(A) Purpose. This district is established to permit the full range of agricultural activities as well as certain planned large lot residential development with development standards, which protect the full range of agricultural uses as determined by the Plan Commission, and other uses customarily conducted in agricultural areas. This use is primarily located along highways and scenic corridors, and adjacent to municipalities.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Uses permitted in the A1 Agricultural Protection District, except confined feeding operations, kennels and manufactured home Type 2;
(2) Single-family dwellings;
(3) Farms and farm buildings;
(4) Public parks; and
(5) Feed stores, including the milling or grinding of any feed for commercial purposes.
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(1) Roadside stand;
(2) Accessory buildings as related to agriculture or single-family residential use;
(3) Home occupation;
(4) Conservation subdivision(s); and
(5) Accessory dwelling.
(D) Development standards.
(1) The minimum parcel size for all uses in the A2 District shall be three acres or the minimum acreage estimated by the County Health Department for a primary and backup septic system site whichever is greater.
(2) Minimum lot frontage on road and lot width at building line shall be 200 feet.
(3) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
Residential Use | Farm Structures |
Residential Use | Farm Structures | |
Front setbacks | ||
Collector | 60 ft. | 50 ft. |
Local | 50 ft. | 50 ft. |
Lot size | 3 acres | No limit |
Maximum building height | 35 ft. | No limit |
Minimum lot width | 200 ft. | 200 ft. |
Lot frontage on road or street | 200 ft. | 200 ft. |
Minimum setbacks for any side of lot abutting | ||
Arterial | 80 ft. | 80 ft. |
Freeway | 200 ft. | 200 ft. |
Rear setbacks | 30 ft. | 30 ft. |
Side setbacks | 30 ft. | 30 ft. |
(4) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999; Ord. 2012-9-4, passed 9-4-2012; Ord. 2012-12-3-2, passed 12-3-2012)