(A) Intent. The provisions of this district are intended to apply to large undeveloped or sparsely developed areas which are capable of supporting single-family dwellings at very low densities without extensive infrastructure improvements. This district is also intended to place land in a hold pattern until such time as a specific request is presented which is consistent with the future land use plan and which provides for infrastructure improvements necessary to support a more intensive land development classification.
(B) Principal uses and structures:
(1) Single-family dwellings.
(2) General agricultural activities limited to farming, grove agriculture, plant nursery (wholesale only), tree farming, and flower and shrub gardening.
(3) Keeping or raising for sale of horses, ponies, cows and other livestock provided that the total of all such animals shall not exceed one (1) for each one-half (½) acre of lot area.
(4) Keeping or raising for sale of small domestic animals, birds or fish.
(5) Public parks, playgrounds and other public recreational facilities.
(6) Public or private golf courses.
(7) Public utility equipment and facilities.
(8) Public uses.
(C) Accessory uses and structures: Customary accessory uses of a noncommercial nature clearly incidental and subordinate to one (1) or more principal uses.
(D) Conditional uses:
(1) Agricultural activities such as truck farming, bee keeping, fish hatcheries, poultry farms and other agricultural activities not expressly provided under principal uses.
(2) Retail sales of agricultural products grown or raised on the same lot, provided the following conditions are met:
(a) No structure for sale of such products shall contain a floor area greater than two hundred (200) square feet.
(b) The area and structure used for sale of such products shall meet the setbacks established for principal structures.
(c) All parking spaces, loading spaces and drives shall meet the setbacks established for principal structures.
(3) Cemeteries.
(4) Broadcasting towers, antennas and transmitters.
(5) Churches.
(6) Clubs, lodges, and similar activities.
(7) Public and private schools.
(8) Mining.
(9) Stables or horse riding academy.
(10) Commercial dog kennels.
(11) Communication towers and facilities.
(E) Prohibited uses and structures:
(1) All uses not expressly or provisionally permitted herein.
(2) All uses not in keeping with the low density residential or agricultural character of the district.
(3) Corrections facilities.
(F) Lot and structure requirements:
(1) Minimum lot area — five (5) acres.
(2) Minimum lot width — three hundred (300) feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth — three hundred (300) feet.
(4) Maximum building coverage — ten percent (10%).
(5) Minimum living area — one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
(6) Maximum height — thirty-five (35) feet.
(7) Minimum yard requirement:
(a) Front — seventy-five (75) feet.
(b) Side interior — thirty (30) feet.
(c) Side corner — fifty (50) feet.
(d) Rear — fifty (50) feet.
('74 Code, § 25-121) (Ord. 89-08, passed 4-27-89; Am. Ord. 94-18, passed 6-16-94; Am. Ord. 95-44, passed 11-2-95; Am. Ord. 98-20, passed 7-16-98; Am. Ord. 98-31, passed 9-17-98; Am. Ord. 2016-17, passed 4-21-16)