(a) Except as otherwise specified under principal uses, retail activities in an enclosed structure may be allowed, but are limited to not more than 500 square feet of floor area, and all products for sale therein must be predominantly agricultural products grown or produced on the site, in the city or elsewhere in the State, and finished foods, drinks, or other goods substantially made from those products. Nonfood items may be sold; provided that these items are made primarily from agricultural products grown or produced on the site, in the city or elsewhere in the State. An incidental amount of general merchandise that features the brand, name, or logo of the agribusiness operator may also be sold; provided that the items occupy no more than 5 percent of the floor area permitted for and devoted to retail sales, as provided in this section. Notwithstanding the limitations in this subsection, an agribusiness activity may also include facilities for the preparation, sale, and consumption of food and drink on the site, which must feature agricultural products grown or produced on the site, in the city or elsewhere in the State.
(b) A nonmotorized, or motorized transportation system such as, but not limited to, tramways, trains, and other forms of connected, motorized vehicles used for guided or self-guided tours may be permitted only if in conjunction with and incidental to the existing agricultural operation on the same site.
(c) No more than one farmer’s market for the growers and producers of agricultural products to display and sell agricultural products grown in the city or elsewhere in the State may be permitted on a zoning lot. Finished products produced primarily from these agricultural products also may be included for display and sale.
(1) Markets may be operated only during daylight hours and cannot be operated on parcels of less than 5 acres.
(2) Structures in the farmer’s market may have a wall area, but any wall must be at least 50 percent open and all structures must have a rural or rustic appearance.
(d) Agribusiness activities must always be accessory and incidental to the primary agricultural use of the lot. Permitted agribusiness activities, individually and collectively, must be on a scale appropriate to the size of the lot and the surrounding area; and adequate parking and vehicular access for agribusiness activities, as determined by the director, must be provided.
(e) As a condition of approval, dedication of 50 percent or more of the project site, as the director determines is necessary to preserve the purpose and intent of the agricultural districts, for a minimum of 10 years to active agricultural use will be required by way of an agricultural easement or comparable mechanism acceptable to the director.
(1990 Code, Ch. 21, Art. 5, § 21-5.10A) (Added by Ord. 02-63; Am. Ord. 17-40)