For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
“Agricultural activity”means a condition or activity that occurs on a farm in connection with the production of farm products and includes, but is not limited to, marketed produce at roadside stands or farm markets; noise; odors; dust; fumes; operation of machinery and irrigation pumps; ground and aerial application of seed, fertilizers, conditioners, and plant protection products; keeping of bees for production of agricultural or apicultural products; employment and use of labor; roadway movement of equipment and livestock; protection from damage by wildlife; prevention of trespass; construction and maintenance of buildings, fences, roads, bridges, ponds, drains, ditches, waterways, and similar features and maintenance of stream banks and watercourses; and conversion from one agricultural activity to another, including a change in the type of farm product being produced. The term includes use of new practices and equipment consistent with technological development within the agricultural industry.
“Agricultural use, accessory or agritourism”means a use that directly supports, promotes and is incidental to a permitted primary agricultural use or agricultural activity on a farm. Such accessory and agritourism uses shall include, but are not limited to, temporary mobile slaughtering units or other activities which add value to a farm product such as processing or a commercial kitchen, warehousing of farm products, cold storage, farm stands or farm markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), u-pick self harvest activities and sales, educational how-to-farm workshops, farm tours, recreational hayrides and corn mazes, equine riding lessons and training clinics, seasonal harvest and holiday activities and other similar uses and activities.
“Agricultural use, primary”means using land for the production of food and fiber, dairying, pasturage, equine boarding or training, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, apiaries, animal husbandry, and wholesale nurseries.
“Agriculture structure”means a structure designed and constructed for agricultural use and activities or to store, repair, service or maintain farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other horticultural products, for occasional or seasonal processing, treating, or packaging, of farm products, and for stabling or training equines, or riding lessons and training clinics.
“Assembly event”means a use or activity where a group of persons gather to participate in a commercial or marketed event or activity including, but not limited to, entertainment, equestrian events, recreational or celebratory events or activities, conventions, retreats, or weddings.
“Best management practices (BMPs)”means established management practices that farmers use to provide for the economic, environmental and agronomic efficiency of a farm when raising crops and/or livestock to achieve the least possible adverse impact on the environment, and to minimize possible adverse impacts on human, animal and plant health. These practices are highly adaptable and reflect the individual conditions and capabilities of the farm where they are applied. One guide for BMPs is the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG).
“Equestrian facility”means a facility designed for equestrian activities and events, including boarding, breeding and training facilities. May offer occasional assembly events but is intended primarily for routine daily equestrian activities.
“Farm”means any size parcel or parcels owned or leased by the same person or entity, wherein a majority of the net developable acreage is managed for primary agriculture uses. Multiple contiguous parcels in the same ownership or leased may be considered one parcel for the purposes of livestock management calculations. Multiple noncontiguous parcels under the same ownership or leased may be considered a single farm.
“Farm equipment”means, but is not limited to, tractors, trailers, combines, tillage implements, balers, and other equipment, including attachments and accessories that are used in agricultural activities such as planting, cultivating, irrigation, harvesting, butchering, slaughtering, and marketing of agricultural, horticultural, or livestock products.
“Farm focus areas”means areas identified by the Kitsap County Agricultural Strategic Plan that are prioritized by using subjective criteria which includes density of agricultural uses, lot sizes, and proximity to water service areas, watersheds and water quality hazard areas.
“Farm personnel”means an individual involved in the operational aspects of a farm including the farm owner and family, employees, interns, and volunteers.
“Farm plan”means a written report that explains how a crop or livestock operation can be conducted using best management practices (BMPs).
“Farm product”means part or all of a plant or animal, or byproduct thereof useful to humans and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, trees, livestock, dairy, poultry, freshwater fish, apiaries, equine, or any other product which incorporates the use of food, feed, fiber, or fur.
“Farm stand or farm market”means a structure located on a farm which is used for the sale of farm products grown, produced or processed primarily in Kitsap County or counties immediately adjacent to Kitsap County and from Washington State.
“Farm stay”means any type of paid accommodation on a working farm where guests partake in operating the farm.
“Livestock”means (A) horses, bovine, sheep, goats, swine, reindeer, donkeys, mules, llamas and any other hoofed animal, large and small (small being one hundred fifty pounds or less), (B) poultry, (C) and ratites.
“Locally produced food”means food produced for an end user within four hundred miles from its origin, or within the state in which it is produced as defined by the United States Congress in the 2008 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act.
“Mobile slaughter unit”means a self-contained slaughter facility that can travel from site to site as defined by the Federal Safety Inspection Service.
“Nursery, wholesale”means an establishment where trees, shrubs or other plants are propagated on the property and/or continuously grown to a larger size for a period no less than one complete growing season and that is not open to the public on a regular basis. Temporary outdoor stands for the periodic and occasional sale of plants which are grown on the premises shall not disqualify an establishment for definition as a wholesale nursery. No bark, mulch, fertilizer or other similar landscape supply may be sold.
“Paddock”means a small enclosure used to house livestock.
“Poultry”means birds kept for their eggs, meat, or feathers.
“Tasting room”means a facility or portion of a facility supporting a winery, brewery, cidery, or distillery where the public may sample products produced by the facility and which has ancillary farm-related retail sales not including restaurant style food service.
“Temporary farm worker/intern”means an individual who works intermittently at one or more agricultural worksites, not having a primary residence, and doesn’t reside at the same worksite year-round.
“Temporary structure”means a structure which does not have or is not required by the International Building Code to have a permanent attachment to the ground. Temporary structures are subject to building permits.
“Winery, brewery, cidery, distillery”means a licensed facility designed for the crushing, fermentation, and/or barrel aging of wine, beer, cider, or liquor, and which may include barrel rooms, bottling rooms, tank rooms, laboratories, case goods storage, on-site sales, and offices. “Licensed” for the purposes of this title means a facility that has met the requirements of Chapter
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(Ord. 536 (2016) § 4 (part), 2016; Ord. 586 (2020) § 11, 2020)