A AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

§ 153.050 INTENT.

   The intent of this District is to serve the agricultural community, protect farm land, protect land values, protect wellfields, and serve the needs of the property owners in this District. It is the intention to only restrict in "A" that which is necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the city and its surrounding area.

(Ord. passed - -2000)

§ 153.051 PERMITTED USES.

   (A)   Generally. In District A, buildings, structures, land, and premises shall hereafter be allowed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered as long as they are to be used for a permitted use.

   (B)   Specifically.

      (1)   Raising of field crops and horticulture, nurseries, and greenhouses;

      (2)   The grazing of livestock;

      (3)   One single-family dwelling per legal lot;

      (4)   Church;

      (5)   Public park, playground, golf course, and other recreational uses;

      (6)   Home occupations in accordance with § 153.206;

      (7)   Cemeteries;

      (8)   Public utilities;

      (9)   Irrigation facilities;

      (10)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the listed permitted uses;

      (11)   Value-added agriculture facilities;

      (12)   Agriculture processing facilities; and

      (13)   Two residential homes shall be allowed to be constructed on each lot on real estate zoned as A Agricultural District.

(Ord. passed - -2000; Ord. 766, passed 11-8-2007; Ord. 771, passed 1-10-2008) Penalty, see § 153.999

§ 153.052 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following conditional uses may be permitted, subject to approval procedures outlined in §§ 153.240 through 153.243:

   (A)   Private country clubs, recreation areas, golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, and accessory recreational uses;

   (B)   Kennels;

   (C)   Archery, trap, and skeet-shooting ranges;

   (D)   Solid waste, disposal, and processing sites which include incinerators, compactors, transfer stations, recycling, and other similar functions;

   (E)   Communication towers, in accordance with § 153.211;

   (F)   Mobile home parks, in accordance with §§ 153.225 through 153.227; and

   (G)   Uses similar to the uses listed above as long as the use complies with the general intent of the A Agricultural District.

(Ord. passed - -2000) Penalty, see § 153.999

§ 153.053 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   Any building or structure hereafter erected or altered may be erected to any height which is not in conflict with any other existing city ordinance, state, or federal law.

(Ord. passed - -2000) Penalty, see § 153.999