Right to Farm in Clovis, CA (2026)
2 verified right to farm rules for Clovis, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Clovis Municipal Code Section 9.40.170(A) declares it City policy to shield commercial agricultural operations from nuisance claims once they have run for more than three years without being a nuisance when they began, tracking California Civil Code Section 3482.5. The protection does not cover operations that block public roads, parks, or waterways.
Clovis Right-to-Farm Nuisance Protection
Light RestrictionsClovis, CA, Municipal Code § 9.40.170(A) (Right to Farm - Policy of the City)
1. It is the declared policy of the City of Clovis to preserve, protect, and encourage development of its agricultural land consistent with the California Civil Code Section 3482.5 which provides that no agricultural activity, operation, or facility, or appurtenances thereof, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standar...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Any Clovis subdivision within 300 feet of agriculturally zoned land cannot get final map approval until the owner records a right-to-farm covenant with the Fresno County Recorder, per Municipal Code Section 9.40.170(B). The covenant warns future residents that farm noise, dust, and odor are normal and protected.
Clovis Right-to-Farm Covenant Near Ag Land
Some RestrictionsClovis, CA, Municipal Code § 9.40.170(B) (Right-to-Farm Covenant)
B. Covenant. If a subdivision is at any point within three hundred feet (300') of land zoned for agricultural uses, the approval of the tentative and final subdivision map or parcel map shall be conditional upon the recordation with the County Recorder of a right-to-farm covenant acknowledging, accepting and complying with this section... that the described property is in or near agricultural d...
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