In addition to the objectives set forth in Section 15-05.020, the agricultural district is included in the Zoning Ordinance to achieve the following purposes:

(a)

To reserve for exclusive agricultural use appropriately located areas which are suitable for raising crops.

(b)

To ensure adequate light, air and privacy for each dwelling unit.

(c)

To prevent premature development of certain lands until the installation of streets, utilities and other facilities make orderly development possible.

The following permitted uses shall be allowed in the agricultural district:

(a)

Single-family dwellings.

(b)

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use, including barns, farm out-buildings, storehouses, garden structures; green houses, workshops, accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units as permitted pursuant to Articles 15-56 and 15-57 of this Chapter, and guest houses,.

(c)

Raising of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vegetables, horticultural specialties and timber.

(d)

Processing of products produced on the site.

(e)

Home occupations, conducted in accordance with the regulations prescribed in Article 15-40 of this Chapter.

(f)

Stables and corrals for the keeping for private use of one horse for each forty thousand square feet of net site area; provided, however, that in the equestrian zone only, one additional horse may be permitted on the first forty thousand square feet of net site area, and an additional horse may be permitted for each additional forty thousand square feet of net site area. All horses shall be subject to the regulations and license provisions set forth in Section 7-20.220 of this Code.

(g)

Swimming pools used solely by persons resident on the site and their guests.

(h)

The keeping for private use of a reasonable number of domestic dogs, cats and other small mammals, birds, fish and small reptiles, subject to the regulations as set forth in Article 7-20 of this Code, and subject also to the following restrictions:

(1)

All animals shall be kept as pets only, and not for sale, breeding, experimental or commercial purposes.

(2)

Animals shall at all times be confined to the site, unless restrained or caged and under the direct control of the owner or person having custody of the animal.

(3)

No animals shall be permitted which are vicious, poisonous, wild, dangerous, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare, and all such animals are hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

The factors to be considered in determining whether the number of animals upon a site is reasonable shall include, but are not limited to, the size of the site or portion thereof on which the animals are kept; the type of animals and extent of noise, odor or other adverse impacts upon the occupants of neighboring properties the animals may cause by their presence on the site; the proximity of other dwelling units; the manner in which the animals are confined upon the site; and the propensity of the animals to cause injury or damage to persons or property.

(i)

Antenna facilities operated by a public utility for transmitting and receiving cellular telephone and other wireless communications, subject to design review under Article 15-44.

(j)

Employee housing consisting of up to thirty-six beds or up to twelve units.

(k)

Manufactured homes.

(l)

Group homes, Class 1 and Class 2.

(Amended by Ord. No. 272, § 2(Exh. A), 9-16-2009; Ord. No. 307, § 1.C.10, 10-16-2013; Ord. No. 315, § 1.3, 4-2-2014; Ord. No. 399, § 1(Att. 1), 4-3-2024)

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the A district, upon the granting of a use permit pursuant to Article 15-55 of this Chapter:

(a)

Group homes, Class 3.

(Ord. No. 399, § 1(Att. 1), 4-3-2024)

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the agricultural district, upon the granting of a use permit pursuant to Article 15-55 or Article 15-56 of this Chapter:

(a)

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use.

(b)

Community facilities.

(c)

Institutional facilities.

(d)

Police and fire stations and other public buildings, structures and facilities.

(e)

Religious and charitable institutions.

(f)

Nursing homes and day care facilities.

(g)

Public utility and public service pumping stations, power stations, drainage ways and structures, storage tanks and transmission lines.

(h)

Recreational courts, to be used solely by persons resident on the site and their guests.

(i)

Commercial stables and community stables, subject to the regulations prescribed in Section 7-20.220 of this Code. (Amended by Ord. 71-163 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. 245 § 2 (Att. A) (part), 2006)

(Amended by Ord. No. 272, § 2(Exh. A), 9-16-2009)

No uses shall be permitted and no process, equipment or materials shall be used which are objectionable to persons living or working in the vicinity or injurious to property or crops in the vicinity by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried wastes, noise, vibration, illumination, glare or unsightliness or involve any hazard of fire or explosion.

(a)

Determination of lot size. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section, each lot created upon the subdivision of any property within an A district shall contain a minimum net site area based upon the average slope of such lot, determined in accordance with the following table:

* Average slope in percent, as calculated in accordance with Section 15-06.630 of this Chapter.

(b)

Increase in lot size. The City may require any or all of the lots within a subdivision to have a larger size than required under subsection (a) of this Section if the City determines that such increase is necessary or appropriate by reason of site restrictions or geologic hazards.

(Amended by Ord. 71.99 § 3, 1991; Ord. 245 § 2 (Att. A) (part), 2006)

Each lot shall have not less than two and one-half acres of net site area for each dwelling unit on the lot, excluding one accessory dwelling unit or one junior accessory dwelling unit.

(Amended by Ord. 245 § 2 (Att. A) (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 348, § 1(Att. A, § 7), 1-18-2017; Ord. No. 355, 6-6-2018)

The minimum site frontage, width and depth of any lot in an A district shall be as follows:

The frontage and width of an access corridor to a flag lot shall be not less than twenty feet.

The maximum site coverage on any lot in an A district shall not exceed twenty-five percent or fifteen thousand square feet, whichever is less. The area of a single driveway providing vehicular access from the street to the required enclosed parking spaces on the site, and any related emergency vehicle turnaround areas may be exempted, in whole or in part, from the calculation of site coverage, to the extent necessary, in order to meet one or more of the following design objectives: avoid placing structures in geologically unstable areas or on major or minor ridgelines; preserving trees; reducing any visual impacts; meeting public safety or emergency vehicle access requirements; or reducing overall project grading or changes in slope, as determined and approved by the Planning Commission, subject to the findings described in Section 15-45.080.

(Amended by Ord. 71.99 § 4, 1991; Ord. No. 293, § 2.B, 6-20-2012)

The maximum allowable floor area shall be determined in accordance with City Code Section 15-12.085.

(Ord. No. 314, § 1, 3-5-2014)

(a)

For any nonconforming site in the A district, as defined in this Chapter, the requirements provided in Section 15-65.040(b) apply to the site. For any conforming site in the A district, the minimum setback area requirements in the A district, are as follows:

(1)

The minimum front setback area shall be thirty feet from the front lot line or twenty percent of the lot depth, whichever is greater.

(2)

The minimum side setback area shall be twenty feet from the applicable side lot line or ten percent of the lot width, whichever is greater.

(3)

The minimum rear setback area shall be fifty feet from the rear lot line in the case of a single-story structure, and sixty feet from the rear lot line in the case of a multi-story structure, or twenty-five percent of the lot depth, whichever is greater.

(b)

The minimum side setback area shall be twenty feet from the applicable side lot line or ten percent of the lot width, whichever is greater.

(c)

The minimum rear setback area shall be fifty feet from the rear lot line in the case of a single-story structure, and sixty feet from the rear lot line in the case of a multi-story structure, or twenty-five percent of the lot depth, whichever is greater.

(Amended by Ord. 71.99 § 5, 1991; Ord. 245 § 2 (Att. A) (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 354, § 1(Exh. A), 12-20-2017)

(a)

No single-family dwelling shall exceed twenty-six feet in height and no other type of structure shall exceed thirty feet in height.

(b)

No structure shall exceed two stories.

Accessory uses and structures shall comply with the special rules as set forth in Section 15-80.030 of this Chapter.

(a)

An operation not conducted within a completely enclosed structure or the open storage of produce, materials or equipment, when found by the Planning Commission to be unsightly or potentially hazardous, shall be screened by a solid fence, wall or compact evergreen hedge as approved by the Planning Commission.

(b)

Fences, walls and hedges shall comply with the regulations set forth in Article 15-29 of this Chapter.

No sign of any character shall be erected or displayed, except as permitted under the regulations set forth in Article 15-30 of this Chapter.

Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided for each use on the site, in accordance with the regulations set forth in Article 15-35 of this Chapter.

The construction or expansion of any main or accessory structure in an A district shall comply with the applicable design review regulations set forth in Article 15-45 or Article 15-46 of this Chapter.

The combined cut and fill of any grading on a hillside lot shall not exceed one thousand cubic yards, including any excavation for a swimming pool, unless a larger quantity is approved by the Planning Commission upon making all of the following findings:

(a)

The additional grading is necessary in order to allow reasonable development of the property or to achieve reasonable vehicular access to the proposed development, and

(b)

The natural land forms and vegetation are being preserved and protected, and

(c)

The increased grading is necessary to promote the compatibility of the construction with the natural terrain, and

(d)

The increased grading is necessary to integrate an architectural design into the natural topography, and

(e)

The increased grading is necessary to reduce the prominence of the construction as viewed from surrounding views or from distant community views.

(Ord. 71.99 § 6, 1991)