It is in the public interest to allow the continuation of existing agricultural operations within the town. Urban development adjoining agricultural operations often leads to restrictions on agricultural operations to the detriment of the adjacent agricultural uses and economic viability of agriculture. The purposes of this chapter are to:
A. 
Preserve and protect, for agricultural and appurtenant uses, land within the town zoned for agricultural use (i.e., the RA (Residential Agricultural) zoning district;
B. 
Support and encourage continued agricultural operations in the town; and
C. 
Warn prospective purchasers, residents, and tenants of property adjoining or near agricultural operations, of the inherent conflicts associated with the purchase of the residence including, but not limited to, chemicals, dust, light, noise, odors, and traffic that may accompany nearby agricultural operations.
(Ord. 205 § 1 (Exh. A), 2003)
A. 
No existing or future agricultural operation or any of its appurtenances, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards, and all applicable town requirements, shall become a nuisance to adjacent land uses, when the action was not a nuisance at the time it began. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply whenever a nuisance results from the negligent or improper action of any agricultural operation or its appurtenances.
B. 
This chapter shall not be construed as modifying existing law relative to nuisances, but only to be utilized in the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 205 § 1 (Exh. A), 2003)
A. 
Disclosure by Subdivider. The subdivider of any property located within one thousand feet of land zoned for agricultural use shall disclose, through a notation on the final map, within conditions, covenants and restrictions (CC&Rs), if prepared, and through the recordation of a separate acknowledgment statement, the presence of agricultural and appurtenant uses in the proximity through the following, or similar statement:
The property within this subdivision is located within 1,000 feet of land utilized or zoned for agricultural operations and residents/occupants of the property may be subject to inconvenience or discomfort arising from use of agricultural chemicals, including, but not limited to, acaricides, fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, predacides, and rodenticides; and from pursuit of agricultural operations, including, but not limited to, crop protection, cultivation, harvesting, plowing, processing, pruning, shipping, spraying, and animal keeping and related activities, which may generate dust, light, noise, odor, smoke, and traffic. The Town has adopted policies to encourage and preserve agricultural lands and operations within and in the vicinity of the Town. Residents/occupants of property within this subdivision should be prepared to accept inconveniences or discomfort as normal and necessary to agricultural operations.
B. 
Disclosure Prior to Issuance of a Building Permit. Where a new structure intended for human occupancy is to be located on property which is located within one thousand feet of land zoned for agricultural use, the owner of the property shall, prior to issuance of a building permit, sign and record a statement in a form equivalent to that specified in subsection A. In lieu of signing the statement required above, the owner may submit evidence that the statement in subsection A has been made a part of subdivision documents creating the parcel on which the structure is proposed.
(Ord. 205 § 1 (Exh. A), 2003)