The regulations set forth in this section, or elsewhere in this chapter which are applicable, shall apply in the A-1 Existing Agricultural District.
1. Purpose and Intent. This district is intended to provide for the protection and preservation of the prime agricultural land resources that are within the sphere of influence of the urbanizing area. This district recognizes the need to establish controls over certain existing agricultural areas in order to prevent the establishment of scattered small lot subdivisions that force the extension of urban services into areas more appropriately suited for non-urban development.
2. Principal Permitted Uses.
A. Family-owned general farming including poultry excluding farm feeding offal or garbage.
B. Family-owned specialty farming, including dairying, livestock raising, truck farming and excluding livestock feeding stations or lots, hog farms.
C. Accessory uses incidental to and on the same zoning lot as the principal use as follows:
(1) A single-family detached home when occupied by the owner or lessee of the principal use.
(2) Agricultural buildings and structures.
(3) Garages.
(4) Private guest house and/or servant quarters.
(5) Roadside stands for the display and sale of agricultural products on zoning lots where the principal use is agricultural.
(6) Storage of building materials and equipment and temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction
D. Single-Family Dwelling.
3. Conditional Uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed by the Board of Adjustment:
A. Commercial nurseries and greenhouses.
B. Mining, quarrying, or extraction of minerals or soil, or depositing such materials in operations not related to development or construction activity for which plans have been approved in accordance with applicable regulations of the City.
C. Kennel (commercial).
D. Public utility facilities, including transmission and distribution equipment, substations, regulator stations, and buildings associated therewith, but not including facilities for maintenance or general operations or communication towers. Evidence shall be provided to show such facilities are essential to service the public, that no reasonable alternative exists, and that all negative impacts, including aesthetics, have been mitigated to the extent possible.
E. Bed and breakfast (occupational permit required).
F. Airports, heliports, and landing strips, including those for the private use of an individual and those for ultra-light aircraft, together with hangers, terminal facilities, and other auxiliary facilities.
G. Churches or accessory facilities (on or off site).
H. Cemeteries, crematories or mausoleums.
I. Stables, private or public.
J. Publicly operated sanitary landfills.
K. Private recreational camps, golf course and recreational facilities.
L. Publicly owned and operated buildings and facilities.
4. Height Regulations. 2½ stories or 35 feet, excluding farm buildings.
5. Lot Area, Lot Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
Lot area 5 acres
Lot width 300 feet
Front yard depth 60 feet
Side yard (least width on any one side) 50 feet
Width (minimum sum of both side yards) 100 feet
Rear yard depth 50 feet
6. Required Conditions. No commercial feed lot may be located closer than one-half mile from any R - Residential District or C - Commercial District.
7. Off-Street Parking. The following off-street parking requirements shall apply in the AG District:
A. Dwellings: one parking space on the lot for each living unit in the building.
B. Churches: one parking space within 400 feet of the lot for each five seats in the main auditorium.
C. Public buildings and facilities: one parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area or one parking space for each five seats in the main assembly area.
D. Roadside stands: one parking space for each 50 square feet of enclosed floor area.
E. Greenhouses and nurseries: one parking space per 1,000 square feet of enclosed floor area.
8. Off-Street Loading. The following off-street loading requirements shall apply in the AG District:
A. All activities or uses allowed in the AG District shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent service drive or open space on the same zoning lot.
B. Loading shall not be permitted to block public right-of-way.