A. Farm Buildings:
1. Definitions:
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING: A farm structure, which is constructed on a parcel larger than five (5) acres, designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other horticultural products and includes sheds, barns, corrals or fences. This structure shall not be a place of human habitation, a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged, or for storage of nonfarm related implements nor shall it be a place used by the public.
EXEMPT BUILDING: An agricultural building which is not required to conform to those building codes enumerated in section 39-4116 Idaho Code, or any successor section of the Idaho Code. Neither dairy barns nor milking parlors are exempt buildings.
2. Exemption: Any person who constructs a farm building which qualifies as an "agricultural building" as defined above and which is constructed on a parcel larger than five (5) acres, shall be exempt from the requirements of those codes as set forth in section 39-4116 Idaho Code.
3. Siting Permit: No exempt building shall be constructed without first obtaining a siting permit from the building official. To ensure that the building complies with all setback, utility easement, lot coverage or other requirements of this code a person constructing an exempt building shall submit a plot plan to the building official prior to commencement of construction. No exempt building shall be converted to a nonexempt use without first following the procedure set out below.
4. Plot Plan: The plot plan shall show all easements, rights of way, highways, roads, property lines, building locations. The building official shall then conduct an inspection to ensure that the building will comply with all zoning ordinances and will not encroach upon any easements.
5. Use Of Exempt Building: When any person desires to use an exempt building for a nonexempt purpose, the owner of the building shall first notify the building official and apply for a building permit in the same manner as if the building had not been built. That person shall purchase a building permit. That person shall make the building available to the building official who shall conduct such inspections as are necessary to ensure that the building conforms to current building codes in effect at the time of the application for a building permit. The applicant may be required to expose sections of the structure for inspection.
6. Fees: Fees for siting permits shall be set by resolution of the board of county commissioners. (Ord. 2009-05, 7-6-2009)