(A) General. The intent of the A-1 - General Agriculture District is to provide a district that will: allow suitable areas of the county to be retained in agricultural uses; prevent scattered nonfarm development; and secure the economy in governmental expenditures for public services, utilities, and schools.
(B) Allowed uses. In A-1 - General Agriculture District, the following uses are allowed:
(1) Single-family dwellings including, but not limited to, modular homes, manufactured homes, mobile homes, and stick-built homes;
(2) Building eligibility on each quarter-quarter section is determined by the following conditions:
(a) There are no other dwellings on the quarter-quarter section;
(b) Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access to a public road;
(c) The remaining portion of the quarter-quarter section is retained for agricultural land; and
(3) Transportation and utility easements and rights-of-way;
(4) On-premises signs, complying with Chapter 8 of this zoning title;
(5) Accessory uses and structures;
(6) Home occupations;
(7) Daycare, home;
(8) General ranching and farming;
(9) Harvesting;
(10) Forestry;
(11) Forest preserves;
(12) Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses;
(13) Cemetery in conjunction with II-10.009;
(14) Pet cemetery in conjunction with II-10.009;
(15) Sod and tree farming;
(16) Grazing;
(17) Horticulture, viticulture, floriculture, and apiculture;
(18) Truck gardening;
(19) Roadside stands exclusive for sale of products raised on the premises;
(20) Noncommercial riding stables;
(21) Noncommercial indoor/outdoor arenas;
(22) Wild crop harvesting;
(23) Typical farm/ranch operation;
(24) Personal use mineral and sand, gravel, or rock extractive industry; and
(25) Fire stations.
(C) Allowed special uses. A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the A-1 - General Agriculture District in conformance with the requirements prescribed herein. A building or premises intended to be used for the following purposes, where the prescribed requirements will not be met, shall obtain a conditional use in conformance with the requirements set out in Chapter 19 of this zoning title:
(1) A small wind energy system is sited on at least 40 acres and meets the requirements of § II-10.001;
(2) Temporary uses in conjunction with § II-10.007;
(3) Personal use airstrip/heliport is allowed if sited on at least 160 acres and the location of airstrip/heliport is at least 500 feet from the outer perimeter of the 160 acre parcel; and
(4) Guest houses in conjunction with § II-10.012.
(D) Conditional uses. The following uses may be allowed in the A-1 - General Agriculture District under the provisions of Chapter 19 of this zoning title:
(1) Kennels, grooming, boarding, vet clinics, and animal shelters;
(2) Fairgrounds;
(3) Antennas, microwave and communication towers;
(4) Temporary second residence as per § II-10.010;
(5) Bed and breakfast;
(6) Specialty resort;
(7) Camp, day or youth;
(8) Commercial gun and archery ranges;
(9) Fish hatcheries;
(10) Mineral exploration;
(11) Mineral extraction;
(12) Light manufacturing;
(13) Commercial indoor/outdoor arenas;
(14) Commercial recreation facility;
(15) Commercial sawmill/molding mill;
(16) Campground;
(17) Commercial maintenance shop, welding shop, trucking, drilling, sheet metal;
(18) Microbrewery;
(19) Distiller, artisan;
(20) Airports with FAA regulations;
(21) Commercial feedlots;
(22) Livestock auction yards;
(23) Drilling for oil or natural gas;
(24) Small and large scale sand, gravel, or rock extraction;
(25) Utility substations;
(26) Small and large wind energy system per § II-10.001;
(27) Personal use airstrip/heliport if the location of airstrip/heliport is at least 500 feet from the outer perimeter of the parcel(s);
(28) Restricted use solid waste disposal facility;
(29) Commercial taxidermy;
(30) Retreat centers; and
(31) Cemetery, church adjunctive in conjunction with II-10.009.
(E) Density, setback(s), and lot requirements.
General Requirements
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Density/minimum lot size | 40 acre(s)* |
Front, side, and rear yard(s) setbacks | 25’** |
Lot width | None |
Maximum height | 35’*** |
Table notes: *: The maximum average density shall be 1 residence per 40 acres. The minimum lot size shall be 40 acres unless it is a preexisting lot of record. **: From all lot lines and any road right-of-way, except as approved pursuant to a variance. All section lines shall be required to have a 25 foot setback from the edge of the section line right-of-way. ***: Shall not exceed 3 stories, except as approved pursuant to a variance or otherwise specifically exempted from this limitation (e.g., telecommunication towers, wind energy systems, water towers, silos). | |
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 6, Art. 1; Ord. 14-03, passed 12-30-2014; Ord. 16-01, passed 6-3-2016; Ord. 16-03, passed 7-21-2017; Ord. 17-02, passed 9-29-2017; Ord. 19-01, passed 4-9-2019; Ord. 22-04, passed 4-11-2023)