The A-2 General Agricultural District is established as a zone in which agricultural uses are encouraged as the principal uses of the land. The specific intent is to facilitate the proper use of lands best suited to agriculture to minimize the conflicts between urban and agricultural uses, to preserve and protect agricultural land from unnecessary encroachment by nonagricultural uses, and to prevent the premature termination of agricultural pursuits, to preserve open space, and to provide for the diversity of land uses in the City to specifically include the agricultural pursuits historically important to the cultural heritage of the City and its environs. This chapter is necessary to foster the preservation of farms and rural lifestyles through zoning, which is prohibited to unincorporated areas surrounding the City.
(Ord. 174-1998. Passed 10-5-98.)