Sec. 59-G-2.21.2. Farm machinery.

Sales, storage, or service: A special exception may be granted for an establishment selling, storing, or servicing farm machinery, subject to the following requirements:

   (a)   The minimum area of the lot must be 5 acres. The board may require a larger area if warranted by the size and characteristics of the inventory.

   (b)   The minimum setback from any property line must be 75 feet, except that the minimum setback from the street may be reduced to 50 feet if the board finds that:

      (1)   The site is in an agricultural rather than a residential zone; and

      (2)   The smaller setback would be compatible with surrounding uses.

   (c)   The board may regulate hours of operation, numbers of vehicles and personnel employed and other on-site operations so as to prevent adverse impact on adjoining uses.

   (d)   The property must front on and have direct access to a road built to primary or higher standards.

   (e)   Adequate parking must be provided on site in accordance with the requirements for farm machinery and supply, as stated in article 59-E.

   (f)   Adequate screening must be provided for all parking areas and all exterior areas devoted to on-site operations and storage of inventory and equipment so as to prevent adverse impact on adjoining uses.

   (g)   In evaluating the compatibility of this special exception with surrounding land uses, the Board must consider that the impact of an agricultural special exception on surrounding land uses in the agricultural zones does not necessarily need to be controlled as stringently as the impact of a special exception in the residential zones.

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 10-69, § 9; Ord No. 13-107, § 3.)

   Note—See the editor's note to § 59-G-2.21.1.