§ 26-8. Location of building adjacent to or within agricultural zone.

Where the building is to be located either adjacent to or within a zone established for the production of food, fiber, livestock, timber or other agricultural operations prior to the issuance of a building permit the applicant shall be required to either:

(a)

Record a statement of acknowledgement by the owners of the property on a form approved by the department of development services containing the following statement:

 "The property described herein is adjacent to land or included within an area zoned for agricultural purposes, and residents of this property may be subject to inconveniences or discomfort arising from the use of agricultural chemicals, including, but not limited to herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers, and from the pursuit of agricultural operations including, but not limited to, cultivation, plowing, spraying, pruning and harvesting which occasionally generate dust, smoke, noise and odor. Butte County has established agricultural zones which have as a priority use for productive agricultural purposes, and residents within said zones and on adjacent property should be prepared to accept such inconvenience or discomfort from normal, necessary farm operations."

(b)

Provide evidence that the statement set forth in (a) above has been made part of the deed covering the conveyance of the property on which the building is to be constructed.

(Ord. No. 2238, § 6, 7-21-81; Ord. No. 3001, § 10, 5-5-92)