Chapter 18.75 ACCESSORY USES

Chapter 18.75
ACCESSORY USES

Sections:

18.75.010 General provisions regarding accessory uses.

Accessory uses shall comply with all requirements for the principal use except where specifically modified by this title and shall comply with the following limitations:

A. Fences, which may be located within yards, shall not exceed five feet in height in an AR-1 zone.

B. A greenhouse or hothouse may be maintained accessory to a dwelling only if there are no sales.

C. Accessory uses shall be clearly incidental to a permitted use and will not create a nuisance or hazard. [Ord. 95-01 § 20; Ord. 90-02 § 20.]

18.75.020 Accessory uses – Compliance.

Accessory uses allowed under this title shall comply with the following:

A. Accessory uses shall be located, designed, and operated so as to not to interfere with, and to support the continuation of, the overall agricultural use of the property and neighboring properties, and shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.

B. Accessory uses may include:

1. Agricultural accessory uses and activities, including but not limited to the storage, distribution, and marketing of regional agricultural products from one or more producers, agriculturally related experiences, or the production, marketing, and distribution of value added agricultural products, including support services that facilitate these activities; and

2. Nonagricultural accessory uses and activities as long as they are consistent with the size, scale, and intensity of the existing agricultural use of the property and the existing buildings on the site. Nonagricultural accessory uses and activities, including new buildings, parking, or supportive uses, shall not be located outside the general area already developed for buildings and residential uses and shall not otherwise convert more than one acre of agricultural land to nonagricultural uses.

C. The county has the authority to limit or exclude accessory uses otherwise authorized in this section in areas designated as agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance.

D. This section shall not be interpreted to limit agricultural production on designated agricultural lands. [Ord. 2008-04 § 1; Ord. 95-01 § 30A.]