§ 26-10-020. Uses permitted with a use permit.

Uses permitted with a use permit include the following:

(a)

Temporary farm worker camps not permitted by Section 26-10-010(m);

(b)

Seasonal farmworker housing that does not meet the road access, occupancy, or setback standards of Section 26-88-010(l);

(c)

Year-round and extended seasonal farmworker housing that does not meets the road access, occupancy limits, parcel size, or setback standards set forth in Section 26-88-010(o). Year-round and extended seasonal farmworker housing shall also conform to such public health, building, and fire safety criteria as may be established by resolution or ordinance of the board of supervisors,

(d)

The raising, feeding, maintaining and breeding of poultry, fowl, rabbits, fur-bearing animals or animals such as veal calves, dairy cows, pigs, hogs and the like, which are continuously confined in and around barns, corrals and similar areas for other than domestic purposes. Incidental processing and temporary or seasonal sales and promotion of such animals which are raised on site. This subsection shall not be interpreted so as to require a use permit for animals allowed by Section 26-10-010(a) or (b);

(e)

Agricultural cultivation in the following areas for which a management plan has not been approved pursuant to Section 26-10-010(d):

(1)

Within one hundred feet (100') from the top of the bank in the Russian River riparian corridor,

(2)

Within fifty feet (50') from the top of the bank in designated flatland riparian corridors,

(3)

Within twenty-five feet (25') from the top of the bank in designated upland riparian corridors,

(f)

Retail nurseries involving crops/plants which are not grown on the site, except on land subject to a Williamson Act contract;

(g)

Tasting rooms for agricultural products which are grown or processed on site;

(h)

Indoor growing and harvesting of shrubs, plants, flowers, trees, vines, fruits, vegetables, hay, grain and similar food and fiber crops other than cannabis, in greenhouses or similar structures of eight hundred (800) square feet or more, conducted and maintained in compliance with Article 65, RC Riparian Corridor Combining Zone;

(i)

Processing of any agricultural product of a type grown or produced on site or in the immediate area, storage of agricultural products grown or processed on site, and bottling or canning of any agricultural product grown or processed on site;

(j)

Livestock feed yards, animal sales yards;

(k)

Veterinary clinics for farm animals and livestock, but not for companion and exotic animals. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations,

(l)

Commercial kennels. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations,

(m)

Commercial stables not permitted under Section 26-10-010(c), riding academies, equestrian riding clubs. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(n)

Commercial aquaculture, provided that, at a minimum, the use does not adversely affect biotic resources and does not take place on prime soils;

(o)

Game preserves, refuges, and hunting clubs. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(p)

Commercial wood yards, including wood splitting and sales of off-site fuel woods, except such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract,

(q)

Contractor equipment storage for off-site growing and harvesting of forest products, including packing, repairing and storage of equipment so used. Construction of permanent structures will be subject to Article 82. Such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract;

(r)

Commercial mushroom farming;

(s)

Slaughterhouses, animal processing plants, rendering plants, fertilizer plants or yards, which serve agricultural production in the immediate area. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(t)

Lumber, planing and logging mills, mill ponds and associated uses; other than portable mills for temporary purposes, such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract;

(u)

Live/work uses in conjunction with a legally established single family residential unit subject to the requirements of Section 26-88-122. Any live/work use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(v)

Noncommercial clubs and lodges, golf courses and driving ranges, but not including miniature golf courses; except that such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract,

(w)

Public schools; private nursery, primary and secondary schools; places of religious worship; and places of public or community assembly, all subject, at a minimum, to the criteria of General Plan Policy LU-6e except that such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract,

(x)

Intermediate and major freestanding commercial telecommunication facilities subject at a minimum to the applicable criteria set forth in Section 26-88-130; Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(y)

Noncommercial telecommunication facilities greater than eighty feet (80') in height subject at a minimum to the applicable criteria set forth in Section 26-88-130;

(z)

Commercial and industrial uses permitted under Section 26-10-010 which involve significant quantities (over 100 kg/month) of hazardous materials as defined by Title 22, CAC; except such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract,

(aa)

Private landing strips; on land subject to a Williamson Act contract, such use shall be limited to that necessary for aircraft dedicated to aerial spraying and other agricultural purposes and not for private passenger aircraft for personal convenience and transportation,

(bb)

Cemeteries, mausoleums, columbariums and crematoriums; except such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract,

(cc)

Minor public service uses or facilities (transmission and distribution lines and telecommunication facilities excepted), including, but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, and transformer stations. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations,

(dd)

Fire and police stations and training centers, service yards and parking lots which, at a minimum, meet the criteria of General Plan Policy PF-2 t and which are not otherwise exempt by state law. Such facilities are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract;

(ee)

Recreational vehicle parks, tent camps or campgrounds, lodging and other recreational or visitor serving uses which do not interfere or detract from the purposes of this district; except such uses are not permitted on land subject to a Williamson Act contract,

(ff)

Geotechnical studies which involve grading or construction of open roads or pads;

(gg)

Large residential community care facility, except on land subject to a Williamson Act contract;

(hh)

Day care center, except on land subject to a Williamson Act contract;

(ii)

Reserved.

(jj)

The development of natural resources with appurtenant structures, including exploration and development of geothermal resources, oil and gas wells and biomass energy projects. Geothermal energy wells, pipelines, transmission facilities and associated grading and construction, when conducted within the primary KGRA. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

Hardrock quarry operations may be permitted only if they meet the criteria below:

(1)

The operation is consistent with the purpose(s) of the resources and rural development district.

(2)

The operation involves five (5) acres of land or less,

(3)

The operation results in annual production of five thousand (5,000) cubic yards or less,

(4)

The quarry does not include crushing, screening or batching operations,

(5)

The operation is subject to payment of fees and other mitigation measures as may be found consistent with the aggregate resources management plan,

(6)

The operation must have an approved reclamation plan,

(7)

The operation is located at least four (4) miles from the nearest approved source of aggregate materials.

(8)

The operation is not located on land subject to a Williamson Act contract.

Other aggregate mining operations are not permitted unless excepted by Section 26A-3(a)(1) of this code;

(kk)

One manufactured home for the housing of full-time employees of resource related uses conducted on the site. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(ll)

Bed and breakfast inns containing not more than five (5) guest rooms, subject to design review and compliance with Section 26-88-118;

(mm)

 Application of clean dredge material or biosolids subject, at a minimum, to the criteria of General Plan Policies PF-2s; Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(nn)

Craft sales and garage sales involving three (3) or four (4) sales days per year;

(oo)

Small wind energy systems located within a county-designated urban service area or within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of a county-designated urban service area, subject to the standards in Section 26-88-135. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(pp)

Major timberland conversions, subject to the standards in Section 26-88-160.

(qq)

Vacation rentals exceeding the standards in Section 26-88-120, except on lands under a Williamson Act contract;

(rr)

Commercial composting facilities incidental to the agricultural use, subject to Policy AR-4a of General Plan Agricultural Resources Element. Any such use on a parcel under a Williamson Act contract must be consistent with Government Code Section 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act) and local rules and regulations;

(ss)

Other nonresidential uses which in the opinion of the planning director are of a similar and compatible nature to those uses described in this section;

(tt)

Commercial cannabis uses in compliance with Sections 26-88-250 through 26-88-256.

(Ord. No. 6245 , § II, 10-16-2018; Ord. No. 6189 , §§ II(C), (L), 12-20-2016; Ord. No. 6145, § V , 3-15-2016; Ord. No. 5964, § VI, 1-31-2012; Ord. No. 5908, § II, 11-9-2010; Ord. No. 5651 § 1(u), 2006; Ord. No. 5569 § 7, 2005; Ord. No. 5435 § 2(i), 2003; Ord. No. 5429 § 3, 2003; Ord. No. 5361 § 2(l), 2002; Ord. No. 5342 § 5, 2002; Ord. No. 5265 § 1(g), 2001; Ord. No. 4973 § 4(b), (c), 1996; Ord. No. 4781 § 2(B), 1994; Ord. No. 4643, 1993.)