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Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B29-1. Findings.

(a) The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County finds that commercially viable agricultural land exists within the County, and that it is in the public interest to enhance and encourage agricultural operations within the County. The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County also finds that residential and commercial development adjacent to certain agricultural lands often leads to restrictions on agricultural operations to the detriment of the adjacent agricultural uses and the economic viability of the County's agricultural industry as a whole.

(b) The purposes of this chapter are to promote public health, safety and welfare and to support and encourage continued agricultural operations in the County. This chapter is not to be construed as in any way modifying or abridging state law as set out in the California Civil Code, Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game Code, Food and Agricultural Code, Division 7 of the Water Code (Water Code § 13000 et seq.), or any other applicable provision of state law relative to nuisances, rather it is only to be utilized in the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Code and County regulations.

(Ord. No. NS-300.705, § 3, 1-14-03)

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