§ 18.104.310. Farmworker centers.

Subject to the provisions of Section 18.104.295 where applicable, the following provisions shall apply to farmworker housing:

A.

Farmworker centers, defined by Section 18.08.293 of this code, may consist of any of the following types of farmworker housing, or combination thereof, totaling two independent residential units or five beds or more:

1.

Permanent single-family dwelling units.

2.

Congregate housing facilities, such as dormitories, occupied for no more than two hundred seventy days in a calendar year, provided that publicly owned and operated congregate housing facilities may be occupied for no more than three hundred thirty days in a calendar year.

3.

Temporary trailers, occupied for no more than one hundred twenty days in a calendar year.

B.

Farmworker centers shall, in addition to the requirements of Section 18.104.300, meet the following standards:

1.

All farmworker center parking areas shall be screened from adjacent property boundaries and from public roads. All permanent farmworker centers, and all seasonal farmworker centers containing any permanent structures, shall be screened along the entire perimeter by landscaping, excluding driveways and farm service roads located more than one hundred yards from any residence on adjacent parcels. Seasonal farmworker centers without permanent structures shall, at a minimum, landscape any frontage on a public road.

2.

Exterior lighting of farmworker centers shall be low profile and limited to security needs only; all exterior lights shall be shielded from streets and any off-site residences.

3.

A farmworker center shall have an adequate management plan to demonstrate ability to comply with all requirements.

4.

A farmworker center shall comply with all health and safety and building codes, and requirements of state law.

5.

At least one (standard-sized) parking space per unit shall be provided, or one space per three beds, whichever is more, as well as one space per farmworker center employee (e.g., manager).

C.

Seasonal farmworker centers shall, in addition to the other requirements of this code, meet the following standards:

1.

A seasonal farmworker center may contain no more than twenty units/acre, or sixty beds total, whichever is less.

2.

Any permanent structures utilized as part of a seasonal farmworker center must either have existed on June 24, 1993, or be constructed within the farmworker housing development area as defined by Section 18.104.320.

3.

Where seasonal farmworker centers consist entirely of "farm labor trailers," as defined by Section 15.40.010 of this code, such trailers shall be removed for storage in non-agriculturally-zoned areas, or be placed within existing buildings or existing fully- screened enclosures, for the remaining two hundred forty or more days each year.

D.

Any beds occupied for more than one hundred twenty days in a farmworker center shall be located in permanent structures. Any use permit allowing a farmworker center is subject to revocation in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 18.124.120 of this code if any part of the farmworker center is occupied for than two hundred seventy days in any calendar year, provided that publicly owned and operated congregate housing facilities may be occupied for three hundred thirty days in any calendar year.

(Ord. No. 1323, § 26, 6-23-2009; Ord. 1158 § 1, 1999: Ord. 1099 § 2, 1995: Ord. 1040 § 8, 1993: prior code § 12427)*

* Editor's Note: Ord. 1099 contained two sections numbered 2.