Placer County Unincorporated

Table 2: Allowable compatible uses - RF column

Table 2: Allowable compatible uses - AE column

Table 2: Allowable compatible uses - F column

Table 2: Allowable compatible uses - FOR column

Table 2: Allowable compatible uses - O column

Within thirty days of filing, the department shall determine whether an application includes the information required by this chapter... If a pending application is not completed by the applicant within one year after the first filing with the department, the application shall expire... the size of a sign exceed four feet tall by eight feet wide

When interpreting and applying the regulations of this chapter, all provisions shall be considered to be the minimum requirements, unless stated otherwise (e.g., height limits for buildings and structures, building coverage, and the numbers and size of signs allowed are maximums, not minimums).

If a proposed use of land is not specifically listed in Articles 17.06 through 17.52 (Zone Districts and Allowable Uses of Land), the use shall not be allowed, except as follows: ...

If conflicts occur between different requirements of this chapter, or between this chapter and other provisions of the Placer County Code or between the Placer County Code and any applicable state law, the most restrictive shall apply.

The site shall be designated in one of the following zoning districts as established by this Chapter 17. 1. Agriculture, Resource and Open Space Districts: a. Agriculture Exclusive (AE), b. Farm (F), c. Forestry (FOR), d. Open Space (O); 2. Residential Districts: a. Residential Agricultural (RA), b. Residential Forest (RF).

A site proposed for preserve and contract shall: a. Include parcels with a total area of 100 acres; or b. Be adjacent to other parcels subject to Williamson Act contracts, so that the total area of contiguous parcels subject to contract is 100 acres or more; or c. Be located in an area with unique agricultural enterprises, where the establishment of an agricultural preserve with a total area of less than 100 acres is in the public interest and consistent with the general plan.

Property without existing agricultural production may be considered for preserve and contract only where the applicant demonstrates that the site has installed irrigation and has been planted with trees or vines for orchard or vineyard operations, and that the site could eventually produce a gross income of at least $4,500.

The applicant shall provide documentation demonstrating that existing, on-site agricultural operations have produced a minimum gross income of $4,500 during the year prior to the filing of the application for preserve and contract, or $4,500 average annual gross income over the previous three years; except in the case where a site is occupied by a planted, but as yet non-producing orchard or vineyard, as described in subsection (B)(4).

In order for a contract to take effect before January 1st of any given year, contracts must be filed with the planning department on or before September 1st of that year.

After receiving the referral of an application for preserve and contract, the agricultural commission shall schedule a hearing on the application within 60 days from the date the application was received.

Upon receipt of the information provided by the agricultural commission, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall schedule a hearing on the application within 60 days of receiving the packet of information from the agricultural commission.

Give notice of the hearing to the applicant, the planning department, and all other agencies and individuals listed in subsection (C)(1) above at least 15 calendar days before the board of supervisors shall hear the item.

The hearing may be continued from time to time, but not more than 30 days.

After contract execution, the contract shall be recorded in compliance with Section 51248 of the Act no later than 20 days after a city or county enters into a contract with a landowner pursuant to this article, the clerk of the board, shall record with the county recorder a copy of the contract, which shall describe the land subject thereto, together with a reference to the map showing the location of the agricultural preserve in which the property lies.

The term of a Williamson Act contract shall be 10 years, in compliance with Section 51244 of the Act. Beginning with the first year after the execution of a contract, one year is automatically added to the term of the contract for each year that elapses, to maintain an ongoing 10 year term, unless a notice of nonrenewal is served in compliance with Section 17.64.140.