§ 153.050 AG AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Intent. This District is intended to provide for agricultural and low-density, acreage residential development in selected areas adjacent or in close proximity to the corporate limits of the city. Generally, these districts are located near urban and built-up areas within reasonable reach of fire protection and hard surfaced roads.

   (B)   Permitted principle uses and structures. The following shall be permitted as uses by right:

      (1)   Agricultural uses, excluding the expansion of existing or development of new intensive livestock facilities operations/feedlots;

      (2)   (a)   Any farm or acreage within the following animal to acre ratio: one animal unit (AU) per acre for a parcel less than 40 acres.

         (b)   One animal unit shall equal one head of slaughter or feeder cattle, seven-tenths head of mature dairy cattle (whether milked or dry cows), two and five-tenths swine each weighing over 55 pounds, 25 weaned pigs each weighing less than 55 pounds, five-tenths head of horses, ten sheep or lambs, 50 turkeys, 100 laying hens or broilers if the facility has continuous overflow watering, 30 laying hens or broilers if the facility has a liquid manure system, and/or five ducks.

      (3)   Single-family dwelling;

      (4)   Irrigation and flood control projects;

      (5)   Child care home;

      (6)   Public parks and recreational areas;

      (7)   Community buildings and/or facilities owned and/or occupied by public agencies;

      (8)   Public and/or private schools;

      (9)    Churches, places of worship and cemeteries

      (10)   Fish hatcheries and facilities; and

      (11)   Private kennels.

   (C)   Permitted accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted:

      (1)   Accessory uses and structures normally appurtenant to the permitted uses and structures;

      (2)   Home occupations in conformance with § 153.101 of this chapter;

      (3)   Residences including mobile homes for farm residence or adjacent farm residence for relatives of consanguinity and marriage or farm workers;

      (4)   Roadside stands for sale of agricultural produce; and

      (5)   Temporary buildings incidental to construction work where such buildings or structures are removed upon completion of work.

   (D)   Permitted special uses. 

      (1)   A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the AG Agricultural Residential District if a special use permit for such use has been obtained in accordance with §§ 153.070 and 153.071 of this chapter:

         (a)   Airports and heliports, including crop dusting;

         (b)   Agricultural service establishments primarily engaged in performing agricultural, animal husbandry, or horticultural services;

         (c)   Child care center;

         (d)   Radio and television towers and transmitter;

         (e)   Camp grounds;

         (f)   Wind generating systems;

         (g)   Kennels;

         (h)   Public and private charitable institutions;

         (i)   Greenhouses and nurseries;

         (j)   Animal clinics, animal hospitals, and veterinarian services;

         (k)   Auction/ sale barns and yards;

         (l)   Waste water treatment facilities; and

         (m)   Any farm or acreage within the following animal to acre ratio:

            1.   One and one-half AU per acre for a parcel of land greater than 40 acres, but less than 80 acres; or

            2.    Two AU per acre for parcels over 80 acres; and

         (n)   Commercial kennels.

      (2)   Notwithstanding the provisions above, any time the number or combination of animal units (AU) exceeds 250, regardless of the size of the parcel of land, the operation shall be considered a LFO (large farming operation) and is a prohibited use in the AG Zoning District.

   (E)   Prohibited uses and structures. All other uses and structure which are not specifically permitted or not permissible as exceptions shall be prohibited from the AG Agricultural Residential District.

   (F)   Minimum area requirements.

      (1)   General requirements.

 

	Lot Area (Sq. Ft.)	Lot Width	Required Front Yard	Required Side Yard	Required Rear Yard	Height
If septic system used	100,000	150’	35’	20’	35’	35’ for residential structures
If lagoon system used	120,000	150’	35’	20’	35’	35’ for residential structures
If city sewer connection	50,000	150’	35’	20’	35’	35’ for residential structures

 

      (2)   Maximum height. The maximum height for residential structures is 35 feet; however, non-residential structures shall have no height limitations except in conformance with airport zoning regulations.

   (G)   Parking regulations. Parking shall be in conformance with the provisions of §§ 153.085 through 153.087 of this chapter.

   (H)   Intersections. No buildings, or any earlier structure shall be permitted within 200 feet of the center of an intersection of any public street, road, or highway.

(Ord. 667, passed 12-3-2014; Ord. 685, passed 1-3-2018; Ord. 731, passed 9-7-2022) Penalty, see § 153.999