(A) Principal uses permitted:
(1) Agricultural, farming, dairying, stock-raising, horticulture, forestry, and related activities;
(2) Single-family dwellings;
(3) Class B and Class C manufactured homes;
(4) Animal husbandry services, including veterinarians and animal hospitals; and
(5) Public schools and colleges for academic instruction.
(B) Accessory uses permitted:
(1) Accessory uses customarily associated with the permitted uses listed above;
(2) Garage or other building not used as a dwelling and accessory to the principal use;
(3) Private swimming pools, tennis courts, and similar recreational facilities;
(4) Renting of sleeping rooms provided that three sleeping rooms are the maximum that shall be rented in any residence;
(5) Signs identifying the agricultural activity on the same premises;
(6) Tenant houses, including Class A, B, and C manufactured homes, provided that only one such tenant house is permitted for each increment of 50 acres in excess of the minimum lot size required for the principal dwelling;
(7) Sales of agricultural products produced on the premises;
(8) Temporary structures used in the sale of agricultural products produced on the premises;
(10) Child-care facilities for not more than three children located within an owner-occupied residence.
(C) Conditional uses permitted:
(1) Home occupations in accordance with the standards set forth in § 155.007. On a parcel of not less than seven acres, one Class A, B, or C single wide mobile/manufactured home (as defined in § 155.129) in addition to the principal dwelling, when occupied by a member of the immediate family and spouse of the owner of the principal dwelling. Mobile/manufactured home shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Board of Zoning Amendment (BZA) approval shall be given for a specific immediate family member and spouse; if that family member/spouse no longer resides in the home, the mobile/manufactured home shall be removed or the property owner shall request approval from the BZA for another immediate family member and spouse to move into the structure;
(b) Structure shall not be altered in any way that prevents or impedes removal of the structure at a future time; and
(c) Structure shall not be converted from personal property to real property. Structure is not eligible for affidavit of conversion.
(2) Privately owned outdoor recreational facilities such as golf courses, country clubs, riding stables, campgrounds, fishing lakes, and sportsman’s clubs;
(3) Bed and breakfast home. The Board of Adjustments shall consider and make a finding that the number of rooms permitted shall not have an adverse effect on surrounding properties. In addition, the Board of Adjustments shall take into consideration the number of bed and breakfast homes, if any, within the general neighborhood, that is, within one mile of the property being considered for such use;
(4) Churches, Sunday schools, parish houses, and cemeteries;
(5) Private schools and colleges for academic instruction;
(6) Kennels, provided they are screened and fenced;
(7) Kindergartens, nursery schools, and child-care facilities for more than three children when located in a permitted church, private school, or owner-occupied residence. When located in a residence, enrollment shall be limited to 12 children. Each such facility shall have a fenced and screened play area containing not less than 25 square feet per child;
(8) Commercial radio and television transmitting towers (except those regulated bit the Public Sendee Commission) and housing for related equipment; and
(9) Other appropriate uses as determined by the Board of Adjustments based on the Board’s findings that the proposed use is of an agricultural character and a use that contributes to the agricultural economy; such as agritourism, agribusiness, value added agriculture activities, or other alternative agriculture opportunities.
(D) Special uses:
(1) Planned development project for a rural residential cluster development in accordance with § 155.131;
(E) Dimension and area requirements - five acres or more.
(F) Dimensions and area requirements* - less than five acres.
Maximum height | 35 feet |
Maximum lot coverage | 30% |
Minimum front yard | 75 feet |
Minimum rear yard | 50 feet |
Minimum road frontage | 200 feet |
*Minimum side yard | 150 feet |
*Where a residence exists at the time of the adoption of this order in an agriculturally zoned area of the county, and the residence has been previously constructed within less than 150 feet from an adjoining property owner, the minimum side yard requirement of 150 feet shall not be required as to that side where the residence has been constructed less than 150 feet from an adjoining property owner. | |
(Prior Code, § 6.1) (Ord. 76-63, passed 8-25-1976; Ord. 22-81, passed 10-22-1981; Ord. 29-83, passed 12-28-1983; Ord. 30-83, passed 1-11-1984; Ord. 17-88, passed 7-26-1988; Ord. 42-90, passed 11-27-1990; Ord. 95-19, passed 12-13-1995; Ord. 1-98, 1-20-1998; Ord. 9-98, passed 6-2-1998; Ord. 98-4, passed 6-10-1998; Ord. 99-1, passed 3-24-1999; Ord. 1-2000, passed 2-1-2000; Ord. 08-2, passed 2-13-2008; Ord. 3-2008, passed 3-18-2008; Ord. 15-2014, passed 12-2-2014; Ord. 2014-17, passed 12-2-2014; Ord. 2017-21, passed 3-8-2017)