§ 17.02.055. Agriculture.

"Agriculture" shall be defined to include the following:

A.

The preparation and tilling of the soil conducive to horticulture and viticulture activities including, but not limited to, the growing and harvesting of shrubs, plants, flowers, trees, vines, fruits, vegetables, hay, grain and similar food and fiber crops. Agriculture shall include row; field; tree; and nursery crop cultivation of open fields or greenhouse crops of ornamental and nursery plant materials for wholesale or retail sales; but does not include retail nurseries.

B.

The raising and breeding of livestock, farming, dairying, beekeeping and other animal husbandry activities customarily incidental to these uses.

C.

Mushroom farming and aquaculture.

D.

Incidental cleaning, grading, packing, polishing, sizing and similar preparation of crops which are grown on the premises, but not including agricultural processing.

E.

Temporary or seasonal sales and promotion, incidental storage of crops which are grown, or animals which are raised on the property.

F.

Agriculture service uses such as and similar to spraying and harvesting which are designed to aid and directly support the primary agricultural uses on the property.

G.

Agriculture shall not include agricultural processing.

(Ord. 2002-6 § 1, 2002: Prior code § 5.01.080 (A)(4))