The purpose of the A district is to designate lands appropriate for long-term agricultural use within or adjacent to urbanized areas, to preserve prime agricultural soils, and to provide standards for agricultural development.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

No permit for development, including grading, shall be issued except in conformance with the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

The following processes shall govern development of such units in the A district, in accordance with Chapter 14.72 (Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units):

1.

Accessory dwelling units, outside the coastal zone appeals jurisdiction, shall be subject to approval of an administrative coastal development permit.

2.

Accessory dwelling units, within the coastal zone appeals jurisdiction, shall be subject to approval of an administrative coastal development permit, appealable to the California Coastal Commission as provided in Chapter 14.78 (Appeals).

3.

Junior accessory dwelling units shall be subject to issuance of a building permit.

(Ord. 758, § 4, 1-23-2023)

Uses permitted in the A district are as follows:

1.

All types of agriculture and farming except a poultry ranch, dairy, hog ranch, animal feed yard, or animal sales yard, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided in this district;

2.

Noncommercial raising of animals not to exceed one horse, mule, or cow; or three goats, hogs, or other livestock not specifically enumerated in this chapter, shall be permitted for each twenty thousand square feet of area of the parcel of land upon which the same are kept, except that no more than three hogs shall be kept on any parcel;

3.

One single-family dwelling unit per legal parcel. For purposes of this section, any employee housing providing accommodations for six or fewer employees shall be deemed a single-family structure pursuant to Section 17021.5 of the Health and Safety Code;

4.

Employee housing consisting of no more than thirty-six beds in a group quarters or twelve units or spaces designed for use by a single-family or household, in conformance with Health and Safety Code Section 17021.6. Additional dwellings for employees of the owner or lessee of the land must be for employees engaged in agriculture, shall be clustered to the maximum extent feasible and the applicant shall provide the city with adequate verification of the need for such additional dwellings.

5.

Personal use cannabis cultivation, as provided for in Chapter 14.59.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

(Ord. No. 726, § 6, 3-25-2019; Ord. No. 668, § 2, 6-27-2016)

Uses permitted in the A district subject to the conditional use permit are as follows:

1.

Animal hospital when located upon a parcel containing at least five acres;

2.

Sale of agricultural products produced on the premises provided that such sale is conducted either within an existing agricultural building or from a separate stand not exceeding two hundred square feet and located no closer than twenty feet, nor more than eighty feet, from the right-of-way of any street;

3.

Greenhouses, hothouses, other plant protection structures, or related development, i.e., packing sheds, parking, driveways, etc.;

4.

Commercial raising of animals, boarding of animals, commercial riding stables, and animal husbandry services;

5.

Kennels;

6.

Family care homes, large, as defined in Chapter 14.08;

7.

Uses, buildings and structures accessory and customarily incidental to the above uses.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

(Ord. No. 668, § 2, 6-27-2016)

1.

Each main dwelling unit shall be located on a parcel having a minimum lot area, inclusive of road right-of-way, as indicated below for the symbol shown on the official city zoning map:

2.

A dwelling may be located upon a smaller parcel if such parcel is shown as a parcel of land either on a recorded subdivision tract or parcel map or is a valid parcel as evidenced by a recorded certificate of compliance.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Front, Side, and Rear.

1.

No building or structure excepting those structures specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be located within fifty feet of the centerline of any street nor within twenty feet of the lot lines of the parcel on which the building or structure is located.

2.

No hothouse, greenhouse, other plant protection, or related structure shall be located within fifty feet of the boundary line of a lot zoned residential. In addition, setbacks and maximum building coverage for such development shall be as follows:

a.

b.

Maximum Building Coverage. Maximum coverage for all buildings and structures shall be as follows:

3.

Parking Requirements. Parking requirements shall be as provided in Chapter 14.54.

4.

Landscaping. For commercial hothouses, greenhouses, or other plant protection structures, a landscaping plan shall be required. The plan shall include landscaping, which, within five years, will reasonably block the view of the structures and on-site parking areas from the nearest public road(s). The plan shall also include landscaping along all streets. All landscaping shall be installed within six months of project completion.

Prior to the issuance of any permits, a bond or cash deposit, in an amount determined by the city, to ensure installation and maintenance for three years shall be filed with the city. The bond or cash deposit shall be released by the city upon a written statement from the community development department that the landscaping, in accordance with the approved landscaping plan, has been installed and maintained for two years.

5.

Lighting. All exterior and interior lighting shall be hooded with permanently affixed shielding so that no unobstructed beam of lighting shall be directed off the premises.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)