Right to Farm in Calaveras County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Calaveras County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Farm Nuisance Protection

Calaveras County declares that any legally existing agricultural use, farming, ranching, orchards, livestock, row crops, or food processing, has a right to operate free from nuisance claims by encroaching residential or non-agricultural development nearby. Under Section 17.16.120, farming takes precedence over all adjoining and nearby land uses.

Calaveras County Right to Farm Protection

Heavy Restrictions

Calaveras County Code § 17.16.120

17.16.120 - Right to farm. Any legally existing agriculture land use (farming, ranching, orchard, livestock, row crops, food processing) is considered to have a right to enjoy the productive and economic fruits of labors without fear of infringement on this right by encroaching residential or other non-agriculture development on adjoining parcels and lands in the general vicinity. The right to ...

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Agricultural Zoning Protection

Calaveras County Code § 17.16.120 gives legally existing farms, ranches, orchards, livestock operations, row crops, and food processing precedence over adjoining residential and other non-agricultural development. The right-to-farm rule sits in the countywide General Site Regulations chapter and backstops the county's five Resource Zones: General Forest, Timber Production, General Agriculture, Agriculture Preserve, and Residential Agriculture.

Calaveras County Right to Farm Ordinance

Few Restrictions

Calaveras County Code § 17.16.120

Any legally existing agriculture land use (farming, ranching, orchard, livestock, row crops, food processing) is considered to have a right to enjoy the productive and economic fruits of labors without fear of infringement on this right by encroaching residential or other non-agriculture development on adjoining parcels and lands in the general vicinity. The right to farm shall take precedence ...

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