Glenn County, CA Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

020 states the core protection: no agricultural activity, operation or facility conducted for commercial purposes, in a manner consistent with proper accepted customs and standards, shall be or become a nuisance, public or private, pursuant to this code, if it was not a nuisance when it began. 010 explains the county's purpose is to keep nonagricultural land uses that move into farm country from forcing farms to curtail operations through nuisance complaints, protecting the tax base and the viability of the county's agricultural economy. The ordinance backs that protection with a disclosure system.

030 requires a recorded statement, signed at the time real property near agricultural land is sold, leased with an option to purchase, or subdivided, or when a discretionary permit is issued for property on or adjacent to agriculturally zoned land, warning the buyer of inconveniences or discomforts arising from such operations, including noise, odors, fumes, dust, and the operation of machinery of any kind during any twenty-four-hour period. 040. 010 to preserve agricultural land and prevent incompatible development, setting minimum parcel sizes of 17 acres in AE-20, 36 acres in AE-40 and 72 acres in AE-80.