§ 8174-6.1. Agricultural exclusions.

(a)

Pursuant to Categorical Exclusion Order E-83-1 (effective 9/30/1986, amendment effective 2/25/1987), the following uses are exempt from coastal development permit requirements when they meet all of the criteria listed in subsection (b):

(1)

The construction or demolition of barns, storage (including equipment storage), and other necessary buildings for agricultural purposes, provided the buildings are used for the sole purpose of commodities grown on the same lot;

(2)

The construction of fences for farm or ranch purposes, provided:

i.

No solid fence designs are used; and

ii.

Fences do not block existing or proposed public equestrian and/or pedestrian trails;

(3)

Greenhouses that do not exceed four hundred (400) sq. ft. in total area;

(4)

Storage tanks and water distribution lines used for on-site agricultural activities;

(5)

Water impoundment projects in canyons and drainage areas, provided:

i.

Canyons and drainage areas are not identified as solid or dashed blue line streams on the USGS 7½-minute quadrangle maps; and

ii.

Projects do not exceed two (2) acre-feet either in actual water impounded or in design capacity.

(b)

Agricultural uses listed in subsection (a) are exempt from the requirement for a coastal development permit when they meet all of the following criteria:

(1)

Development is located in the CA or COS zones;

(2)

Development is located on lots exceeding ten (10) acres;

(3)

Development is located inland of the following public roadways: U.S. 101 from Rincon Point to the intersection of Harbor Boulevard, Harbor Boulevard south to City of Oxnard corporate boundary at Wooley Road, and Highway 1 on the South Coast; and

(4)

Development is not located:

i.

Within tidelands, submerged lands, or beaches;

ii.

On a lot immediately adjacent to the inland extent of the beach, or of the mean high tide line of the sea where there is no beach;

iii.

Within any stream, wetland, estuary, marsh or lake, or one hundred (100) feet of such areas;

iv.

Within any area defined as riparian habitat or ESHA, or one hundred (100) feet of such areas;

v.

On lands or waters subject to, or potentially subject to, the public trust; or

vi.

Anywhere the policies of the LCP specify a larger geographic area of concern for natural resources, open space, or environmentally sensitive habitat than those areas listed in subsections (b)(4)i.—v.

(c)

The following uses are not part of this exemption for agricultural uses, and may require a coastal development permit:

(1)

Water wells;

(2)

Equestrian facilities, including, but not limited to, boarding stables, riding areas, and polo fields;

(3)

Greenhouses that exceed four hundred (400) sq. ft. in total area;

(4)

Any structure defined as "a qualified historical building or structure" by Section 18955 of the Health and Safety Code;

(5)

Single-family residences;

(6)

Agricultural processing facilities, including storage and accessory structures;

(7)

The removal of vegetation on more than one-half (½) acre of land;* and

(8)

The removal of major vegetation, other than for agricultural purposes.*

* The removal of any amount or type of vegetation may be subject to Coastal Development Permit requirements. See permit requirements for Brush or Vegetation Removal in Section 8174-5.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 4, 12-11-2012)