A. Purpose And Intent: This district is primarily established to encourage the long term continuation of agricultural and related uses in the city in areas which are both suitable for agriculture and are not planned for urban development.
B. Permitted Uses:
Agriculture, including accessory and related uses.
Commercial greenhouses and landscape nurseries.
Commercial livestock, furbearing animals, and fowl; dairy farming; and commercial horse stables provided:
1. The site shall not be less than twenty (20) acres in size;
2. All structures shall be located a minimum of seventy five feet (75') from all residential property lines.
Essential service facilities.
Keeping of horses, provided:
1. All structures shall be located a minimum of seventy five feet (75') from all residential property lines.
2. Subject to the regulations regarding the care and keeping of horses within the city contained in title 7, chapter 4 of this code.
Single-family detached dwellings, subject to section 11-2-15 of this title.
C. Accessory Uses:
Agricultural product stands.
Community gardens, provided the site has an approved conditional use permit (CUP). Community gardens are not permitted with residential uses.
Gazebos and screened porches.
Home occupations, subject to section 11-2-16 of this title.
Private detached garages.
Private outdoor recreation, customarily associated with a residence. Swimming pools shall be subject to section 5-3-1 of this code.
Recreation vehicle storage, subject to section 8-2-5 of this code.
Roof mounted or ground mounted solar energy systems, subject to section 11-2-12 of this title.
Roomers, a maximum of two (2) per dwelling unit.
Signs as regulated by chapter 8 of this title.
D. Conditional Uses: The following uses are conditional uses in the AG District and are subject to the conditional use permit provisions outlined in this title:
AM radio antennas and supporting towers and related accessory structures. This use may be permitted only on properties situated in that part of the City north and east of State Trunk Highway 55.
Cement or concrete production provided the site has an approved mineral extraction permit in compliance with section 11-10-4, "Small Scale Mineral Extraction", of this title.
Commercial event centers, subject to:
1. The parcel must be a minimum of five (5) acres in size.
2. Site must be located east of County Road 71.
3. The property owner and venue operator must be the same individual(s) and the site shall be its primary residence. The operator, or its designee, must be on the premises for the duration of each event.
4. The maximum number of guests is two hundred (200). A larger number of guests may be approved by the City based on the size of site, structures, parking availability, and other relevant factors.
5. Outdoor seating areas, where liquor is available shall be located in a controlled or cordoned area acceptable to the City with at least one (1) opening.
6. Outdoor seating areas where food and/or liquor is available shall be set back twenty feet (20') from property lines and have appropriate screening to adjacent properties.
7. The hours of operation shall be no later than ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on Sunday through Thursday and twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight on Friday and Saturday.
8. Off street parking shall be provided to accommodate one (1) stall per two (2) guests plus seven (7) stalls. Class 5 gravel surfacing shall be allowed as long as the property is without access to public sanitary sewer to the site. When public sanitary sewer service becomes available to the property, the property owner shall surface the parking lot with a blacktop or concrete surface within one (1) year. No vehicle parking is permitted within or along any public right-of-way.
9. Parking lot setbacks for gravel or surface lots shall be twenty feet (20') from the side and rear property lines and fifty feet (50') from the front property line.
10. Parking lot shall be screened from neighboring parcels.
11. Lighting shall be provided as necessary for security, safety, and traffic circulation. The level of lighting shall not exceed 0.5 lumen at any residential property line or 1.0 lumen at any nonresidential property line.
12. A traffic circulation and safety plan, including but not limited to access and signage, shall be reviewed and approved by the City Fire Marshal and Police Chief.
13. Compliance with all applicable regulations including State Health Code, State building codes, and local liquor licensing requirements. The operator shall coordinate events and activities with adjoining property owners to ensure appropriate Health and Safety Codes are met.
14. The serving of food and beverages is permitted only in conjunction with an event.
15. Overnight accommodations for guests, including campers, tents, or other recreation vehicles, are prohibited.
16. Sanitary facilities adequate for the number of attendees shall be provided as determined by the City. Portable toilets may be approved for temporary use and must be screened from view from roads and neighboring properties by landscaping or a wooden enclosure. No portable toilets shall be located closer than four hundred feet (400') from a neighboring residential structure.
17. Sound amplification systems cannot be used outdoors after ten o'clock (10:00) P.M.
18. Noise from an event shall not be plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet (50') or more from the property line.
19. Trash enclosures must be provided and meet the standards for the C-4 General Commercial Zoning District.
Commercial kennels, provided:
1. The site shall not be less than five (5) acres in size.
2. All structures used to house animals, including outdoor dog runs, shall be located a minimum of five hundred (500) feet from adjacent residential structures and seventy-five (75) feet from residential property lines.
3. All commercial kennels shall be licensed by the State of Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
4. The maximum number of animals shall not exceed the space provided in accordance with the requirements of the State of Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
5. Subject to the regulations regarding the care and keeping of animals within the city contained in title 7, chapter 4 of this code.
Commercial outdoor recreation.
Farm wineries, with or without associated event spaces, microbreweries, microdistilleries, winery associated retail and restaurants without drive-through facilities, subject to the following:
1. The site and building(s) shall be designed to limit the effects of this use on adjacent properties and public rights-of-way. No loading docks or overhead vehicle doors shall be on a side abutting any public rights-of-way or any residential use or district.
2. The principal building shall be the primary source for screening of the loading area or any required outdoor equipment.
3. All drives, loading and parking areas for the farm winery and associated uses shall be paved with a concrete or bituminous surface including concrete curbing.
4. Pedestrian circulation between the parking area and the farm winery and associated uses shall be provided through sidewalks at least five feet (5') in width and paved with concrete, bituminous, pavers or similar hardscape.
Golf courses, including accessory and related uses.
Kennels, provided:
1. The site shall not be less than twenty (20) acres in size.
2. All structures shall be located a minimum of seventy five feet (75') from all residential property lines.
3. Subject to the regulations regarding the care and keeping of animals within the City contained in title 7, chapter 4 of this Code.
Public parks owned and operated by a governmental unit, including recreational facilities and structures consistent with the public area.
Small wireless facilities within right-of-way, subject to the regulations contained in title 4, chapter 2 of this Code.
Transmission facilities greater than one-fourth (1/4) mile in length.
E. Interim Uses:
Community solar gardens or solar farms on properties outside the metropolitan urban service area (MUSA), subject to section 11-2-12 of this title.
Large scale mineral extraction ancillary uses as defined in section 11-10-4-1 of this title.
Large scale mineral extraction and related accessory uses within the Large Scale Mineral Extraction Overlay District described in section 11-10-4-1 of this title.
Small scale mineral extraction and related accessory uses within the Small Scale Mineral Extraction Overlay District described in section 11-10-4 of this title.
F. Minimum Lot Requirements And Setbacks: (See also subsection 11-5-2C, "Supplementary Yard Regulations", of this title.)
1. Minimum lot area: 2.5 acres.
2. Minimum lot width: Three hundred feet (300').
3. Minimum front yard setback:
a. Principal structure: Fifty feet (50').
b. Accessory structure: Fifty feet (50').
c. Surface parking, excluding driveways: Fifty feet (50').
4. Minimum side yard setback:
a. Principal structure: Thirty feet (30').
b. Accessory structure: Thirty feet (30').
c. Surface parking, including driveways: Five feet (5').
5. Minimum rear yard setback:
a. Principal structure: Thirty feet (30').
b. Accessory structure: Thirty feet (30').
c. Surface parking, excluding driveways: Five feet (5').
6. Maximum gross density: One dwelling unit/forty (40) acres.
7. Maximum building height:
a. Principal structure: Fifty feet (50').
b. Accessory structure: Seventy five feet (75'). (Ord. B, 9-19-1989; amd. Ord. B-96, 12-2-1997; Ord. B-220, 4-17-2012; Ord. B-223, 5-15-2012; Ord. B-231, 3-4-2014; Ord. B-264, 7-31-2017; Ord. B-265, 11-21-2017; Ord. B-300, 5-17-2022)