12.06.030 Agriculture | Bothell Municipal Code

12.06.030 Agriculture.

Agriculture	Zoning Classification
Agriculture	R 40,000	R 9,600 R 8,400 R 7,200	R 5,400d R 5,400a	R 4,000	R 2,800	R-AC	OP	NB	CB	GC	LI
Growing and harvesting of crops (1)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Plant nurseries and greenhouses (1)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Raising and keeping of animals for agricultural purposes (1)(2)	P	P	P	P	P	P
P: Permitted Use C: Conditional Use Numbers in parentheses reference use-specific development and operating conditions under subsection B of this section.

a. Activities associated with the growing and harvesting of crops and the operation of plant nurseries and greenhouses shall be controlled so as not to result in adverse impacts on nearby properties. Such adverse impacts include but are not limited to noise, dust, fertilizer/pesticide overspray, odor, and glare.

b. The sale of agricultural products on the property on which the products were grown is permitted.

c. The raising and keeping of chickens as an accessory use to residential properties is regulated under BMC 12.06.140(B)(2).

a. Activities associated with the raising and keeping of animals for agricultural purposes shall be controlled so as not to result in adverse impacts on nearby properties. Such adverse impacts include but are not limited to noise, dust, fertilizer/pesticide overspray, odor, glare and roaming. No stable, shed, coop or other structure for the keeping of animals, not including bees, shall be located closer than 20 feet from any exterior property line. Setbacks for structures for the keeping of bees are addressed in BMC 12.06.190(B).

b. Minimum requirements for animals raised and kept for agricultural purposes are as follows:

(1) Large livestock including but not limited to horses, cows, steers, and llamas, one-half acre per animal, and one acre minimum lot area;

(2) Small livestock including but not limited to sheep, pigs, goats, mink and miniature horses, 7,000 square feet per animal, and one acre minimum lot area;

(3) Poultry other than chickens and small animals including but not limited to rabbits, mice and rats, one animal per one square foot of structure used to house such animals, up to a maximum of 2,000 square feet, and one-half acre minimum lot area;

(4) The minimum requirements for beekeeping for agricultural purposes shall be the same as the minimum requirements for hobby beekeeping as outlined in BMC 12.06.190(B)(4).

c. The sale of animals raised for agricultural purposes and the sale of products of such animals, such as eggs, fleece and milk, on the property on which the animals are or were raised or kept is permitted subject to subsection A of this section. (Ord. 2378 §§ 1, 2, 2022; Ord. 2141 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014; Ord. 1946 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1876 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).