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

It is the declared policy of the City of Turlock to protect and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural operations for the production of food and other agricultural products. When nonagricultural land uses extend into agricultural areas, agricultural operations can become the subject of nuisance suits. As a result, agricultural operators are sometimes forced to cease or curtail their operations. Others may be discouraged from making investments in agricultural improvements to the detriment of the economic viability of the County's agricultural industry as a whole. It is the purpose of this chapter to reduce the loss to the County of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed to constitute a nuisance. It is the further intent of this chapter to provide the residents of this County with proper notification of the City's recognition and support of the right to farm agricultural lands.

(b) This chapter is not to be construed as in any way modifying or abridging State law as set out in the California Civil Code, Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game Code, Food and Agricultural Code, Division 7 of the Water Code, or any other applicable provision of State law relative to nuisances; rather, it is only to be utilized in the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Code and City regulations.

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