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Sec. C13-5. Criteria for establishing, disestablishing or altering agricultural preserves.

All of the following criteria apply to the establishment, disestablishment or alteration of an agricultural preserve, whether initiated by the County or a land owner:

(a) Each agricultural preserve must contain at least 100 contiguous acres of land unless the Board of Supervisors finds that a smaller preserve is necessary due to the unique characteristics of the agricultural enterprises in the area and that such preserve is consistent with the County general plan and zoning ordinance.

(b) The use of any land within an agricultural preserve must be restricted by zoning that is compatible with the agricultural use of the lands within the preserve that are subject to contracts. Such zoning restrictions include appropriate minimum parcel sizes consistent with the Williamson Act and this chapter.

(c) No agricultural preserve may be disestablished or altered to remove land from the agricultural preserve if removal of the land would cause or contribute to the premature or unnecessary conversion of agricultural land to urban uses or to significant encroachment of incompatible land uses into the immediate vicinity of contracted land.

(d) All agricultural preserves must comply with the County general plan and zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.113, § 1, 5-23-06)

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