Kings County Zoning Code § 415 Agricultural Service Establishment Division

• A. When an application is being considered for a division for purposes of separating a legally established agricultural services establishment for sale, lease, or financing, the division may be permitted in the AL-10, AG-20, or AG-40 zoning district for sites of not less than one acre subject to the following requirements or conditions:

  1. In the AL-10 zoning district, the agricultural service establishment shall have been legally established prior to, and shall have been in continuous operation since, October 4, 1994.

  2. The parcel remaining after the division without the agricultural service establishment on it shall meet at least one of the following requirements:

     • a. The remaining parcel meets the requirements of the AL-10, AG-20, or AG-40 zoning district, as applicable.

     • b. The remaining parcel is merged with another parcel in the AL-10, AG-20, or AG-40 zoning district, and the new merged parcel meets the requirements of the AL-10, AG-20, or AG-40 zoning district, or

     • c. The remaining parcel is merged with a parcel in another zoning district and the parcel can be found to be consistent with the General Plan designation of the parcel it merges with, and a zoning district boundary change pursuant to Article 21 of this Development Code is accomplished.

Sec. 416. Agricultural Preserves and Land Conservation Contract Actions and Land Uses: This Section provides information concerning the California Land Conservation “Williamson” Act of 1965, for the management and preservation of agricultural lands within the County.

• A. Specific guidance and procedures concerning the establishment, disestablishment, expansion, or reduction of agricultural preserve boundaries and/or cancellation or establishment of Land Conservation Contracts are contained in the “ Implementation Procedures for the California Land Conservation “Williamson” Act of 1965 Including Farmland Security Zones.”

• B. The “ Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves in Kings County ” which detail the only uses permitted upon “Williamson Act” contracted land are included in Appendix A of the “ Implementation Procedures for the California Land Conservation “Williamson” Act of 1965 Including Farmland Security Zones.”

Sec. 417. Adaptive Reuse of an Agricultural Facility to Another Use: In certain circumstances when a parcel or structure on a parcel within an agricultural zoning district is vacant and no longer used for it’s intended and permitted use, the Zoning Administrator may approve the adaptive reuse of the parcel or structure for a use not normally allowed in the agricultural zoning district but which could be considered to be consistent with the purpose of the district.

• A. The adaptive reuse must be a use that makes no significant changes to the parcel or structure and will meet all other standards and development regulations of the zoning district.

• B. Adaptive reuse requests shall be processed as a Site Plan Review in compliance with Article 16 unless the proposed use is one that would be characterized as a conditional use in nature or scope.

• (Ord. No. 668-1-16, §6, 1/12/16)

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