Section
10.160.010 Purpose.
10.160.020 Objectives.
10.160.030 Definitions.
10.160.040 Nuisance.
10.160.050 Disclosure statement.
10.160.060 Responsibility.
The objectives of this chapter are as follows:
(A) Protect the economic viability of agricultural operations that surround and are located in the City of Tulare;
(B) Reduce conflicts between urban and agricultural uses; and
(C) Notify persons about the inherent nature and potential problems associated with living near or owning land adjacent to farming operations.
(1995 Code, § 10.160.020) (Ord. 00-1854, passed - -2000)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADJACENT TO. Properties which are next to each other sharing a common property line.
AGRICULTURAL LAND. Those lands within the City of Tulare that are zoned as Agriculture (A) or Rural Residential (R-A) or lands within the unincorporated areas of Tulare County that are zoned to an agricultural zone district.
AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Shall mean, but shall not be limited to, the cultivation and tillage of soil, dairying, the production, irrigation, frost protection, cultivation, growing, spraying, harvesting and processing of any agricultural commodity, including timber, viticulture, agriculture or horticulture, the raising of livestock, fur-bearing animals, fish or poultry, and any commercial practices incidental to, or in conjunction with, such agricultural operations, including preparation for market, delivery to storage or to market, or to carriers for transportation to market.
INHERENT PROBLEMS. Problems associated with agricultural operations, including but not limited to, noise, odors, dust, chemicals, smoke and extended hours of operation.
URBANIZATION. The development of land for non-agricultural purposes, including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, industrial and institutional land uses.
(1995 Code, § 10.160.030) (Ord. 00-1854, passed - -2000)
No agricultural operation, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with the property and accepted customs and standards established and followed by similar agricultural operations in the same locality, shall be or shall become a nuisance, private or public, due to any changed condition in or about the locality, after the same has been in operation for more than three years, if it was not a nuisance at the time it began.
(1995 Code, § 10.160.040) (Ord. 00-1854, passed - -2000)
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