17.102.050 Standards.
(1) All existing agricultural activities as defined in SMC 17.102.030, when conducted with agricultural best management practices and this code, are declared to be a permitted activity if granted right-to-farm protection under this code, notwithstanding any other section of this code.
(2) Normal farm machinery and animal noise and odors emanating from a registered farm shall be exempt from Chapter 7.30 SMC, Noise Control.
(3) New development occurring next to registered farms shall provide adequate fencing along adjacent property lines as follows:
(a) A minimum six-foot wood or wood-slat fence if the neighboring farm contains livestock.
(b) A minimum four-foot fence of any type if the neighboring farm does not contain livestock.
(c) All fences shall be constructed with posts placed eight feet on center, sunk a minimum of three feet into the ground, and surrounded by crushed rock, unless a suitable and equally effective alternative is approved by the planning director.
(4) Long subdivisions shall provide fencing with a 10-foot wide screen of evergreen trees planted no more than 15 feet on center, and shrubs planted no more than 10 feet on center.
(5) New farms locating adjacent to existing residentially developed properties shall provide the appropriate fence as defined in subsection (3) of this section with the 10-foot buffer as defined in subsection (4) of this section. (Ord. 1523 § 2, 2023; Ord. 1032 § 3, 2002).