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

010(A) sets the purpose of the Agricultural Exclusive (AE) district as preserving 'important agricultural lands that are being used for the commercial production of agricultural commodities, and that constitute economic units,' defined as land capable of generating enough agricultural income to cover expenses while making efficient use of required labor and equipment. The district restricts land use to crop production, the raising of livestock, poultry and other animals, and incidental uses customarily related to those agricultural operations, plus limited non-agricultural uses necessary for the health, safety and convenience of residents living or working in the rural area.

010(A)(3) locks a parcel into the AE classification once applied: the Board of Supervisors will not rezone it unless it finds the change won't adversely affect commercial agricultural operations on adjoining parcels or in the site vicinity. 010(B) permits agricultural accessory structures and crop production by right, while animal sales yards, feed lots, stockyards, and chicken, turkey and hog ranches require a conditional use permit, and mining, oil and gas wells also require CUP review. 08 gets a further layer of nuisance protection once it's been operating for more than a year.