(1) Animal production.
(A) Definition: An area which is used for the raising of animals (including fish) and the development of animal products on a commercial basis. Typical uses include beef or sheep ranching, dairy farming, piggeries, poultry farming, and fish farming.
(B) Districts permitted: By right in the A(A) district. By SUP only in non-residential districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: Two spaces.
(D) Required off-street loading: None.
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) In an A(A) district, a person shall not operate this use upon an area less than three acres. In non-residential districts, no minimum acreage is required.
(ii) Animals include but are not limited to pigs, chickens, turkeys, cows, sheep, goats, and horses.
(iii) Structures may be erected for a private stable, pen, barn, shed, or silo for raising, treating, and storing products raised on the premises. A dwelling unit is permitted either as part of this structure or as a separate structure.
(iv) Standings under roofed stables must be made of a material that provides for proper drainage so as not to create offensive odors, fly breeding, or other nuisances.
(v) The keeping of horses is subject to the requirements under the private stable accessory use.
(vi) Fences for pens, corrals, or similar enclosures for livestock must be of sufficient height and strength to retain the animals. No pen, corral, fence or similar enclosure may be closer than 20
feet to an adjacent property line. The widths of alleys, street rights-of-way, or other public rights-of-way may be used to calculate the 20 foot requirement.
(vii) The regulations under this use do not apply to government agencies, governmentally supported organizations, or educational agencies that keep and maintain animals for health research or similar purposes, nor do these regulations apply to special events such as circuses and livestock exhibitions which are otherwise regulated by the city.
(2) Commercial stable.
(A) Definition: A facility for the business of boarding horses or renting horses to the public.
(B) Districts permitted: A(A) district.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each two stalls.
(D) Required off-street loading: None.
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use does not include sales, auction, or similar trading activity.
(3) Crop production.
(A) Definitions. In this paragraph:
(i) AQUACULTURE means the cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of aquatic species.
(ii) AQUAPONICS means the combination of aquaculture (fish) and hydroponics (plants) to grow food crops or ornamental crops and aquatic species together in a recirculating system without discharge or exchange of water.
(iii) BED COVER means a hoop-house, shade structure, or similar structure located above a planting bed to assist with the growing or shading of food crops or ornamental crops.
(iv) COMMUNITY GARDEN means an URBAN GARDEN as that use is defined in this subparagraph. Except in those Chapter 51P articles where community garden is specifically defined, any reference to community garden in Chapter 51P is a reference to an urban garden in this subparagraph.
(v) FARM OR RANCH means an area which is used for growing farm products or keeping farm poultry and farm livestock.
(vi) URBAN GARDEN means an area managed and maintained to grow and harvest food crops and/or ornamental crops for personal or group use, consumption, sale, or donation. Urban gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of the group and may include common areas maintained and used by group members.
(B) Districts permitted: By right in all districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, off-street parking is not required. For an urban garden in non-residential districts that allows on-site sales, one off-street parking space is required for every 200 square feet of sales area with a minimum two off-street parking spaces provided.
(D) Required off-street loading: None.
(E) Additional provisions for urban gardens:
(i) An urban garden must comply with the regulations for the zoning district in which the urban garden is located.
(ii) Aquaponics, aquaculture, and the raising of chickens are permitted. All other animal grazing and animal production are prohibited.
(iii) For an urban garden in a residential district, the combined floor area of structures may not exceed 10 percent of the lot, with no single structure exceeding 200 square feet in floor area. Structures that assist in the growing of vegetation, such as bed covers and raised planting beds, are not included in floor area calculations. Structures must comply with yard, lot, and space regulations for the district.
(iv) For an urban garden in a residential district, one single, non-illuminated, flat sign of no more than six square feet must be provided. The sign must contain the phone number of an emergency contact person for the urban garden. If animals are present in the urban garden, the sign must also contain the contact information for Dallas 311 city services. In residential districts, no other signage is permitted.
(v) Each bed cover may only cover one planting bed.
(vi) Except as provided in this subparagraph, maximum height of a bed cover is four feet from the growing surface or eight feet, measured from grade, whichever is less. Within the required front yard, maximum height of a bed cover is four feet, measured from grade.
(vii) The on-site sale of food crops, ornamental crops, and eggs produced at the urban garden is allowed only in non-residential districts. No other items may be sold.
(F) Additional provisions for farms:
(i) A person shall not operate a farm upon an area less than three acres.
(ii) Structures may be erected for a private pen, barn, shed, or silo for the treating, and storing of products raised on the premises. A dwelling unit is permitted either as part of this structure or as a separate structure.
(iii) Animal grazing is allowed as part of this use; however, animal production, as defined in Section 51A-4.201(1), is not permitted.
(4) Private stable.
(A) Definition: An area for the keeping of a horse or horses for the private use of the property owner or the owner of the horse(s).
(B) Districts permitted: By right in all residential districts when located on a lot that is at least one acre in size, otherwise by SUP in all residential districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: None.
(D) Required off-street loading: None.
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) A private stable is permitted only on a lot that has at least 15,000 square feet of land and a person may keep only the number of horses permitted for the lot area as described in the following chart:
LOT AREA | NUMBER OF HORSES
|
At least 15,000 square feet but less than one-half acre | 1 |
At least one-half acre but less than one acre | 2 |
At least one acre but less than two acres | 3 |
At least one-half acre per horse | 4 or more |
(ii) A private stable must include a pen, corral, fence, or similar enclosure containing at least 800 square feet of land for each animal with a stable under a roof containing at least 100 square feet for each animal.
(iii) A stable must have proper drainage so as not to create offensive odors, fly breeding, or other nuisances.
(iv) A pen, corral, fence, or similar enclosure may not be closer than 20 feet to an adjacent property line. The widths of alleys, street rights-of-way, or other public rights-of-way may be used in establishing the 20 foot distance to the adjacent property line.