A. Defined
Farm Supply or Machinery Sales, Storage, and Service means the sales, storage, or service of farm supply materials and machinery used in farming for agricultural purposes or similar equipment service such as lawn care equipment repair. Farm Supply or Machinery Sales, Storage, and Service does not include sales, storage, or service of vehicles and other machinery not associated with farming.
B. Use Standards
1. Where Farm Supply or Machinery Sales, Storage, and Service is allowed as a limited use, it must satisfy the following standards:
a. If the subject lot abuts property in the AR zone, this use is limited to farm building supply and services that construct, stabilize, and repair farm accessory buildings, structures, and fences.
b. If the following standards are satisfied, the use is allowed:
i. the minimum lot area is 2.0 acres;
ii. it abuts or is located perpendicularly across a right-of-way from property in an Industrial zone;
iii. the impervious area of the site does not exceed any impervious area recommendation for the site in the master plan; and
iv. the subject lot does not abut property in the AR zone.
2. Where Farm Supply or Machinery Sales, Storage, and Service is allowed as a conditional use, it may be permitted by the Hearing Examiner under Section 7.3.1, Conditional Use, and the following standards:
a. The minimum lot area is 5 acres. The Hearing Examiner may require a larger area if warranted by the size and characteristics of the inventory.
b. The minimum setback from any lot line for parking, buildings, or inventory storage is 75 feet, except that the minimum setback from the street may be reduced to 50 feet if the Hearing Examiner finds that:
i. the confronting property is in an Agricultural or Rural Residential zone; and
ii. the smaller setback would be compatible with surrounding uses.
c. The Hearing Examiner may reduce the required number of parking spaces to a minimum of 2 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, excluding storage area, if it finds that the reduction can be made without adverse impact on abutting uses.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 18-09, § 2.)