(A) All use or development of any contracted land for agricultural use must comply with the following criteria:
(1) The proposed use or development must be compatible with and not significantly compromise the long-term productive agricultural capability of any contracted land within the agricultural preserve, including the land upon which the use or development is proposed to occur;
(2) The proposed use of development will not significantly displace or impair current or reasonably foreseeable agricultural operations on the land upon which the use or development is proposed to occur. A use or development that significantly displaces agricultural operations on the land upon which the use or development is proposed to occur may, in the city's discretion, be deemed compatible if the uses or development relate directly to the production of commercial agricultural products on that parcel or nearby parcels (e.g., harvesting, processing or shipping of locally produced commercial agricultural products).
(3) The proposed use or development will not substantially interfere with the agricultural use of the land upon which the use or development is proposed to occur;
(4) The portion of the parcel to remain in agricultural use must be capable of sustaining a commercially viable agricultural use. For prime agricultural land, at least ten acres must remain devoted to agricultural use. For nonprime agricultural land, at least 40 acres must remain devoted to agricultural use;
(5) The proposed use or development will not hinder or impair agricultural operations in the area by significantly increasing the permanent or temporary human population in the area;
(6) The proposed use or development does not constitute a residential subdivision; and
(7) The proposed use or development complies with all other federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances, including the city's general plan and this code.
(B) An agricultural preserve may contain land other than agricultural land, but within two years of the effective date of any contract on land within the preserve, the use of any land within the preserve and not under contract must be restricted by zoning (including minimum parcel sizes that are consistent with the Act) in such a way as not to be incompatible with the agricultural use of the lands limited by contract within the preserve.
(C) All permitted uses set forth in this code for the agricultural zone (A-1) are deemed compatible with agricultural use if all of the criteria in this section are also met.
(Ord. 1108, passed 6-21-04)