Chapter 24.270

A AGRICULTURAL ZONE*

Sections:

• 24.270.010 Chapter Description.

• 24.270.020 Uses – Permitted.

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• 24.270.030 Same – Subject to a Use Permit.

• 24.270.040 Same – Incidental.

• 24.270.050 Same – Special Provisions.

• 24.270.060 Standards – Density.

• 24.270.070 Same – Height.

• 24.270.080 Same – Yards.

• 24.270.090 Same – Setbacks.

• 24.270.100 Same – Other. 24.270.110 Nonconformance.

• Cross reference: Animals, ch. 8.050.

Chapter 24.270 establishes the Agricultural (“A”) Zone and prescribes use types and other regulations for this zone. Any applicable overlay zones described in chapters 24.300 through 24.399 may impose regulations in addition to those prescribed by this chapter for the A zone. The provisions of this chapter are intended to:

1. Permit and encourage agricultural use and related open land uses which are an important economic asset to the city;

2. Preserve lands best suited for agricultural activities from the encroachment of incompatible uses;

3. Prevent the intrusion of urban development into agricultural areas in such a manner as to make agricultural production uneconomical or impractical;

4. Preserve in agricultural use or in essentially open land uses land suited for eventual development in other uses until such time as streets, utilities and other community facilities may be provided or programmed, to ensure the orderly and beneficial conversion of these lands to an urban use;

5. Provide appropriate areas for certain open uses of land which are not injurious to agricultural uses, but which may not be harmonious with urban uses; and

6. Establish a district for agricultural and open land uses which promotes the public interest by encouraging, preserving, and protecting such uses. (Code 1971, § 15.270.010)

The following use types are permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter:

1. Residential. Family Residential: Single Family

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2. General. Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds

3. Agricultural. Animal Husbandry

Apiculture

Crop Production

Horticulture: Cultivation

Horticulture: Storage

Produce Sales (Code 1971, § 15.270.020)

The following use types may be permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter and further provided that a use permit is approved pursuant to chapter 24.520:

1. Residential. Family Residential: Caretaker

Farm Employee Housing

2. General. Safety Services

Utility or Equipment Substations

3. Agricultural. Indoor Production (Code 1971, § 15.270.030)

Incidental uses as defined in chapter 24.110 may be permitted. (Code 1971, § 15.270.030)

Uses listed in section 24.270.020 through section 24.270.040 must also comply with the following special provisions:

1. Design Review. Design review approval must be obtained to the extent required by chapter 24.545

2. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses may be conducted only to the extent allowed by chapter 24.120.

3. Home Occupations. Home occupations may be conducted only to the extent allowed by chapter 24.125.

The San Buenaventura Coastal Zoning Code is current through Ordinance 2024-005, passed June 4, 2024.

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4. Factory-Built Homes. Factory-built homes may be used for residential purposes in the same manner as conventional site-built housing subject to the provisions of this chapter.

5. Family Residential: Caretaker. All Caretaker’s residences must comply with the provisions of chapter 24.435

6. Farm Employee Housing. All Farm Employee Housing Uses must comply with the provisions of chapter 24.435.

7. Domestic Animals. Domestic animals, as defined in chapter 24.110, are permitted, provided that, no more than six adult animals over the age of four months are permitted per dwelling unit, and further provided that, no more than three adult dogs shall be permitted per dwelling unit.

8. Wild Animals. Wild animals may be permitted in the A zone only if all the following provisions of this subsection 8 are complied with:

   • a. The only wild animals that may be permitted are:

     1. Chipmunks or squirrels

     2. Turtles

     3. Raccoons

     4. Marmoset, spider or squirrel monkeys

     5. Non-poisonous snakes

     6. Hawks, falcons or other raptors

b. No such wild animal may be kept or maintained unless any and all permits required by the California Department of Fish and Game have been approved therefor; and

• c. Such wild animals may only be kept and maintained for noncommercial purposes.

9. Apiculture. Apiculture uses may be permitted, provided that the following standards are met:

   • a. No occupied hive shall be located or maintained within 150 feet of any lot line, except where such lot line is common with other property occupied by an apiculture and honey extraction use.

   • b. No occupied hive shall be located or maintained within 400 feet of any dwelling unit on any adjacent properties or within 100 feet of any dwelling unit on the same property as that occupied by such use.

10. Animal Husbandry. Animal Husbandry uses must comply with all the following provisions:

• a. The number of animals being raised for commercial purposes shall not exceed two adult animals and their immature offspring per acre; and

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• b. No animals shall be kept or maintained on the site for purposes other than raising such animals for commercial use by a person residing at the site or for subsequent sale. Boarding, training, or otherwise keeping any domestic animal not owned by a person residing at the site is prohibited;

  • c. All corrals, barns, pens, or other similar structures or areas of livestock gathering shall be located at least 100 feet from any lot line, at least 400 feet from any dwelling unit on any adjacent properties, and at least 100 feet from any dwelling unit on the same property, and at least 100 feet from any public park, school, hospital, or similar institution.

11. Livestock Grazing. Grazing of livestock animals is permitted, provided that, all the following standards are met:

• a. The principal food supply of such grazing animals shall be growing forage cropped by livestock on the premises;

• b. Feeding of garbage or refuse to the grazing animals is prohibited; and

• c. Establishment of feed lots of any kind is prohibited. (Code 1971, § 15.270.050)

The following density standards shall apply in the A zone:

1. Lot Area. Each lot in this zone shall have a minimum area of 40 acres.

2. Lot Width. Each lot in this zone shall have a minimum average width of 200 feet.

3. Lot Coverage. All buildings and structures on the lot shall not occupy more than 50 percent of the lot area. (Code 1971, § 15.270.060)

• A. Height Determination. The height of buildings and other structures in the A zone shall be determined in accordance with section 24.405.040.

B. Maximum Height. Regardless of the number of stories comprising a building or structure, no portion of a building or other structure in the A zone shall exceed 35 feet in height except as provided in section 24.405.030. (Code 1971, § 15.270.070)

Fences, walls, and other uses of yards in the A Zone shall comply with the yard requirements contained in chapter 24.410. (Code 1971, § 15.270.080)

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No building or other structure, not including fences or walls, nor vehicle parking area, nor farm equipment storage area, on a lot in the A zone shall be located within 50 feet of any lot line. (Code 1971, § 15.270.090)

The following development regulations and standards shall also apply within the A zone:

1. Parking. Offstreet parking must be provided for all uses as required by chapter 24.415

2. Signs. All signs must comply with the provisions of chapter 24.420.

3. Coastal Development. All development within the CP Overlay Zone shall comply with the provisions of chapter 24.310 and chapter 24.515.

4. Flood Plain Overlay Zones. All development within a designated Flood Plain (FP) Overlay Zone shall comply with the provisions of chapter 24.320 and chapter 24.530.

5. Vehicle Repair. Repair of vehicles may be carried out on sites occupied by residential land uses only if all the following conditions are met:

   • a. The vehicle under repair must be owned by the current resident of the property upon which the repairs are being made.

   • b. Registration or proof of current ownership of the vehicle being repaired shall be available for inspection on the premises at all times while the vehicle is under repair.

   • c. Vehicle repairs may be conducted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

   • d. Repair of a particular vehicle shall be conducted and completed in no more than 30 days.

   • e. Storage of any vehicle under repair, or storage of parts of a vehicle, upon a public street or alley or upon an unpaved yard area, other than a driveway, is prohibited.

   • f. Body work on a vehicle is prohibited.

   • g. Painting of a vehicle or any portion of a vehicle is prohibited. (Code 1971, § 15.270.100)

All nonconforming uses, nonconforming structures, and nonconforming lots are subject to the provisions of chapter 24.465. (Code 1971, § 15.270.110)

The San Buenaventura Coastal Zoning Code is current through Ordinance 2024-005, passed June 4, 2024.

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