BILL REQ. #:  S-4230.1 

Read first time 01/21/08.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

     AN ACT Relating to specialty agricultural structures; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:
     This chapter does not apply to specialty agricultural buildings constructed on a commercial agricultural operation. Specialty agricultural structures are those that are designed and constructed to house farm equipment, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticultural products. Human habitation, public use, and employment where agricultural products are processed, treated, or packaged are not permitted uses of a specialty agricultural building. Specialty agricultural buildings shall not require a permit under this chapter, but are subject to setback requirements established by the local jurisdiction and utility easements. For the purposes of this section, "commercial agricultural operation" means an operation that generates an average of at least ten thousand dollars gross income per year from the sale of agricultural products.