A. Accessory Uses Permitted: Accessory uses customarily incident to a principal use permitted in an agriculture district are permitted in such district. In addition, the uses set forth in table 2 of this section are permitted as accessory uses.
Table 2
ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED
Uses
Signs:
Bulletin boards
Identification
Real estate
Wind energy conversion systems
Home occupation1
Note:
1. See conditions set forth in subsection 10-6-3B2 of this title which are also applicable in an AG district.
B. Accessory Use Conditions:
1. General Conditions:
a. An accessory building erected as an integral part of the principal building shall be made structurally a part thereof, shall have a common wall therewith, and shall comply with the requirements applicable to the principal building.
b. Accessory buildings shall meet the minimum yard or building setback requirements.
2. Accessory Signs:
a. One bulletin board may be erected on each street frontage of an educational, religious, institutional, or similar use requiring announcement of its activities. The bulletin board shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in surface area nor fifteen feet (15') in height, and illumination, if any, shall be by constant light.
b. One identification sign may be erected on each street frontage of a permitted nonresidential use. The sign shall not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in surface area, nor fifteen feet (15') in height, and illumination, if any, shall be by constant light.
c. A real estate sign advertising the sale, rental, or lease of the premises may be erected on each street frontage of the premises. The sign shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet in surface area, nor fifteen feet (15') in height, and illumination, if any, shall be by constant light.
3. Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS):
a. All WECS tower structures shall comply with the design and construction techniques in the building code. Compliance shall be certified in writing by the manufacturer's engineering staff or by a registered structural engineer.
b. Towers shall have either tower climbing apparatus located not closer than twelve feet (12') from the ground or shall have a locked anticlimb device installed on the tower.
c. Safety wires shall be installed on the turnbuckles of the guy wires for all guyed WECS towers.
d. A WECS shall be equipped with both manual and automatic controls to limit the rotational speed of the blade below the design limits of the rotor. The conformance of rotor and overspeed control design with good engineering practices shall be certified by the manufacturer's engineering staff or by a registered mechanical engineer. The compatibility of the tower and the rotor shall also be certified by the manufacturer or by a registered mechanical engineer. If the WECS is within three hundred feet (300') of a structure or tree, the lowest moving part of the WECS shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30') above the highest structure or potential tree height, whichever is higher.
e. No part of a WECS shall be located within or over drainage, utility, or other established easements. No part of a WECS shall be located within or over any required minimum front, side, or rear yard setbacks. (Ord. 165, 12-6-1983)