Chapter 16.42
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE LANDS
Sections:
16.42.010 Short title.
16.42.020 General authority.
16.42.030 Purpose.
16.42.040 Relationship to framework ordinance.
16.42.050 Applicability.
16.42.060 Mapping.
16.42.070 Title notification.
16.42.080 Plat notification.
16.42.090 Repealed.
16.42.100 Repealed.
16.42.010 Short title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter, together with any amendments, shall be known as the “Agricultural Resource Lands Ordinance.” (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.020 General authority.
This chapter is adopted under the authority of RCW 36.70A.050. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.030 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use of land on and around agricultural resource lands; to protect agricultural activities from new nearby incompatible activities; to protect existing agricultural land from encroachments inconsistent with the Sumner Comprehensive Plan; and to comply with the Washington State Growth Management Act. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.040 Relationship to framework ordinance.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply in conjunction with SMC 16.40.030 through 16.40.200. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.050 Applicability.
Agricultural resource lands are lands that are not already characterized by urban growth and that have long-term significance for the commercial production of food or other agricultural products. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.060 Mapping.
A. Agricultural resource lands are those lands meeting all of the following criteria:
1. Lands divided into parcels which are five acres or larger in size; and
2. Lands which are on prime or unique soils as identified in:
a. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Soil Conservation Service. February, 1979. Soil Survey of Pierce County Area, Washington.
b. USDA, Soil Conservation Service, June, 1981. Important Farmlands of Pierce County, Washington; and
3. Lands which are primarily devoted to the commercial production of horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or animal products or of berries, grain, hay, straw, turf, seed, Christmas trees not subject to the excise tax imposed by RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140, or livestock, and which have long-term commercial significance for agricultural production.
B. Agricultural resource lands are also those lands within 300 feet of any agricultural resource land defined above. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.070 Title notification.
The owner of any site within this designation, for which an application for an activity is submitted, shall record a title notice with the Pierce County auditor. The notice shall be notarized and shall be recorded prior to approval of any development proposal for the site. Such notification shall be in the form as set forth below:
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE LANDS NOTICE
Parcel Number:__________________
Address:_______________________
Legal Description:________________ ______________________________
Notice: This parcel lies within an area of land designated Agricultural Resource Land by the City of Sumner. A variety of commercial agricultural activities occur in the area that may be inconvenient or cause discomfort to area residents. This may arise from the use of agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers; or from spraying, pruning, and harvesting, which occasionally generate dust, smoke, noise, and odor. The City of Sumner has established agriculture as a priority use on existing agricultural resource lands, and residents of adjacent property should be prepared to accept such inconvenience or discomfort from normal, necessary farm operations.
Signature of owner(s)
(NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT)
(Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.080 Plat notification.
The owner of any site within this designation, on which a short subdivision or subdivision is submitted, shall record a notice on the face of the plat. Such notification shall be in the form as set forth below.
Notice: This property lies within an area of land designated Agricultural Resource Lands by the City of Sumner. A variety of commercial agricultural activities occur in the area that may be inconvenient or cause discomfort to area residents. This may arise from the use of agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers; or from spraying, pruning, and harvesting, which occasionally generate dust, smoke, noise, and odor. The City of Sumner has established agriculture as a priority use on existing agricultural resource lands, and residents of adjacent property should be prepared to accept such inconvenience or discomfort from normal, necessary farm operations.
(Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.090 Regulations.
Repealed by Ord. 1695. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)
16.42.100 Additional studies.
Repealed by Ord. 1695. (Ord. 1540 § 1 (part), 1992)