By Brittney Sherman
Santa Clara County is weighing new rural zoning rules that would limit building sizes and require farmland preservation when converting agricultural land to other uses. The proposed Rural Zoning Amendments, presented Aug. 28 to the Planning Commission, would cap non-agricultural building coverage in rural zones at a size still under discussion—between 7,500 and 12,500 square feet.
In addition, property owners converting five or more acres of key farmland would need to offset the loss through measures such as conservation easements or in-lieu fees, with a detailed mitigation plan coming in the next project phase.
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