Third-residence rules on agricultural land
Summary
A 10-acre farm parcel between Cutler-Orosi and East Orosi can now be divided into two roughly 5-acre parcels, even though agricultural zoning there normally requires 20 acres. Staff said the area is already shifting from farmland to homesites, and the land will keep being used for farming and family residences.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Feb 25, 2026.
Impact analysis
The owners and their family members, who get smaller homesite parcels in a transitioning area.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission - Feb 25, 2026
Commissioners dug into how the county handles third homes on ag parcels — current rules require them for family members, but a zoning update in the works could loosen that while keeping use permits as the county's control point.
Planning Commission - Jan 28, 2026
A 10-acre farm parcel between Cutler-Orosi and East Orosi can now be divided into two roughly 5-acre parcels, even though agricultural zoning there normally requires 20 acres. Staff said the area is already shifting from farmland to homesites, and the land will keep being used for farming and family residences.
Related development
Zone Variance No. PZV 25-050 and Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 25-049
Adds two rural homesites in an area already transitioning from agriculture to residential use; no new construction is proposed.
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 25-055
Creates one new homesite while preserving the bulk of a working farm in the Rural Valley Lands Plan area.
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 25-023
Creates a homesite parcel without changing the land's agricultural character.
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 25-051
Makes room for up to three single-family homes on the Pixley corner.
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