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Supervisors direct staff to draft ordinance and letter-of-intent for small agricultural structures to reduce permitting burden
Summary
Supervisor Dan Frazier presented draft code language to exempt or streamline permits for small agricultural structures (barns, hoop houses, accessory sheds). The board directed staff and counsel to develop formal ordinance language and a possible Humboldt-style "letter of intent" process and return with recommended implementation steps.
Supervisor Dan Frazier introduced draft language proposing limited exemptions for small agricultural and accessory structures from building-permit requirements or for streamlined handling via a short "letter of intent" process.
Frazier said the intent is to reduce permitting costs for common, noncommercial agricultural structures such as livestock shelters, hay storage and seasonal hoop houses. He told the board a number of residents and small farmers cannot afford conventional permit fees and that a targeted exemption or simplified registration would reduce barriers while protecting safety. “It's intended to make it…
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