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Commissioners adopt Resolution 26-23 creating Agricultural Protection Area in Riverside after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing in which an opponent argued agricultural protection areas are unconstitutional, the commission approved Resolution 26-23 to establish a 2,204.82-acre agricultural protection area covering 55 parcels in Riverside.
County planning staff opened a public hearing on a proposed agricultural protection area in the Riverside area covering 55 parcels totaling 2,204.82 acres; notices were sent to owners within 1,000 feet and to planning, zoning and the agricultural board. Planning staff said all parcels are in the AHZ zone and the planning commission recommended approval.
Public commenter Diana Hardy Brigham opposed agricultural protection areas on constitutional grounds, saying they amounted to "taxation without representation" and urging the commission to resist quasi-government agencies. "Our rights come from God, not man or government," Brigham said during public comment. After the hearing was closed, Commissioner Perry moved to adopt Resolution 26-23 approving the agricultural protection area; Commissioner Bingham seconded and the motion passed by voice vote.
Staff did not present a separate funding request tied to the protection area; the resolution establishes the protection designation and next steps for noticing and implementation will follow county procedures and any state requirements.
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