(A) Intent. This district is intended to provide low-density acreage residential use with a gross density of one dwelling unit per a minimum of three acres, when such individual dwelling has its own water well and sanitary disposal system.
(B) Permitted principal uses and structures. The following shall be permitted as uses by right:
(1) Single-family dwellings;
(2) Manufactured homes which complies with the provisions of § 152.058;
(3) Agricultural uses; animals, other than a maximum of five domestic animals, shall not be permitted on less than three acres. A maximum of one nondomestic animal is allowed per acre for every acre or fraction of an acre above the three acres. By way of example, no nondomestic animals shall be allowed on a parcel of less than three acres. For a parcel consisting of at least three, but less than four acres, one nondomestic animal shall be allowed. For a parcel consisting of at least four, but less than five acres, two nondomestic animals shall be allowed, and so on.
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted: accessory uses and structures normally appurtenant to the permitted uses and structures and to uses and structures permitted as exceptions; provided, in addition to § 152.041, no accessory structure shall be closer than the required side yard of this district.
(1) Public and quasi-public uses of an education, recreational, or religious type including public and parochial elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges; churches, parsonages, and other religious institutions;
(2) Public uses of an administrative, public service or cultural type including city, county, state, or federal administrative centers and courts, libraries, police and fire stations, and other public buildings, structures, and facilities;
(3) Establishments which provide services or supply commodities primarily for the convenience of patrons traveling on highways and roads;
(4) Other local commercial establishments providing services and supplies to the community and local trade area;
(5) Electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communication equipment buildings, public service pumping stations, and/or elevated pressure tanks;
(6) Home occupations, which comply with the provisions of § 152.055;
(7) Alternative energy systems not exceeding 25KW which utilizes biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and/or wind sources in conformance with "Net Metering" as defined in Neb. RS 70-2001 to 70-2005;
(8) Alternative energy systems that exceed 25 KW and are recognized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a Qualifying Facility (QF). The system shall not adjoin any residential zone; and
(9) Rural subdivisions, in which all dwellings within the subdivision utilize a shared of "community style" water well and distribution system and/or sanitary sewer lagoon and collection system in accordance with the restrictions of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) and the Department of Health and Human Services. In which case, the minimum lot sizes may be reduced to one acre in area.
(E) Prohibited uses and structures. All other uses and structures which are not specifically permitted or not permissible as special uses shall be prohibited from the AG 1 Residential Agricultural District.
(F) Height and area regulations. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the AG 1 Residential Agricultural District shall be as follows:
Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width | Required Front Yard | Required Side Yard | Required Rear Yard | Height | |
Dwelling, single-famil y | 1 acre | 140 feet | 35 feet | 15 feet | 50 feet | 35 feet |
Other permitted uses | 1 acre | 140 feet | 35 feet | 15 feet | 50 feet | 35 feet |
(G) Maximum lot coverage. 25%.
(H) Nonconforming use for Zone AG 1. Any nonconforming use in existence at the time of the creation of this district may be continued. Existence of a structure such as a livestock confinement facility/operation, which does not contain livestock at the time of the creation of this district, still qualifies as a nonconforming use, regardless of the length of time that the facility is in a period of non- use.
(Ord. 905, passed 1-20-2015; Ord. 933, passed 11-15-2016; Ord. 941, passed 6-6-2017)