Delano's Right-to-Farm provisions (DC §20.10.270) protect commercial agricultural operations from nuisance claims by neighbors after three years of continuous operation, recognizing the city's central role in the Kern County ag economy.
Under §20.10.270.4, the Community Development Director must include a Right-to-Farm notice on any land division within 300 feet of agriculturally-zoned land. The notice covers cultivation, livestock, poultry, beekeeping, and related farm practices. Keeping of chickens and small livestock on city residential lots is governed by the underlying zone; most R-1 lots allow a limited number of hens (no roosters) subject to setback and nuisance rules.
Commercial ag operations meeting §20.10.270.3 criteria are not a nuisance; backyard livestock that creates noise, odor, or vector nuisances is enforceable under standard code-enforcement.
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