Chapter 17.18 — A-1 AGRICULTURAL ZONE — Holtville Zoning Code

§ 17.18.010. Intent. ¶

The general agricultural zone is intended to provide areas with large parcels that are conducive to growing crops and the keeping of farm animals and poultry for the production of milk, wool, eggs, and other farm products. This zone is also intended to permit limited commercial and light industrial activities that support agriculture or are connected to the agricultural industry. Examples of such uses would include tractor repair shops and welding shops. This zone is not intended to permit feed lots, slaughterhouses, rendering plants, and other uses that: (A) create offensive odors; (B) attract large numbers of insects; or (C) create quantities of dust on a daily basis. (Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.18.020. Permitted uses. ¶

Permitted uses allowed in the A-1 agricultural zone are set forth in Table 17.18-1. (Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.18.030. Conditional uses. ¶

Conditional uses allowed in the A-1 zone, subject to the conditional use permit regulations, are set forth in Table 17.18-1.

Table 17.18-1 A-1 Agricultural Zone – Permitted and Conditional	Table 17.18-1 A-1 Agricultural Zone – Permitted and Conditional	Uses
Uses	Permitted Use	Conditional Use 1
Single-family homes and mobile homes subject to the density limits contained in the general plan	✓
Farm worker housing, consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters or 12 units or spaces each designed for use by a single family or household	✓
Growing and harvesting of agricultural crops	✓
Farm animals and poultry for the production of farm products, such as milk and eggs (excluding feed lots, slaughterhouses, rendering plants and similar offensive uses)	✓
Orchards and nurseries	✓
Commercial and light industrial uses which support or are connected to the agricultural industry. The following uses are permitted: 1. Tractor and other farm implement repair and/or service shops 2. Welding shops which repair agricultural equipment 3. Agricultural equipment sales offces and display yards for the sale of farm equipment 4. Commercial fruit stands and other stands which sell agricultural products to the general public Other commercial and light industrial uses which are agriculturally related and compatible with surrounding uses are: 1. Accessory buildings and structures 2. Home occupations as provided in the home occupation regulations	✓
Churches, temples or other places used exclusively for religious worship		✓
Communications equipment buildings		✓
Country clubs		✓
Golf courses		✓
Electric distribution substations, including microwave facilities		✓
Fire stations		✓
Libraries		✓
Table 17.18-1 A-1 Agricultural Zone – Permitted and Conditional	Table 17.18-1 A-1 Agricultural Zone – Permitted and Conditional	Uses
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Uses	Permitted Use	Conditional Use 1
Museums		✓
Police stations		✓
Schools, through grade 12, accredited, including appurtenant facilities, which offer instruction required to be taught in the public schools by the Education Codeof the State of California, but excluding trade or commercial schools		✓
Service stations/convenience stores		✓
Storage, temporary, of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, food control works, pipelines and similar uses		✓
Day care centers		✓

Notes:

1 These uses shall be permitted subject to a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.18.040. Minimum property development standards. ¶

The following development standards set forth in Table 17.18-2 shall apply to all land and buildings in the A-1 agricultural zone, except that any lot or parcel depicted on an official subdivision map or parcel map that is duly approved and recorded, or any lot or parcel for which a bona fide deed has been duly recorded prior to December 1991, may be used as a building site as further provided in this title.

Table 17.18-2 A-1 Agricultural Zone – Minimum Property Development Standards	Table 17.18-2 A-1 Agricultural Zone – Minimum Property Development Standards
Development Standards	A-1 Agricultural Zone
Minimum lot area 1	10 acres
Maximum density 2	1 dwelling unit/legal lot or parcel
Maximum lot coverage by buildings and structures	10 percent
Maximum building height	35 feet or two stories
Minimum distance between buildings	10 feet
Minimum lot width	375 feet
Minimum lot depth	900 feet
Minimum front yard requirement	100 feet
Minimum side yard requirement	25 feet
Minimum rear yard requirement	75 feet

Notes:

1 Pre-existing legal lots or parcels are exempt from this minimum.

Notes:

2 Farm worker housing is exempt from this maximum density. (Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)