Sec. 59-G-2.21.3. Farm supply.

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

   (a)   The minimum area of the lot must be 2 acres.

   (b)   The minimum setback from any property line must be 50 feet, except that the minimum setback from the street may be reduced to 25 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.

   (h)   Provisions (a) and (b) above, apply only to petitions filed on or after March 25, 1986. A farm supply establishment which does not comply with these provisions and for which a petition was filed with the board prior to March 25, 1986, is not a nonconforming use and may be repaired or reconstructed to the dimensions that existed on March 25, 1986 in the event of a fire or other natural disaster.

Accordingly, such a special exception may be amended as provided in the modification provisions of section 59-G-1.3(c).

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

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