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CHAPTER 17.128 - A-2 HEAVY AGRICULTURE ZONE#

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17.128.010 - Uses permitted.#A-2

A. The following uses are permitted:

  1. One-family dwellings;

  2. Water works facilities, both public and private, intended primarily for the production and distribution of water for irrigation purposes;

  3. Nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries, apiaries, field crops, tree crops, berry and bush crops, vegetable, flower and herb gardening on a commercial scale; the drying, packing, canning, freezing and other accepted methods of processing the produce resulting from such permitted uses, when such processing is primarily in conjunction with a farming operation; and further provided that the permanent buildings and structures used in conjunction with such drying, packing and processing operations are not nearer than twenty (20) feet from the boundaries of the premises§;

  4. The grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats or other farm stock or animals, not including hogs, including the supplementary feeding thereof, not to exceed five animals per acre of all the land available§; provided however, the systematic rotation of animals with more than five animals per acre is permitted so long as the total number of permitted animals is not exceeded. For the grazing of sheep or goats, the permissible number of animals per acre may be multiplied by three, except that there shall be no limit to the permissible number of sheep which may be grazed per acre when the grazing is for the purpose of cleaning up unharvested crops; provided, that such grazing is not conducted for more than four weeks in any six-month period. The provisions of this subdivision apply to mature breeding stock, maintenance stock and similar farm stock, and shall not apply to the offspring thereof, if such offspring are being kept, fed or maintained solely for sale, marketing or slaughtering at the earliest practical age of maturity. In all cases the permissible number of animals per acre shall be computed upon the basis of the nearest equivalent ratio;

  5. Farm for rabbits, fish, frogs, chinchilla, or other small animals (excluding crowing fowl);

  6. Farms or establishment for the selective or experimental breeding and raising of cattle, sheep, goats, and horses, subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (a)(4) of this section;

  7. The noncommercial raising of hogs, not to exceed five animals§; provided, however, that the total number of animals permitted on parcels of less than one acre shall not exceed two animals except that no animals shall be permitted on lots of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. For the purposes of determining the number of hogs on a parcel, both weaned and unweaned hogs shall be counted. (See county Ordinance No. 431 regarding hog ranches);

  8. Future Farmers of America (FFA) or 4-H projects conducted by the occupants of the premises. Provided, however, if the project involves crowing fowl, an unexpired crowing fowl affidavit form describing the project must be on file with the planning director. Affidavit forms are available at the planning department and may be filed free of charge;

  9. A temporary stand for the display and sale of the agriculture produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the premises. Off-street parking shall be as required in Chapter 17.188, except that no paving shall be required;

  10. A sign, single-or double-faced, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area per face§, advertising only the sale of the services or the products produced on the premises. The sign shall not be lighted or have flashing objects or banners§;

  11. The keeping or raising of not more than fifty (50) mature female crowing fowl and ten (10) mature male crowing fowl on lots or parcels between twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and thirty-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine (39,999) square feet§ or not more than one hundred (100) mature female crowing fowl and twenty (20) mature male crowing fowl on lots of forty thousand (40,000) square feet or more§ for the use of the occupants of the premises. The crowing fowl shall be kept in an enclosed area located not less than twenty (20) feet from any property line§ and not less than fifty (50) feet from any residence§ and shall be maintained on the rear portion of the lot in conjunction with a residential use;

  12. Home occupations;

  13. Reserved;

  14. Reserved;

  15. A mining operation that is subject to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 is permitted, provided, that the operator thereof holds a permit to conduct surface mining operations issued pursuant to county Ordinance No. 555, which has not been revoked or suspended;

  16. Both large and small animal hospitals;

  17. Commercial stables and riding academies;

  18. Mink farms;

  19. Signs, on-site advertising;

  20. Public fairgrounds including usual commercial uses appurtenant thereto;

  21. Reserved;

  22. The outside storage of materials, such as irrigation equipment and farming machinery, is allowed provided the materials are used in conjunction with a farm. Otherwise, the amount of outside storage materials is limited to one hundred (100) square feet with a maximum height of three feet on parcels less than one-half acre§ and two hundred (200) square feet with a maximum height of three feet for parcels on one-half acre or more§;

  23. Employee housing meeting the requirements, as determined by the planning director, set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8, as may be amended, or consisting of no more than thirty-six (36) beds in a group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single-family or household§. Review of determinations that employee housing meets the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8 shall be processed and considered by the planning commission in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8.(c).

B. The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a plot plan pursuant to Chapter 17.216. The plot plan approval may include conditions requiring fencing and landscaping of the parcel to assure that the use is compatible with the surrounding area:

  1. A permanent stand for the display and sale of the agriculture produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the premises;

  2. Canning, freezing, packing plants and drying yards that are not in conjunction with a farming operation;

  3. Churches, temples or other structures used primarily for religious worship;

  4. Fraternal lodge halls, including grange halls;

  5. Libraries;

  6. An additional one-family dwelling (including mobilehomes), excluding the principal dwelling, shall be allowed for each ten (10) acres gross being farmed.§ The additional dwelling units shall be located on a parcel being farmed and occupied by the owner, operator or employee of the farming operation as a one-family residence; provided, that:

    a. The mobilehome shall have a floor area of not less than four hundred fifty (450) square feet,

    b. The dwellings are not rented or held out for lease to anyone other than an employee of the farming operation,

    c. The dwellings are located not less than fifty (50) feet from any property line§,

    d. The dwellings are screened from view from the front property line by shrubs or trees§,

    e. The arrangement of the dwellings, sanitary facilities and utilities conforms with all of the requirements of the county health department, the county of building and safety department, and state law,

    f. The number of dwellings for employees shall not exceed four per established farming operation§;

  7. Private schools;

  8. Public utility facilities;

  9. Truck transfer stations and depots for use in the cartage, storage, maintenance, weighing and transfer of agricultural commodities;

  10. Meat cutting and packaging plants, provided there is no slaughtering of animals or rendering of meat;

  11. Agricultural equipment sales and repair yards;

  12. Commercial fertilizer operations-the stockpiling, drying, mechanical processing and sale of farm animal manure produced on and off the premises;

  13. Feed store;

  14. Real estate office;

  15. Expansion of an existing dairy farm; provided, that:

    a. The total number of animals permitted on expansion shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of animals which were permitted for the original dairy farm§,

    b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, applications for plot plans submitted pursuant to Chapter 17.216 shall show the entire dairy farm as proposed after expansion;

  16. Beauty shops operated from a home by its inhabitants where no assistants are employed and the on-site sign is unlighted and does not exceed two square feet in area§;

  17. Expansion of an existing commercial poultry operation; provided, that:

    a. The total number of fowl permitted on expansion shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of fowl which were permitted for the original commercial poultry operation§,

    b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, applications for plot plans submitted pursuant to Chapter 17.216 shall show the entire poultry operation as proposed after expansion;

  18. Public parks and public playgrounds, golf courses with standard length fairways, and country clubs.

  19. Child day care center.

C. The following uses are permitted, provided a conditional use permit is granted:

  1. Any mining operation which is exempt from the provisions of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 and county Ordinance No. 555;

  2. Community auction and sales yards;

  3. Employee housing not meeting the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8;

CHAPTER 17.128 - A-2 HEAVY AGRICULTURE ZONE#

Sections:#

  • 17.128.010 - Uses permitted.
  • 17.128.020 - Development standards.

17.128.010 - Uses permitted.#

A. The following uses are permitted:#

  1. One-family dwellings;

  2. Water works facilities, both public and private, intended primarily for the production and distribution of water for irrigation purposes;

  3. Nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries, apiaries, field crops, tree crops, berry and bush crops, vegetable, flower and herb gardening on a commercial scale; the drying, packing, canning, freezing and other accepted methods of processing the produce resulting from such permitted uses, when such processing is primarily in conjunction with a farming operation; and further provided that the permanent buildings and structures used in conjunction with such drying, packing and processing operations are not nearer than twenty (20) feet from the boundaries of the premises;

  4. The grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats or other farm stock or animals, not including hogs, including the supplementary feeding thereof, not to exceed five animals per acre of all the land available; provided however, the systematic rotation of animals with more than five animals per acre is permitted so long as the total number of permitted animals is not exceeded. For the grazing of sheep or goats, the permissible number of animals per acre may be multiplied by three, except that there shall be no limit to the permissible number of sheep which may be grazed per acre when the grazing is for the purpose of cleaning up unharvested crops; provided, that such grazing is not conducted for more than four weeks in any six-month period. The provisions of this subdivision apply to mature breeding stock, maintenance stock and similar farm stock, and shall not apply to the offspring thereof, if such offspring are being kept, fed or maintained solely for sale, marketing or slaughtering at the earliest practical age of maturity. In all cases the permissible number of animals per acre shall be computed upon the basis of the nearest equivalent ratio;

  5. Farm for rabbits, fish, frogs, chinchilla, or other small animals (excluding crowing fowl);

  6. Farms or establishment for the selective or experimental breeding and raising of cattle, sheep, goats, and horses, subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (a)(4) of this section;

  7. The noncommercial raising of hogs, not to exceed five animals; provided, however, that the total number of animals permitted on parcels of less than one acre shall not exceed two animals except that no animals shall be permitted on lots of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. For the purposes of determining the number of hogs on a parcel, both weaned and unweaned hogs shall be counted. (See county Ordinance No. 431 regarding hog ranches);

  8. Future Farmers of America (FFA) or 4-H projects conducted by the occupants of the premises. Provided, however, if the project involves crowing fowl, an unexpired crowing fowl affidavit form describing the project must be on file with the planning director. Affidavit forms are available at the planning department and may be filed free of charge;

  9. A temporary stand for the display and sale of the agriculture produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the premises. Off-street parking shall be as required in Chapter 17.188, except that no paving shall be required;

  10. A sign, single-or double-faced, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area per face, advertising only the sale of the services or the products produced on the premises. The sign shall not be lighted or have flashing objects or banners;

  11. The keeping or raising of not more than fifty (50) mature female crowing fowl and ten (10) mature male crowing fowl on lots or parcels between twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and thirty-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine (39,999) square feet or not more than one hundred (100) mature female crowing fowl and twenty (20) mature male crowing fowl on lots of forty thousand (40,000) square feet or more for the use of the occupants of the premises. The crowing fowl shall be kept in an enclosed area located not less than twenty (20) feet from any property line and not less than fifty (50) feet from any residence and shall be maintained on the rear portion of the lot in conjunction with a residential use;

  12. Home occupations;

  13. Reserved;

  14. Reserved;

  15. A mining operation that is subject to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 is permitted, provided, that the operator thereof holds a permit to conduct surface mining operations issued pursuant to county Ordinance No. 555, which has not been revoked or suspended;

  16. Both large and small animal hospitals;

  17. Commercial stables and riding academies;

  18. Mink farms;

  19. Signs, on-site advertising;

  20. Public fairgrounds including usual commercial uses appurtenant thereto;

  21. Reserved;

  22. The outside storage of materials, such as irrigation equipment and farming machinery, is allowed provided the materials are used in conjunction with a farm. Otherwise, the amount of outside storage materials is limited to one hundred (100) square feet with a maximum height of three feet on parcels less than one-half acre and two hundred (200) square feet with a maximum height of three feet for parcels on one-half acre or more;

  23. Employee housing meeting the requirements, as determined by the planning director, set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8, as may be amended, or consisting of no more than thirty-six (36) beds in a group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single-family or household. Review of determinations that employee housing meets the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8 shall be processed and considered by the planning commission in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8.(c).

B. The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a plot plan pursuant to Chapter 17.216:#

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C. The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a conditional use permit:#

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  3. Employee housing meeting the requirements, as determined by the planning director, set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8, as may be amended, or consisting of more than thirty-six (36) beds in a groups quarters or twelve (12) units or spaces designed for use by a single-family or household.

  4. Oil production, not including refining or processing;

  5. Pen fed beef cattle operations;

  6. Hunting clubs, skeet, trap, rifle and pistol ranges;

  7. Abattoirs;

  8. Hog ranches;

  9. Livestock sales yards;

  10. Commercial poultry operations, or the expansion of an existing commercial poultry operation, where the total number of fowl permitted on expansion will exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of fowl which were permitted for the original operation;

  11. Landing strip or heliport pad for use in conjunction with agricultural operation;

  12. Winery not associated with a vineyard;

  13. Menageries;

  14. Dairy farms, or the expansion of an existing dairy farm, where the total number of animals permitted on expansion will exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of animals which were permitted for the original operation;

  15. Sewage sludge/organic waste composting facilities.

  16. Solar power plant on a lot ten (10) acres or larger.

D. Any use that is not specifically listed in subsections B and C of this section may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use provided that the planning director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsections. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.#

E. Reserved.#

F. Subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.206, the number of mature crowing fowl may be increased up to fifty (50) percent over each (male and female) of the permitted numbers§.#

G. Industrial hemp activities are permitted or conditionally permitted in subsection A., B., or C. in section 17.128.010 pursuant to the provisions set forth in section 17.306 of this ordinance including, but not limited to, permit processing, location, standards and approval requirements.#

(Ord. 348.4087 § 27, 2003; Ord. 348.3966 § 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 348.3954 §§ 33—36, 2000; Ord. 348.3881, 1999; Ord. 348.3828, 1998; Ord. 348.3043, 1996; Ord. 348.3043, 1989; Ord. 348.2669, 1987; Ord. 348.2540, 1986; Ord. 348.2162, 1983; Ord. 348 § 14.1)

(Ord. No. 348.4596, § 24, 2-10-2009; Ord. 348.4705, § 13, 11-8-2011; Ord. No. 348.4911, § 15, 17, 9-10-2019; Ord. No. 348.4931, § 11, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4950, §§ 16, 17, 3-2-2021)

17.128.020 - Development standards.#

The uses permitted in the A-2 zone shall be subject to the following development standards:

A. Lot size shall not be less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, with a minimum average lot width of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum average lot depth of one hundred fifty (150) feet, unless larger minimum lot area and dimensions are specified for a particular area or use, except as follows:#

  1. The uses listed in section 17.128.010(B)(3), (4), (5), (7) and (8) shall not be required to have a lot area in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or an average lot width in excess of one hundred (100) feet, irrespective of the minimum zone requirements for a particular area.

B. Minimum yard requirements shall be twenty (20) feet front yard, ten (10) feet side and rear yard.#

C. One-family residences shall not exceed forty (40) feet in height. No other building or structure shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height§, unless a greater height is approved pursuant to section 17.172.230. In no event, however, shall a building exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height§ or any other structure exceed one hundred five (105) feet in height, unless a variance is approved§ pursuant to Chapter 17.196.#

D. Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.188.#

(Ord. 348.3990 §§ 21, 22, 2001; Ord. 348.3881, 1999; Ord. 348.3780, 1996; Ord. 348.2162, 1983; Ord. 348.1729, 1979; Ord. 348.1588, 1977; Ord. 348.1481, 1975; Ord. 348.1429, 1975; Ord. 348.1327, 1974; Ord. 348.1281, 1974; Ord. 348.1201, 1973; Ord. 348.952, 1971; Ord. 348.935, 1971; Ord. 348.910, 1971; Ord. 348.737, 1970; Ord. 348.534, 1967; Ord. 348.459, 1966; Ord. 348.414, 1965; Ord. 348.242, 1963; Ord. 348 § 14.2)

Development Standards Summary Table#

Standard Requirement
Minimum Lot Size 20,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Average Lot Width 100 ft.
Minimum Average Lot Depth 150 ft.
Front Yard 20 ft.
Side Yard 10 ft.
Rear Yard 10 ft.
Maximum Height - One-Family Residences 40 ft.
Maximum Height - Other Buildings/Structures 50 ft. (up to 75 ft. with approval per §17.172.230; up to 105 ft. for structures with variance per Ch. 17.196)
Automobile Storage As required by Chapter 17.188

Riverside County Unincorporated City Zoning Code - Table of Contents (Partial)#

CHAPTER 17.04 - COUNTY LAND USE*

CHAPTER 17.08 - GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLANS¹

CHAPTER 17.12 - ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 17.16 - R-R RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.20 - R-R-O RURAL RESIDENTIAL, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ZONE

CHAPTER 17.24 - R-1 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE

CHAPTER 17.28 - R-1A ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS, MOUNTAIN RESORT ZONE

CHAPTER 17.32 - R-A RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.36 - R-2 MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE

CHAPTER 17.40 - R-2A LIMITED MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE

CHAPTER 17.44 - R-3 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.48 - R-3A VILLAGE TOURIST RESIDENTIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.52 - R-T MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISIONS AND MOBILEHOME PARK ZONES

CHAPTER 17.56 - R-T-R MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISION, RURAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.60 - R-4 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.64 - R-5 OPEN AREA COMBINING ZONE, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS

CHAPTER 17.67 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 251

CHAPTER 17.68 - R-6 RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE ZONE

CHAPTER 17.70 - R-7 ZONE HIGHEST DENSITY RESIDENTIAL²

CHAPTER 17.72 - C-1 AND C-P GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES

CHAPTER 17.73 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260³

CHAPTER 17.76 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 286⁴

CHAPTER 17.78 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 301

CHAPTER 17.79 - C-T ZONE TOURIST COMMERCIAL

CHAPTER 17.80 - C-P-S SCENIC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.82 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 293⁵

CHAPTER 17.84 - C-R RURAL COMMERCIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.88 - C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE ZONE

CHAPTER 17.90 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 323

CHAPTER 17.92 - R-VC RUBIDOUX-VILLAGE COMMERCIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.94 - MU ZONE MIXED USE⁶

CHAPTER 17.96 - I-P INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONE

CHAPTER 17.97 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 229

CHAPTER 17.100 - M-SC MANUFACTURING-SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONE

CHAPTER 17.104 - M-M MANUFACTURING-MEDIUM ZONE

CHAPTER 17.105 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 303

CHAPTER 17.106 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 336⁷

CHAPTER 17.107 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 338

CHAPTER 17.108 - M-H MANUFACTURING-HEAVY ZONE

CHAPTER 17.109 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 340

CHAPTER 17.110 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 266

CHAPTER 17.111 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 362

CHAPTER 17.112 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 360

CHAPTER 17.113 - M-R MINERAL RESOURCES ZONE*

CHAPTER 17.114 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 342

CHAPTER 17.115 - MIXED USE OVERLAYS

CHAPTER 17.116 - M-R-A MINERAL RESOURCES AND RELATED MANUFACTURING ZONE

CHAPTER 17.120 - A-1 LIGHT AGRICULTURE ZONE

CHAPTER 17.123 - SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 386

CHAPTER 17.124 - A-P LIGHT AGRICULTURE WITH POULTRY ZONE

CHAPTER 17.128 - A-2 HEAVY AGRICULTURE ZONE

  • 17.128.010 - Uses permitted.
  • 17.128.020 - Development standards.

CHAPTER 17.132 - A-D AGRICULTURE-DAIRY ZONE

CHAPTER 17.136 - C/V CITRUS/VINEYARD ZONE⁹

CHAPTER 17.140 - C-C/V COMMERCIAL CITRUS/VINEYARD ZONE*

CHAPTER 17.142 - WINE COUNTRY ZONES WC

CHAPTER 17.144 - W-2 CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AREAS ZONE

CHAPTER 17.148 - R-D REGULATED DEVELOPMENT AREAS ZONE

CHAPTER 17.152 - N-A NATURAL ASSETS ZONE

CHAPTER 17.156 - W-2-M CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AREA WITH MOBILEHOMES ZONE

CHAPTER 17.160 - W-1 WATERCOURSE, WATERSHED AND CONSERVATION AREAS ZONE

CHAPTER 17.164 - W-E WIND ENERGY RESOURCE ZONE

CHAPTER 17.168 - SP SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE

CHAPTER 17.172 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 17.176 - SPECIAL STUDIES ZONES—GEOLOGIC REPORT REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 17.180 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS

CHAPTER 17.188 - OFF-STREET VEHICLE PARKING STANDARDS¹³

CHAPTER 17.192 - PERMIT APPLICATIONS¹⁴

CHAPTER 17.196 - VARIANCES*

CHAPTER 17.200 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS¹⁵

CHAPTER 17.206 - CROWING FOWL PERMITS

CHAPTER 17.208 - PUBLIC USE PERMITS¹⁷

CHAPTER 17.212 - FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES¹⁸

CHAPTER 17.216 - PLOT PLANS¹⁹

CHAPTER 17.220 - REVOCATION OF VARIANCES AND PERMITS²⁰

CHAPTER 17.224 - COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS WECS PERMITS

CHAPTER 17.228 - MODIFICATIONS TO APPROVED PERMITS*

CHAPTER 17.232 - HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY SITING PERMIT*

CHAPTER 17.236 - KENNELS AND CATTERIES*

CHAPTER 17.240 - MINI-WAREHOUSES*

CHAPTER 17.244 - RECYCLING FACILITIES*

CHAPTER 17.248 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES²²

CHAPTER 17.252 - ADVERTISING REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 17.254 - TEMPORARY SIGNS

CHAPTER 17.256 - TEMPORARY EVENTS²³

CHAPTER 17.260 - MOBILEHOMES

CHAPTER 17.264 - MOBILEHOME PARKS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES

CHAPTER 17.268 - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS

CHAPTER 17.272 - COMMUNITY CARE FACILITIES²⁴

CHAPTER 17.276 - WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 17.277 - WIRELESS FACILITIES

CHAPTER 17.280 - AMENDMENTS AND CHANGE OF ZONE

CHAPTER 17.284 - ENCROACHMENT PERMITS

CHAPTER 17.288 - METAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS

CHAPTER 17.290 - PAROLEE-PROBATIONER HOMES

CHAPTER 17.291 - COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 17.292 - BERMUDA DUNES NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE

CHAPTER 17.294 - ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATIONS²⁵

CHAPTER 17.296 - SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 17.298 - UNATTENDED DONATION BINS

CHAPTER 17.300 - MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS

CHAPTER 17.302 - COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES²⁶

CHAPTER 17.306 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER 17.310 - SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS

CHAPTER 17.314 - HOUSING ALTERNATIVES

CHAPTER 17.318 - RANCHO COMMUNITY EVENT FACILITIES

Chapter 17.128 - A-2 Zone#

17.128.010 - Permitted uses#

The plot plan approval may include conditions requiring fencing and landscaping of the parcel to assure that the use is compatible with the surrounding area:

B. Permitted Uses#

The following uses are permitted, subject to plot plan approval:

  1. A permanent stand for the display and sale of the agriculture produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the premises;

  2. Canning, freezing, packing plants and drying yards that are not in conjunction with a farming operation;

  3. Churches, temples or other structures used primarily for religious worship;

  4. Fraternal lodge halls, including grange halls;

  5. Libraries;

  6. An additional one-family dwelling (including mobilehomes), excluding the principal dwelling, shall be allowed for each ten (10) acres gross being farmed. The additional dwelling units shall be located on a parcel being farmed and occupied by the owner, operator or employee of the farming operation as a one-family residence; provided, that:

    a. The mobilehome shall have a floor area of not less than four hundred fifty (450) square feet,

    b. The dwellings are not rented or held out for lease to anyone other than an employee of the farming operation,

    c. The dwellings are located not less than fifty (50) feet from any property line,

    d. The dwellings are screened from view from the front property line by shrubs or trees,

    e. The arrangement of the dwellings, sanitary facilities and utilities conforms with all of the requirements of the county health department, the county of building and safety department, and state law,

    f. The number of dwellings for employees shall not exceed four per established farming operation;

  7. Private schools;

  8. Public utility facilities;

  9. Truck transfer stations and depots for use in the cartage, storage, maintenance, weighing and transfer of agricultural commodities;

  10. Meat cutting and packaging plants, provided there is no slaughtering of animals or rendering of meat;

  11. Agricultural equipment sales and repair yards;

  12. Commercial fertilizer operations—the stockpiling, drying, mechanical processing and sale of farm animal manure produced on and off the premises;

  13. Feed store;

  14. Real estate office;

  15. Expansion of an existing dairy farm; provided, that:

    a. The total number of animals permitted on expansion shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of animals which were permitted for the original dairy farm,

    b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, applications for plot plans submitted pursuant to Chapter 17.216 shall show the entire dairy farm as proposed after expansion;

  16. Beauty shops operated from a home by its inhabitants where no assistants are employed and the on-site sign is unlighted and does not exceed two square feet in area;

  17. Expansion of an existing commercial poultry operation; provided, that:

    a. The total number of fowl permitted on expansion shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of fowl which were permitted for the original commercial poultry operation,

    b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, applications for plot plans submitted pursuant to Chapter 17.216 shall show the entire poultry operation as proposed after expansion;

  18. Public parks and public playgrounds, golf courses with standard length fairways, and country clubs.

  19. Child day care center.

C. Conditionally Permitted Uses#

The following uses are permitted, provided a conditional use permit is granted:

  1. Any mining operation which is exempt from the provisions of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 and county Ordinance No. 555;

  2. Community auction and sales yards;

  3. Employee housing not meeting the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.8, as may be amended, or consisting of more than thirty-six (36) beds in a groups quarters or twelve (12) units or spaces designed for use by a single-family or household.

  4. Oil production, not including refining or processing;

  5. Pen fed beef cattle operations;

  6. Hunting clubs, skeet, trap, rifle and pistol ranges;

  7. Abattoirs;

  8. Hog ranches;

  9. Livestock sales yards;

  10. Commercial poultry operations, or the expansion of an existing commercial poultry operation, where the total number of fowl permitted on expansion will exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of fowl which were permitted for the original operation;

  11. Landing strip or heliport pad for use in conjunction with agricultural operation;

  12. Winery not associated with a vineyard;

  13. Menageries;

  14. Dairy farms, or the expansion of an existing dairy farm, where the total number of animals permitted on expansion will exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total number of animals which were permitted for the original operation;

  15. Sewage sludge/organic waste composting facilities.

  16. Solar power plant on a lot ten (10) acres or larger.

D. Similar Uses#

Any use that is not specifically listed in subsections B and C of this section may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use provided that the planning director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsections. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.

E. Reserved#

F. Poultry Increases#

Subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.206, the number of mature crowing fowl may be increased up to fifty (50) percent over each (male and female) of the permitted numbers.

G. Industrial Hemp#

Industrial hemp activities are permitted or conditionally permitted in subsection A., B., or C. in section 17.128.010 pursuant to the provisions set forth in section 17.306 of this ordinance including, but not limited to, permit processing, location, standards and approval requirements.

(Ord. 348.4087 § 27, 2003; Ord. 348.3966 § 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 348.3954 §§ 33—36, 2000; Ord. 348.3881, 1999; Ord. 348.3828, 1998; Ord. 348.3043, 1996; Ord. 348.3043, 1989; Ord. 348.2669, 1987; Ord. 348.2540, 1986; Ord. 348.2162, 1983; Ord. 348 § 14.1)

(Ord. No. 348.4596, § 24, 2-10-2009; Ord. 348.4705, § 13, 11-8-2011; Ord. No. 348.4911, § 15, 17, 9-10-2019; Ord. No. 348.4931, § 11, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4950, §§ 16, 17, 3-2-2021)

17.128.020 - Development standards#

The uses permitted in the A-2 zone shall be subject to the following development standards:

A. Lot Size#

Lot size shall not be less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, with a minimum average lot width of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum average lot depth of one hundred fifty (150) feet, unless larger minimum lot area and dimensions are specified for a particular area or use, except as follows:

  1. The uses listed in section 17.128.010(B)(3), (4), (5), (7) and (8) shall not be required to have a lot area in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or an average lot width in excess of one hundred (100) feet, irrespective of the minimum zone requirements for a particular area.

B. Yard Requirements#

Minimum yard requirements shall be twenty (20) feet front yard, ten (10) feet side and rear yard.

C. Height Limits#

One-family residences shall not exceed forty (40) feet in height. No other building or structure shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height, unless a greater height is approved pursuant to section 17.172.230. In no event, however, shall a building exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height or any other structure exceed one hundred five (105) feet in height, unless a variance is approved pursuant to Chapter 17.196.

D. Parking#

Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.188.

Development Standards Summary#

Standard Requirement
Minimum lot size 20,000 square feet
Minimum average lot width 100 feet
Minimum average lot depth 150 feet
Minimum front yard 20 feet
Minimum side yard 10 feet
Minimum rear yard 10 feet
Maximum height - one-family residences 40 feet
Maximum height - other buildings 50 feet (75 feet maximum without variance)
Maximum height - other structures 50 feet (105 feet maximum without variance)

(Ord. 348.3990 §§ 21, 22, 2001; Ord. 348.3881, 1999; Ord. 348.3780, 1996; Ord. 348.2162, 1983; Ord. 348.1729, 1979; Ord. 348.1588, 1977; Ord. 348.1481, 1975; Ord. 348.1429, 1975; Ord. 348.1327, 1974; Ord. 348.1281, 1974; Ord. 348.1201, 1973; Ord. 348.952, 1971; Ord. 348.935, 1971; Ord. 348.910, 1971; Ord. 348.737, 1970; Ord. 348.534, 1967; Ord. 348.459, 1966; Ord. 348.414, 1965; Ord. 348.242, 1963; Ord. 348 § 14.2)