for and used intensively as agricultural land, this district is designed for the protection of agricultural and related industry on nonprime farmlands ranging from five to twenty acres in size against encroachment by other uses which may be in conflict there-with. The provisions of this chapter, therefore, shall be interpreted to apply to agricultural pursuits and related uses, to the end that no other use shall be permitted, and no regulation shall interfere with any normal accessory use conducted in conjunction therewith. Changes of district from A to another classification are to be made only where such uses are in accord with the General Plan or adopted specific plan.

For the purposes of Section 21.52.20(A)(4), the agricultural general district uses listed under the principal permitted use section herein shall be considered as the principal permitted use in the California Coastal Zone. Variances and adjustments to the district's requirements and standards shall not be considered a principal permitted use for purposes of Section 21.52.20(A)(4).

The regulations set forth in this chapter apply in all A districts, subject to the provisions of Chapters 21.02 through 21.60.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

The principal permitted agricultural general use includes:

1. All agricultural uses including horticulture, crop and tree farming, small livestock farming and animal husbandry including dairies, public and private stables, but excepting feed lots.

2. Accessory buildings and uses including barns, stables, one greenhouse and other agricultural buildings.

3. A one-family residence with appurtenant uses including home occupations, guest lodging and appurtenant accessory structures. A manufactured home may be placed in lieu of a conventional residential unit.

4. Home enterprises which are agricultural in nature as outlined in subsection A of this section.

(Ord. 99-002 (part), 1999: Ord. 95-17 § 3(3), 1995: Ord. 83-03 (part))

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

1. Multi-unit greenhouses.

2. Hog farming.

3. A mobilehome in lieu of a conventional residential unit or a manufactured home.

4. Mineral extraction pursuant to Chapter 7.36 of the Del Norte County Code.

5. Animal husbandry services including veterinary clinics and hospitals.

6. Billboards not appurtenant to a permitted use.

7. Guest ranches.

8. Commercial enclosed kennels for dogs and cats.

9. Home enterprises which are not agricultural in nature.

(Ord. 2003-009 § 4, 2003: Ord. 99-002 (part), 1999: Ord. 95-17 §3(4), 1995: Ord. 95-06 §4 (part), 1995: Ord. 83-03 (part))

Building height limit shall be none.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Minimum lot area shall be no less than: five acres in the A-5 district or twenty acres in the A-20 district.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Front yards shall be twenty-five feet. See also Section 21.48.90.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Side yards shall be twenty feet unless the building site is less than two hundred feet in width in which case side yards of ten percent of such width, but not less than five feet, shall be required.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Rear yards shall be twenty feet for main building, five feet for accessory building.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

1. Accessory buildings used as barns, stables or farm outbuildings for animals other than small livestock farming, shall be kept no less than twenty feet from any side or rear property line, and no less than fifty feet from the front property line. In no case shall any animal other than a household pet be kept or sheltered in a dwelling structure or within twenty feet of a dwelling or residential structure.

   2. Yards for the use of any animal husbandry livestock shall be fenced to keep animals not less than twenty feet from any dwelling.

• (Ord. 86-04 (part), 1986: Ord. 83-03 (part))

Conversion of a parcel within the California Coastal Zone which has been designated as agricultural general to a nonagriculture land use or zoning district shall be made only where:

1. Continued or renewed agricultural use is not feasible or

2. Such conversion would preserve prime agricultural land or concentrate development within, contiguous with or in close proximity to, existing developed areas able to accommodate it or, where such areas are not able to accommodate it, in other areas with adequate public services and where it will not have significant adverse effects, either individually or cumulatively, on coastal resources.

Where conversion is made it shall be subject to Coastal Act priority for coastal land uses (e.g., recreation, coastal dependent industries).

(Ord. 83-03 (part))