(A) Purpose. This district is composed of those areas of the township whose principal use is and ought to be farming. The regulations of this district arc designed to conserve, stabilize, enhance and develop farming and related resource utilization activities, to minimize conflicting uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures detrimental to or incompatible with these activities, and to prohibit uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures which requires streets, drainage and other public facilities and services of a different type and quantity than those normally required by these activities. The district, in preserving areas for agricultural uses, is also designed to prevent proliferation of residential subdivision and urban sprawl.
(B) Uses permitted. No building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or used and no land shall be used except for 1 or more of the following:
(1) General or specialized farming, truck gardening, greenhouses, and nurseries, provided that no commercial butchering shall be done on the farm other than of animals raised on the farm. Further, farms devoted to the housing or breeding of horses, including horse training facilities and other farm animals including cattle, swine, sheep or goats, shall have a minimum often 10 acres. For parcels having an area of less than 20 acres, the kennels or pens shall not be closer than 200 feet from all other residences. In cases where there is no residence on the adjacent parcel, the kennels or pens location shall be based on the assumption that the residence would be located at the minimum side yard setback line (see illustration). Farmers are permitted to pasteurize milk from their own farms and from not more than 3 other farms;
(2) Detached single family dwelling;
(3) Adult foster care family home;
(4) Adult foster care small group home;
(5) Family day care home;
(6) Foster family home;
(7) Foster family group home;
(8) A roadside stand may be built to the front property line, provided:
(a) That the structure shall be used solely by the owner, manager or tenant of the land on which it is located for the sale of produce grown on said land. No produce shall be sold on the state or county road right-of-way.
(b) That adequate off-street parking shall be provided and the owner or operator of the stand will not permit the customers to stand or park on the public right-of-way.
(9) Home occupations; and
(10) Accessory buildings when located in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(C) Principal uses permitted subject to special conditions. The following special condition uses shall be permitted subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission and Township Board, and further subject to any and all reasonable conditions which may be imposed in accordance with §§ 152.130 through 152.136 and §§ 152.150 through 152.152.
(1) Migrant farm camps;
(2) Retail establishments designed to cater to the touring public and including such uses as cider mills, antique dealers, woodworking and quilt shops, and collectibles and craft stores;
(3) Campgrounds;
(4) Small aircraft airports;
(5) Private landing fields;
(6) Adult foster care large group homes and congregate care facilities;
(7) Two-unit dwellings;
(8) Veterinary clinics with outdoor runs;
(9) Kennels;
(10) Child care facilities;
(11) Group daycare home;
(12) Golf driving ranges;
(13) Golf courses;
(14) Excavation of gravel and sand;
(15) Temporary residence/structure;
(16) Raising farm animals on lots less than 10 acres in area;
(17) Temporary outdoor sales;
(18) Churches;
(19) Public, parochial, and private elementary, intermediate and/or high schools, and institutions of higher learning, offering courses in general education;
(20) Public libraries, cemeteries, governmental museums, fire stations, municipal buildings and essential services;
(21) Bed and breakfast operations; and
(22) Any other use which is determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same general character as, and compatible with, the above permitted uses.
(D) Additional standards and regulations. The following list preferences includes additional standards and regulations applicable to any proposed use in this district:
(1) § 152.100 Schedule of Regulations;
(2) § 152.031 Performance Standards;
(5) § 152.077 Screening of Trash Storage Areas;
(6) § 152.078 Landscaping; and
(7) § 152.085 Signs.
(Ord. Art. IX, passed 5-22-1997; Am. Ord. 446, passed 9-12-2013; Am. Ord. 464, passed 8-14-2014)
Local legislation reference:
Farm animals as permitted use, see also Resolution 98-0312-01A, passed 3-12-1998