A.    This district is intended to be an exclusive district for agriculture and those uses which are necessary and an integral part of the agricultural operation. This district has been created to protect and preserve the limited amount of agricultural soils from encroachments of nonrelated agricultural uses which, by their nature, would be injurious to the physical and economical well-being of the agricultural operations.

B.    The following specific regulations, in addition to the general regulations set forth in Chapter 2, Article 16 and Article 20 of this Division, shall apply in all A–E Districts.

C.    Uses Allowed:

1. Residential And Accessory Uses:

a. Accessory dwelling units (ADU), as regulated by Chapter 2, Article 5.3 of this division.

b. Employee housing.

c. Home occupations.

d. Junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs), as regulated by Chapter 2, Article 5.4 of this division.

e. Single-family residential dwellings, including manufactured/modular homes.

f. Small and large family daycare homes.

2. Agricultural Uses:

a. Animal raising – General agriculture.

b. Animal raising – Personal.

c. Horticulture.

d. Dairies and the production of dairy products from milk produced on the premises.

e. Packing and processing – Limited.

f. Packing and processing – Winery.

g. Production of fish life or fish products for commercial purposes (hatcheries, ponds, etc.).

h. Row and field crops.

i. Tree crops.

j. Beekeeping and apiaries.

3. Civic Uses:

a. Community gardens.

b. Day care facilities/small schools.

c. Safety services.

d. Utility service minor.

4. Commercial Uses:

a. Farm stands.

D.    Uses Requiring Minor Use Permits: The following compatible uses and those which, in the opinion of the Community Development Director, may be substantially similar in nature thereto shall be permitted, but only upon the securing of a use permit pursuant to this chapter:

1. Residential Uses:

a. Dwelling group.

b. Supportive housing, subject to the same density limitation and to the same regulations applicable to other residential dwelling of the same type.

c. Transitional housing, subject to the same density limitation and to the same regulations applicable to other residential dwelling of the same type.

2. Agricultural Uses:

a. Forest production and processing – Limited.

b. Packing and processing – General.

3. Commercial Uses:

a. Agricultural sales and services.

b. Animal sales and services – Auctioning.

c. Animal sales and services – Horse stables.

d. Animal sales and services – Kennels.

e. Animal sales and services – Stockyards.

f. Animal sales and services – Veterinary (large animals).

g. Outdoor or Mixed-Light Commercial cannabis cultivation of all license types set forth in California Code of Regulations, title 4, sections 16201 and 16201.1, as may be amended from time to time.

h. Sale of food products produced off the premises; provided, that the sale of such products is incidental and secondary to the sale of agricultural products produced upon the premises.

i. Recreational use, meaning the use of land by the public, with or without charge, for any of the following recreational uses: walking, hiking, picnicking, camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting or other outdoor games for which no structures or buildings not permitted by the use permit are provided.

E.    Uses Requiring Major Use Permits: The following compatible uses and those which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, may be substantially similar in nature thereto shall be permitted, but only upon the securing of a major use permit pursuant to this chapter:

1. Agricultural Uses:

a. Animal waste processing.

b. Forest production and processing – Commercial woodlots.

c. Forest production and processing – Portable sawmills.

2. Commercial Uses:

a. Transient habitation – Campground.

b. Transient habitation – Lodging (limited).

c. Transient habitation – Resort and recreational facilities.

3. Civic Uses:

a. Educational facilities.

b. Major impact facilities.

c. Major impact services and utilities.

F.    Minimum Lot Area: Forty (40) acres.

G.    Minimum Front Yard: Fifty feet (50').

H.    Minimum Side Yard: Fifty feet (50').

I.    Minimum Rear Yard: Fifty feet (50').

J.    Any nonconforming parcel which is less than twenty (20) acres shall observe a minimum front, side and rear yard of twenty-five feet (25').

K.    Maximum Building Height: Not to exceed thirty-five feet (35') for residential buildings, all other buildings fifty feet (50').

L.    Maximum Dwelling Density: One single-family dwelling per legally created parcel, except as separately provided for below. Construction of more than one single-family dwelling may be permissible as a dwelling group and shall be consistent with the following density standard: one unit per forty (40) acres. (Ord. 793, §2, adopted 1982; Ord. 1253, §4, adopted 2025; Ord. 1257, §10, adopted 2025)