The A-1 Agricultural District provides exclusively for agricultural uses. The intent is to help conserve good farming areas and prevent uncontrolled, uneconomical spread of residential development which results in excessive costs to the community for premature provision of essential public improvements and services.
(A) Permitted uses.
(1) General farming, including apiculture, dairying, floriculture, forestry, grazing, hay, livestock raising (except commercial feedlots), orchards, poultry raising, paddocks, stables, truck farming and viticulture; provided, however, that farm buildings housing animals, barnyards and feedlots shall not be located within a floodland, and shall be at least 100 feet from any navigable water or district boundary.
(2) One one-family dwelling.
(3) Essential services.
(4) Two non-illuminated signs not larger than six square feet in area for use in advertising of products produced on the farm.
(1) Kennels.
(2) Bed and breakfast establishments.
(3) Roadside stands for the sale of selected farm products.
(C) Lot, yard and building requirements.
Lot frontage | Minimum 500 ft. |
Lot area | Minimum 20 acres |
Residence: | |
Yard and building requirements | Same as R-1 District |
Farm Buildings: | |
Front yard | Minimum 50 ft. |
Side yards | Minimum 100 ft. |
Rear yard | Minimum 100 ft. |
Building height | Maximum 35 ft. |
(D) Off-street parking and loading requirements. No on-street parking and loading permitted.
(Ord. 03-2016, passed 7-14-2016)