§ 2.94.010. Definitions.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:

"Adjacent land" means land located within one mile of the exterior boundaries of a parcel that qualifies as agricultural land.

"Agriculture" shall have the same meaning as "agriculture" as defined in Section 18.08.040 of this code.

"Agricultural land" means real property located within the boundaries of Napa County which falls into one or more of the following categories:

1.

Is designated on the county general plan as agricultural resource (AR), agriculture, watershed and open space (AWOS), or rural residential (RR) and is included in a zoning district that is primarily or substantially devoted to agricultural uses including, but not limited to, the following zoning districts: agricultural preserve (AP), agricultural watershed (AW), residential country (RC), timber preserve (TP);

2.

Is included in an overlay zoning district that is devoted primarily to agriculture;

3.

Is designated in the general plan for an urban use but has been zoned AW or AP as an interim zone to maximize the economic use of the land for agricultural purposes while retaining the land in large parcel sizes pending eventual permanent development for urban use;

4.

While not presently zoned or designated on the general plan for primarily agricultural use, the land contains an existing agricultural operation of a type that would be obvious to an uninformed observer after a physical inspection of the property, and that operation began at a time when such use was lawful.

"Agricultural operation" means all operations necessary to conduct agriculture as defined in Section 18.08.040 of this code and shall include, but not be limited to, preparation, tillage, and maintenance of the soil or other growing medium, the production, irrigation, frost protection, cultivation, growing, raising, breeding, harvesting, or processing of any living organism having value as an agricultural commodity or product, and any commercial practices performed incident to or in conjunction with such operations on the site where the agricultural product is being produced, including preparation for market, delivery to storage or to market, or to carriers for transportation to market.

"Transfer" means and includes, but is not limited to, the following: sale, exchange, installment, land sale contract, lease with option to purchase, any other option to purchase, or ground lease coupled with improvements, or residential stock cooperative improved with dwelling units.

(Ord. 973 § 3 (part), 1990: prior code § 7500)