Farmland Protection | Food Systems

This staff report addresses farmland protection through agricultural buffers and represents the final negative declaration for environmental impacts of a proposed agricultural buffer ordinance. The report provides an overview of the proposed ordinance, which establishes requirements for minimum agricultural buffer widths ranging from 100 to 400 feet, depending on use type, and sets design and operational requirements for the buffer. It also describes the background and rationale for the ordinance, including connections with the comprehensive plan and local policies, and works through a series of potential impacts in a potentially significant effects checklist.