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§ 158.217 PERMITTED SPECIAL USES.
   A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the RC recreation/conservation district in conformance with the conditions prescribed herein, or by obtaining a conditional use permit for that use in conformance with the requirements of §§ 158.370 through 158.382:
   (a)   A building eligibility may be used within a farmstead provided:
      (1)   The building eligibility exists on property contiguous to and under the same ownership as the farmstead;
      (2)   There will be no more than two dwellings within the farmstead;
      (3)   The farmstead is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on flood insurance administration maps; and
      (4)   The residential structure may be a single-family dwelling, manufactured home or mobile home.
   (b)   Plant nursery or tree farm, subject to:
      (1)   No retail sales allowed on the premises;
      (2)   No structures exceeding 500 square feet; and
      (3)   All structures meeting the requirements of § 158.277.
   (c)   Electric substations, subject to:
      (1)   An opaque screen six feet in height must be erected on the side and rear lot lines and on the front yard setback line; and
      (2)   The required side yard shall be 25 feet.
   (d)   Antenna support structure, subject to, stealth design approved by the county planning director; and
   (e)   A single-family dwelling located on a lot of record in accordance with the following:
      (1)   A lot of record consisting of less than 80 acres and containing no other dwellings shall have one eligible building site;
      (2)   The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on the flood insurance rate map;
      (3)   A lot of record consisting of 80 acres or more shall qualify for building eligibility as follows:
         A.   The acreage of the lot of record shall be divided by 40 acres. The resulting whole number minus the number of existing dwellings shall represent building eligibility;
         B.   If there is more than one building eligibility, each additional building site shall be required to obtain a conditional use; and
         C.   Each building site shall consist of a minimum of one acre.
      (4)   Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto a public road; and
      (5)   Any parcel conveyed from a lot of record must be a minimum of one acre. The remaining portions of the lot shall be retained as agricultural land or in its present use.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 12.03) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
§ 158.218 CONDITIONAL USES.
   A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the RC recreation/conservation district if a conditional use permit for that use has been obtained in conformance with the requirements of §§ 158.370 through 158.382:
   (a)   Commercial recreation facility;
   (b)   Day or summer camp;
   (c)   Rifle and pistol range; trap shoot;
   (d)   Cemetery;
   (e)   Fairgrounds;
   (f)   Rock, sand and gravel extraction in conformance with § 158.280;
   (g)   A single-family dwelling to be used as a caretaker’s quarters on a parcel which is not a lot of record provided:
      (1)   The deed to the land or the agreement to convey the parcel was recorded with the register of deeds prior to August 3, 1995;
      (2)   The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on the flood insurance rate map;
      (3)   There are no other dwellings located on the parcel, except a parcel of 80 acres or more shall have building eligibility determined as follows:
         A.   The acreage of the parcel shall be divided by 40 acres. The resulting whole number minus the number of existing dwellings on the parcel shall represent the building eligibility; and
         B.   Each building site shall consist of a minimum of one acre.
      (4)   The building site shall not conflict with other existing or potential land use activities or the prevailing pattern of development;
      (5)   The soil conditions are acceptable for a building site; and
      (6)   Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto a public road.
   (h)   Broadcast tower;
   (i)   The transfer of a building eligibility from one parcel to another parcel when all the following conditions are met:
      (1)   The transfer of a building eligibility shall occur only between contiguous parcels under the same ownership;
      (2)   Suitability as a building site based on the following factors:
         A.   Agricultural productivity of the soil;
         B.   Soil limitations; and
         C.   Orientation of the building site(s) with respect to road circulation and access to public rights-of-way.
      (3)   The minimum lot size shall be one acre but a larger area may be required when soil conditions warrant;
      (4)   The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on the flood insurance rate map;
      (5)   The parcel from which the building eligibility is transferred shall continue as agricultural land or remain in its present use; and
      (6)   Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto a public road.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 12.04) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
§ 158.219 ACCESSORY USES.
   Accessory uses permitted in the RC recreation/conservation district are accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any permitted uses in this district.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 12.05) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
§ 158.220 PARKING REGULATIONS.
   Parking within the RC recreation/conservation district shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of §§ 158.295 through 158.299.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 12.06) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
§ 158.221 SIGN REGULATIONS.
   Signs within the RC recreation/conservation district shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of §§ 158.310 through 158.318.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 12.07) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
§ 158.222 DENSITY, AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
   (a)   The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the RC recreation/conservation district shall be as follows.
   (b)   General requirements.
Front yard
30 feet**
Lot area
1 acre*
Lot width
125 feet
Maximum height
35 feet***
Rear yard
30 feet
Side yard
7 feet
*   Unless a larger lot size is required by the granting of a conditional use permit.
**   The front yard on a major arterial street or section line road shall be 50 feet.
***   There shall be no height limit for accessory farm structures or wind energy conversion systems except in the airport approach zone.
 
(1992 Code, App. F, § 12.08) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
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