Within the Agriculture Residence District the following uses, developed in accordance with all other provisions of this ordinance, shall be permitted:
(a) Single family residence.
(b) Accessory buildings and accessory uses including private garages.
(c) Agricultural purposes, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No animals, except household pets, shall be kept on any parcel of less than 5 acres unless the building housing said animals is at least 50 feet from any lot line. This subsection shall apply only to those parcels where the total land holdings is 5 acres or less and shall not be construed to apply to individual pens, pastures or fields of less than five acres if part of a larger tract of land devoted to agricultural uses.
(Ord. 97-3. Passed 5-19-97.)
A. Notwithstanding the above, a person is permitted to keep, harbor or permit six or less live chickens, but no roosters, per single family dwelling, if
1. At all times when outdoors, the chickens are securely enclosed and their enclosure cleaned regularly; and
2. The chickens are kept strictly for personal or household use, and not for any commercial activity.
B. Notwithstanding the above, a person is allowed to keep one beehive per single family dwelling, if:
1. All colonies are registered with the Ohio Department of Agriculture;
2. The keeper maintains valid certification with the Ohio Department of Agriculture;
3. The colony has a restricted access by either perimeter fencing, solid hedge row or a solid barrier surrounding the hive;
4. The hive is registered with the Village; and
5. Notwithstanding compliance with the above requirements, the keeper shall be prohibited from keeping any colony in such a manner as to cause any unhealthy condition, interfere with the normal use and enjoyment of human or animal life of others or interfere with the normal use and enjoyment of any public or private property.
C. In addition to the above, keeping of chickens or bees shall not create a health or safety issue. No person shall keep and harbor chickens or bees in the municipality so as to create noxious or offensive odors or an unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.
D. Any person failing to comply with the above referenced provisions, in addition to other provisions set forth in this ordinance, may be subject to a notice of abatement requiring removal of the chickens or five as referenced above. Any person failing to comply with such notice of abatement shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and fined an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day, with each day constituting a separate offense.
(Ord. 2015-04. Passed 4-13-15.)
(2) Roadside sales of agricultural products shall be permitted in this district provided however that such products are produced on lands in this district or adjacent townships farmed by the proprietor of said sales stand and further that said stand is in operation for not more than one hundred fifty (150) days in any year and adequate area exists adjacent thereto for parking so as not to interfere with traffic on adjacent thoroughfares.
(3) Facilities for the storage, sorting, preliminary processing or sale of agricultural products shall be permitted if such products are used in the production of other farm products and if said storage, processing, sorting or sales is carried on incident to other farming operations by the owner/proprietor.
(4) Temporary structures such as mobile homes and temporary buildings of non-residential character may be used incident to construction work on the premises or on adjacent public projects. The user of said structure shall obtain a permit for such temporary use, which permit shall be valid for twelve (12) months and be renewed not more than once. Renewal of the permit shall be at the discretion of the Zoning Inspector on finding of reasonable progress toward completion of the permanent structure or project. The fees for such permit and renewals thereof shall be established by the Village of Cardington, Ohio, Council. Said temporary structure shall be removed not later than ten (10) days after expiration of said permit.
(5) Home occupations conducted by the resident of a permitted dwelling subject to the following restrictions:
A. The home occupation shall be carried on solely within the confines of the residential structures and architecturally compatible accessory building which are customarily associated with the residential use and character of the neighborhood.
B. Only one sign, not illuminated, not larger than three (3) square feet and three (3) feet in height above grade of the surrounding yard, may be erected advertising the home occupation. The sign may be located at eye level if mounted flat against a building.
C. The home occupation shall occupy not more than twenty percent (20%) of the total floor area of the swelling unit or fifty percent (50%) of the floor space in any garage or accessory building.
D. No non-resident employee shall work on said premises.
E. All parking demands created by the conduct of a home occupation shall be met off the street and other than in a front yard. Off-street parking may be permitted in a side or rear yard, but shall not be located any closer to the street than the required setback line. The required number of off-street parking spaces shall equal the spaces required for the residential use plus those required for the commercial use which constitutes the home occupation (if no parking requirement is given for a particular home occupation, the parking requirement for the most similar commercial use shall be used in order to calculate the required minimum number of spaces).
F. No equipment, process, or storage associated with the home occupation shall create odors, noise, vibration, glare, electrical interference or other nuisance detectable to normal senses off the lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall create visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers or other audio appliances used off the premises, or cause fluctuation in line voltage off the premises. No equipment, process, or storage associated with a home occupation shall create any fire or explosion hazard, or involve the storage or use of hazardous materials in any concentration greater than that which would normally be found in a dwelling containing no home occupation.
G. Waste materials, solid or liquid, shall not be created on the premises at a level greater than normal to the residential use, unless provisions for the disposition of said wastes are acceptable to the Morrow County Department of Health and do not create a burden on adjoining property.
H. No activity shall be conducted or permitted to operate until certificate of compliance is issued for such establishment by the Zoning Enforcement Officer after approval by the Village of Cardington, Ohio, Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 97-3. Passed 5-19-97.)