Rancho Cordova, CA Right to Farm: Farm Nuisance Protection (2026)

05, protects commercial agricultural operations from being shut down as nuisances simply because nearby development changed after the farm was already there. 020 defines 'agricultural land' as any parcel designated agricultural cropland, agricultural-recreation reserve, agricultural-urban reserve or general agricultural on the general plan, plus any parcel zoned AG-160, AG-80, AG-40, AG-20, A-80, A-20, A-10, AR-10, A-5, AR-5, A-2, AR-2, UR or IR. 030 defines the protected 'agricultural activity, operation, or facility' broadly: tillage, dairying, growing or harvesting any commodity including timber, viticulture, apiculture or horticulture, and raising livestock, fur-bearing animals, fish or poultry.

050(A), a commercial agricultural operation run consistent with accepted local practices cannot become a nuisance, private or public, due to a changed condition in the surrounding area once it has operated more than three years without having been a nuisance when it began. The shield does not apply if the operation obstructs a navigable waterway or public street, and it does not override nuisance standards set in the Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game Code, Food and Agricultural Code, or Water Code Division 7. 450.