(A) Minimum standards for agritourism activities shall be as follows:
(1) Agritourism activities associated with an agricultural operation shall be conducted upon an active agricultural operation owned or operated by the agritourism professional.
(2) Comply with Chapter 98: Noise of the NCC.
(3) Agritourism activities shall provide recreation, entertainment and education through activities that usually and customarily occur on and are directly associated with Virginia agricultural operations which include, but are not limited to, the following activities: agricultural museum and displays, barn dances, biking trails, bird watching, micro-breweries, canning produce demonstrations, canoeing, corn mazes, cut flowers (picking, arranging, and planting), cut-your-own Christmas tree and evergreens, farm cooking contests, farm festivals, farm related "how-to" clinics, farm scavenger hunts, farm tours for children and families, farm visits (a day or a week on the farm: living, working, enjoying), fee-fishing pond (fishing, cleaning, and cooking), flower arranging workshops, haunted barns, hay wagon rides, heirloom plant and animal exhibits, herb walks, heritage trails, hiking paths (walking, identifying vegetation, determining a tree's age, picnicking), historic reenactments (associated with farm life), jam- and jelly-making demonstrations, meeting barnyard animals (participating in educational programs focusing on each animal: shear the sheep, milk the "demonstration" cow, or participate in "cattle college"), orchards and pick-your-own (picking, sitting, picnics under the trees), oyster shucking contest, plant a garden, pony and horseback riding, pumpkin patch (picking, painting, carving, and buying), quilting/weaving exhibitions, sorghum milling, stargazing, storytelling/story swaps, straw bale maze, vegetable contests, Virginia Standards of Learning and the farm, winemaking and tasting and wineries.
(4) Parking and loading needs generated by the agritourism activities shall be met on the same lot or parcel where agritourism activities are being conducted or otherwise provided for in a manner consistent with public safety.
(5) Vehicular parking shall not be allowed on any public streets or within one hundred (100) feet of any residence, except for a residence located on the property of the agritourism activities.
(6) Traffic generated by agritourism activities shall comply with the Virginia Department of Transportation standards and regulations.
(8) It shall be the responsibility of the agritourism professional to maintain and post required signs specified by the VA Code § 3.2-6400 et seq.
(9) It shall be the responsibility of the agritourism professional to comply with all applicable state and federal regulations which specifically include, but are not limited to the following: VA Code § 4.1 - 200 et seq. of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, VA Code § 3.2 - 5100 et seq. Food and Drink, VA Code Title 58.1 Taxation and VA Code.
(B) Minimum standards for the sale of agricultural products.
(1) Sale of agricultural products from a farm market or private resident shall be permitted as an integral part of an active agricultural operation owned or operated by the same person or entity conducting the sale of agricultural products.
(2) Sales of agricultural products from farm stands shall be permitted as a separate use in other zoning districts as designated in the list of permitted uses provided for each zoning district and are not required to be an integral part of an active agricultural operation owned or operated by the same person or entity conducting the retail sales of agricultural products from the farm stand.
(3) Sale of agricultural products may include the sale of value added agricultural products and agricultural-related products when sold from a farm market. Sale of agricultural products may include value added agricultural products when sold from a farm stand.
(4) Parking and loading needs generated by the sale of agricultural products shall be met on the same lot or parcel where agricultural products are being sold or otherwise provided for in a manner consistent with public safety.
(5) Vehicular parking shall not be allowed on any public streets or within 100 feet of any residence, except for a residence located on the property of the agritourism activities.
(6) Traffic generated by the sale of agricultural products shall comply with the Virginia Department of Transportation standards and regulations.
(7) Signage associated the sale of agricultural products shall comply with § 154.2.190 et seq. Signs.
(8) It shall be the responsibility of the owners or operators of the agricultural operation to comply with all applicable state and federal regulations which specifically include, but are not limited to the following: VA Code § 4.1 - 200 et seq. of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, VA Code § 3.2 - 5100 et seq. Food and Drink, VA Code Title 58.1 Taxation and VA Code.
(Ord. passed 4-12-2016)