Gardening/Farming/Crop Production Produce/Farm Stand
Identifies "Urban Agriculture" land use category, including the specific uses Private Garden, Market Garden, and
Community Garden
Private Garden: Where food production is an accessory
use of site (not primary): By-right (P) in all zones
Produce stand is a permitted accessory to Private
Gardens, except where Private Garden is located in
a front yard
Market Garden: Primary use of site is crop production for sale or donation. Allowed by-right (P) when 1 acre or less in residential zones, up to 3 acres in commercial zones, any size lot in industrial/manufacturing zones. MUP
required for 1+ acre in residential zones, 3+ acres in
commercial zones.
Produce stand up to 120 sqft in size is a permitted
accessory to Market Gardens in residential and
commercial zones; larger stands allowed with MUP.
Community Garden: Permitted by-right/P when up to 1
acre in residential zones, up to 3 acres in commercial
zones, any size lot in industrial/manufacturing zones.
MUP required for 1+ acre in residential zones, 3+ acres in commercial zones.
Produce stand up to 120 sqft in size is a permitted
accessory to Community Gardens in residential and
commercial zones; larger stands allowed with MUP.
Heavy mechanized farm equipment prohibited in
residential districts, except for initial land preparation.
Landscaping equipment designed for household use
permitted.
Other standards for Produce Stands: Sales of onsite grown produce only. Hours of operation 8am7pm. In residential zones, may operate Tuesdays and Saturdays only (except vacant lots), and must
be dismantled and removed during non-operating
hours. 2 parking spaces required; may be on- or offstreet.
Crop Production Produce/Farm Stand
Identifies "Local Food Uses" land use category including specific uses Urban Agriculture (UA) and Agriculture (A).
UA is defined as food crop production and livestock
raising, and includes retail sales, education, small-scale processing, and events. 3 types of UA identified: Home
Garden, Community Garden (<1 acre), and Urban
Farm(>1 acre).
On-site sales are a permitted accessory activity to
all Urban Agriculture uses. Sales limited to 7am7pm; and at least 50% of products must be produced onsite, 75% produced within Butte
County.
Home Gardens and Community Gardens allowed by-right
(P) in all zoning districts except Industrial. An Urban Farm is allowed with a MUP in all zoning districts except
Industrial. Any UA activity that violates noise regulations or generates significant flies or odors/dust/emissions that violate Air District limits, requires a UP.
The Agriculture land use is conventional agriculture and is permitted by-right only in the Residential Agriculture (min lot size 2 acres), Open Space, and Public Facilities zones.
As with UA, certain activities that create nuisances may require a UP.
Attachment 8: Sacramento, Oroville, and National City Examples Oroville, CA
Sacramento, CA
Gardening/Farming/Crop Production Produce/Farm Stand
Identifies "Urban Agriculture" land use, which is
permitted by-right (P) in all residential and mixed use zones, and the Institutional and Open Space zones and
with a UP in the Light Industrial zone. Urban Agriculture is broken down into Home Garden, Neighborhood Garden,
and Community Farm.
Home Gardens may be grown for personal consumption
or for sale or donation, although on-site sales are not allowed. A dwelling unit must be on the site as the
primary use.
Not permitted.
Neighborhood Gardens may be up to 1 acre in size; may
be cultivated by an individual or a group, collectively or divided into plots; for personal consumption, sale, or
donation. Allowed to sell produce on-site. May be the
primary or accessory use on the site. May function like a community garden, in which case a garden coordinator is required and operating rules with coordinator contact info must be on file with the City.
Seasonal farm stands are allowed at a
Neighborhood Garden.
Community Farms are larger than 1 acre, growing food for sale, donation, or shareholder consumption (as in a CSA).
Allowed to sell produce on-site. May be the primary or
accessory use on the site.
A Community Farm is allowed to have a "market
stand" (not defined).
Farm-related machinery allowed for Urban Agriculture,
but must not create a nuisance.
Retail sales and other public use of the site are
limited to 7am-7pm daily for Neighborhood
Gardens and Community Farms.
National City, CA