Part 19 — E-A EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

To preserve in agricultural use land presently best suited to that use, and intended for eventual development in other uses pending proper timing for the economical provision of utilities, major streets, and other facilities, so that orderly development will occur. This section of the Zoning Ordinance is also part of the Local Coastal Implementation Plan.

(Ord. 2022-19 § 30, 2022; Ord. 94-33 § 47, 1994: Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

1. Accessory dwelling units on parcels with an approved residential use, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24.16, Part 2;

   2. Agriculture, as defined herein;

   3. Animal farm;

   4. Crop and tree farming;

2. Ranch and farm dwellings incidental to a

principal agricultural use;

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6. Stables, barns, silos, and windmills. (Ord. 2024-17 § 28, 2024; Ord. 2022-19 § 30, 2022; Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

1. Customary incidental home occupa-

tions, as provided in Section 24.10.160;

2. Guest houses and guest rooms;

3. Living quarters for persons regularly

employed on the premises, but not including labor supply camps;

4. Offices incidental and necessary to the

conduct of a permitted use;

5. Roadside stands, not exceeding four hundred square feet in floor area, for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises;

6. The providing of board and room for not more than five paying guests;

7. Other uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, subject to the provisions of Section 24.12.140, Accessory buildings and structures, and Section 24.10.1830.

(Ord. 2022-19 § 30, 2022; Ord. 88-60 § 28, 1988: Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

j. Private property outdoor seating areas, subject to the requirements in Section 24.12.191.

2. The following uses are subject to approval of a special use permit and a design permit:

   • a. Agricultural processing plant;

   • b. Group care homes;

   • c. Helipads;

   • d. Institutions for children or the aged;

   • e. Kennels and riding stables;

• f. Off-street parking facilities serving

• commercial districts within three hundred feet of the site;

g. Outdoor theaters, golf driving ranges, and other similar open-air commercial recreation facilities;

h. Public and private noncommercial recreation areas, buildings and facilities such as parks, country clubs, golf courses, and riding, swimming and tennis clubs;

i. Public and quasi-public buildings and uses including administrative, recreational, educational, religious, cultural, public utility or public service uses; but not including corporation yards, storage or repair yards, and warehouses;

1. The following uses are subject to approval of an administrative use permit and may also require a design permit per Section 24.08.410:

• a. Daycare (other than family daycare

• homes);

  • b. Eating and drinking establishments;

  • c. Foster family homes;

  • d. Guest ranches;

  • e. Off-street parking facilities accessory

and incidental to an adjacent commercial use;

• f. Temporary structures;

• g. Veterinary hospitals and clinics;

• h. Accessory buildings containing plumb-

• ing fixtures subject to the provisions of Section 24.12.140;

i. Wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to the regulations in Chapter 24.12, Part 15;

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j. Quarters, accommodation, or areas for transient labor, such as labor cabins or labor supply camps.

(Ord. 2024-12 § 15, 2024; Ord. 2022-19 § 30, 2022; Ord. 2010-08 § 1 (part), 2010: Ord. 2000-12 § 5, 2000: Ord. 88-60 § 29, 1988; Ord. 88-26 § 15, 1988: Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

Any other use or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the foregoing uses, and which will not impair the present or potential use of adjacent properties, may be permitted. If the zoning administrator determines that the proposed use is more in character with the conditional uses for this zone, then a use permit shall be required and processed pursuant to Part 1, Chapter 24.08, Use Permits. The decision as to whether the use determination requires an administrative use permit or a special use permit shall be based on the use category that is most similar to the proposed use as determined by the zoning administrator.

(Ord. 2022-19 § 30, 2022; Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

24.10.1850 DISTRICT REGULATIONS. 1. General.

2. Other Requirements. Other regulations which may be applicable to site design in this

zone are set forth in General Site Design Standards, Part 2, Chapter 24.12.

(Ord. 2022-19 § 30, 2022; Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).