Attachment 10: Excerpts from City of Oroville Zoning Code Definitions:
Agriculture. The tilling of soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, livestock farming, dairying or animal husbandry, including accessory supply, service, storage and processing areas and facilities to accommodate agricultural products produced on the premises; provided, however, that the accessory uses shall not include slaughter houses, feed yards, hog farms, fertilizer works, bone yards, plants for the rendering of animal matter or similar commercial or industrial uses.
Agriculture, urban. Growing, harvesting, and raising agricultural products in an urban setting for personal, institutional, or commercial use. Includes growing of food crops and ornamental crops (e.g., flowers), and raising of livestock, as well as uses that are complementary and accessory to agricultural pursuits, including retail sales, education, small-scale processing, and events.
Types of urban agriculture include the following:
1. Home garden. The property of a single-family or multi-family residence used for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, or the raising of animals, by the residents of the property, guests of the property owner, or a gardening business hired by the property owner.
2. Community garden. Privately or publicly owned land, less than one acre in size, used by multiple households for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, or the raising of animals.
3. Urban farm. Privately or publicly owned land, more than one acre in size, used for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, or the raising of animals, by an individual, organization, or business with the primary purpose of growing food for sale.
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Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.16 USE-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
17.16.230 Urban agriculture.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to allow local food to be produced, sold, and available for community development and education in areas close to where people live and work.
B. Permit Requirements.
1. Administrative Permit. An administrative permit shall be required for an urban farm use.
2. Use Permit. A use permit is required for uses and activities that create noise in violation of Chapter 9.20 (Noise) of the municipal code or that create flies, strong odors (as addressed in Section 17.12.010(E), Air Emissions), frequent dust, or other significant impacts or hazards to surrounding properties.
3. Uses Permitted By Right. All other urban agriculture uses that are not covered by subsections (B)(1) (Administrative Permit) and (B)(2) (Use Permit) are permitted by right.
C. Animals and Livestock. Livestock-keeping and other animal-related agricultural uses are subject to the provisions of Section 17.16.120 (Animal keeping).
D. Chemicals. Agricultural chemicals or pesticides shall not impact abutting properties or the surrounding neighborhood.
E. Sales. Sales on-site are limited to the following:
1. Hours. Sales may only occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
2. Local Food. At least 50% of the products sold on site must be produced on-site, and 75% produced within Butte County.
F. Events. Events and educational activities at a community garden or urban farm use are limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (Ord. 1819 § 4, 2017)
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Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.16 USE-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
17.16.100 Agricultural uses.
A. Permit Requirements. A use permit shall be required for the following related uses:
1. Uses and activities that may create noise in violation of Section 17.12.010 or that would create flies, strong odors, frequent dust or other significant impacts or hazards to surrounding properties.
2. Permanent structures for the commercial processing or sale of plant crops.
B. Animals and Livestock. The keeping of livestock and other animal-related agricultural uses shall be subject to the provisions of Section 17.16.120.
C. Farmworker Housing. Farmworker housing and migrant farmworker housing consisting of not more than 12 units designed for use by a single household, or 36 beds in a group quarters, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections 17000, et seq. shall be treated as an agricultural use in residential zones only, as defined by Section
17.04.060. All structures shall fully comply with the development standards of the underlying land use designation, city building codes, and other applicable city, county, state, federal, or local regulations that may apply. For the purpose of this title, farmworker housing shall be treated as a commercial agricultural use in residential zones. (Ord. 1749 § 4; Ord. 1804 § VII, 2014)
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