§ 24-81. Purpose.  


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  • This article establishes a means to conserve and stabilize agricultural land uses in order to protect agricultural lands from encroachment and conversion to residential uses. This article advances this purpose by:

    A.

    Requiring residential development to provide land use transitions, setbacks, and buffers between residential development and agricultural uses, in order to reduce interference and conflict;

    B.

    Creating development and performance standards designed to protect agricultural uses from residential encroachment conflicts; and

    C.

    Providing a clear delineation between long-term agricultural production lands and residential areas.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13; Ord. No. 4105, § 1, 1-12-16 )