§ 155.078 AR AGRICULTURAL/RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Description and purpose. This district is intended for large tracts used for farming, or those which are idle, and single-family dwellings. It is intended for agricultural uses, other uses generally associated with agriculture, single-family residential development on larger lots, and related non-residential uses. The overall purpose of this district is to preserve larger tracts of land for agricultural use and to allow for residential development at appropriate densities.

   (B)   Permitted uses. Land and/or buildings in the AR District may be used for the following purposes as permitted uses:

      (1)   Farms for both general and specialized farming, together with farm dwelling and buildings and other installations useful to such farms;

      (2)   Detached, single-family dwellings;

      (3)   Family day care;

      (4)   State licensed residential family care facilities;

      (5)   Home based business in accordance with the requirements of § 155.033 and home occupations in accordance with the requirements of § 155.034;

      (6)   Private schools, churches, libraries, parks, playgrounds, and community center buildings;

      (7)   Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any permitted or special land use;

      (8)   Utility and public service buildings, without storage yards, but not including essential public services such as poles, wires, and underground utility systems;

      (9)   Open space developments in accordance with the provisions of § 155.179, except that the special land use approval procedures shall not be required;

      (10)   Road side stands for sale of produce; and

      (11)   Farm markets and agricultural tourism business.

   (C)   Special land uses. Land and/or buildings in the AR District may be used for the following purposes, following approval by the Planning Commission as a special land use as regulated by § 155.150:

      (1)   Country clubs, golf courses, riding stables, gun clubs, and publicly-owned athletic grounds and parks, and other similar uses, including related uses, such as snack bars, small retail shops selling goods directly related to the primary use;

      (2)   Removal and processing of topsoil, stone, rock, sand, gravel, lime, or other soil or mineral resources;

      (3)   Public or private campgrounds;

      (4)   Commercial kennels;

      (5)   Bed and breakfast establishments;

      (6)   Intensive livestock operations;

      (7)   Planned unit developments;

      (8)   Recreational vehicle and boat storage;

      (9)   Private hunting facilities; and

      (10)   Rental halls.

   (D)   District regulations. No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be hereafter erected unless the following requirements are met and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.

Building height	35 feet
Front yard	50 feet
Lot coverage	25%
Minimum dwelling first floor area	850 square feet
Minimum dwelling width	23 feet
Minimum lot area	1 acre
Minimum lot width	200 feet
Rear yard	30 feet
Side yard	30 feet (each side)

 

   (E)   Site plan review. See §§ 155.095 through 155.101.

   (F)   Off-street parking and loading/signs. See §§ 155.115 through 155.118 and Chapter 153.

(Ord. passed 7-30-2015; amended 8- -2005; amended  2- -2012; amended 3- -2013; Ord.19-20, passed 8-6-2019)