90.10 SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR SUBMITTALS OF PETITIONS FOR AN AGRITOURISM FARM

   1.   Written Narrative. The applicant shall submit a written narrative with the Conditional Use Permit Application, which shall demonstrate the following:

      A.   The agritourism farm promotes the County’s rural character or crop and/or livestock production through value-added agriculture or educational activities.

      B.   The agritourism farm use shall not alter or detract from the primary crop and/or livestock production use.

      C.   The agritourism farm use is accessory in size and operation, and is ancillary to the primary crop and/or livestock production use.

      D.   Existing buildings will be used to their full capacity prior to the construction of new buildings and any proposed new buildings shall not detract from the County’s rural character or the primary crop and/or livestock production use.

      E.   Hours of operation shall meet compatibility criteria and the total estimated amount of all daily vehicle traffic from workers, visitors, and service vehicles shall meet traffic criteria set forth in Section 90.04, Standards for Approval.

      F.   The steps the applicant will take to negate any potential negative impacts on neighboring properties, crop and/or livestock production, or the County’s rural character.

      G.   Unreasonable dust from gravel drives, parking areas, or from excess traffic on County roads due to the agritourism farm will not impact neighboring properties.

   2.   Other Submittals. The applicant shall also submit the following with the Conditional Use Permit Application:

      A.   Dust Control Plan. A dust control plan, if determined to be necessary, following Section 90.04(1)(F), shall be submitted with the Conditional Use Permit application.

      B.   Sanitary Facilities Plan. The applicant shall develop a plan in conjunction with the County Environmental Health Department for the provision of sanitary facilities and submit the plan with the Conditional Use Permit application.

      C.   Overflow Parking Plan. If more visitors are anticipated than the capacity of the primary parking area, a contingency plan for overflow parking shall be submitted with the Conditional Use Permit application, including (but not limited to) the location of overflow parking and location of bus parking, how traffic will be directed (employees, signs, etc.), and if the parking site is suitable for use in inclement weather.

         (1)   Temporary, overflow parking may be located on grass.

         (2)   Overflow parking shall meet all requirements of Section 88.08, Parking and Circulation Standards, and shall be no greater in size than 25 percent of the primary parking area. No parking shall be allowed outside of designated areas, including within the road right-of-way.

      D.   Emergency Plan. An emergency plan shall be submitted with the Conditional Use Permit application that includes, but is not limited to, emergency access routes, location of first aid / automated external defibrillator, plans for fire, weather, missing children / adults, and active shooter or terror incidents.

      E.   Liability Insurance. The operator shall submit a certificate evidencing liability insurance with the Conditional Use Permit application. All certificates of insurance shall provide that the County must be given 30 days’ written notice of cancellation of insurance or ceasing of operations.

      F.   Other Regulations. The agritourism farm must comply with all other applicable local, State or federal Retaliations, including (but not limited to) food service and/or processing requirements.

(Ordinance No. 253)

Table 90-1 – Table of Conditional Uses

Key: C – signifies that conditional use permit is necessary CS – supplemental standards apply	ZONING DISTRICTS
	A-1	A-2	A-R	R-1	R-2	RMH	C-LI	HI	GBC
Private, non-commercial aircraft landing fields	C						C	C
Golf courses (except miniature golf courses or practice driving ranges operated for commercial purposes) *	C		C	C	C		C
Private gun clubs, skeet shooting ranges, and similar uses *	C						C
Indoor recreational facilities	C	C	C	C	C	C		C
Campgrounds not operated for profit *	C								C
Lodges and fraternal organizations *	C								C
Public water supply and sewage treatment facilities	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Communication towers and facilities	CS	CS					CS	CS
Any land or building used by a utility service for the purpose of generating or converting power, except C-WECS, which are held subject to supplemental standards	C	C					C	C
Any public building or structure or facility erected and used by any department of the township, County, or city government, including (but not limited to) public aircraft landing fields and facilities, and sanitary landfills	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Nurseries and greenhouses, including retail sales	C
Drag strips, go-cart tracks, courses, and/or activity areas for motorcycles, minibikes, snowmobiles and ATVs, provided that the minimum lot area is 20 acres *	C						C
Commercial campgrounds and travel trailer parks *	CS					CS	CS
Mineral extraction and primary mineral processing	CS	CS					CS	CS	CS
Ready mix concrete plants, asphalt paving mixture plants, and small ancillary products manufactured by the plant operators utilizing excess material, in conjunction with and adjacent to a mineral extraction and primary mineral processing operation	C	C
Adaptive reuse of abandoned schools, churches or buildings or other structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or those designated as local landmarks that contribute to a historic district, or other institutional, commercial or industrial buildings where a proposed use or proposed combination of two or more principal uses, on one lot within one building, is not otherwise permitted	CS	CS	CS	CS	CS	CS	CS	CS	CS
Rural salvage yard in conjunction with an owner-occupied single-family dwelling	CS	CS
Child care centers serving more than six children and operating only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. *	C		C	C	C	C
Agricultural lime storage site (fill and draw) operation for purposes of reducing the moisture content of lime slurry	C	C					C	C
Bed and breakfast inn	CS	CS
Astronomical observatories	C	C							C
Construction and demolition landfills *	C	C					C	C
Farms, agritourism	CS	CS							CS
Churches and/or similar uses *	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems (C-WECS)	CS	CS					CS	CS
Adult bookstores and adult establishments or cabarets							CS	CS
Commercial Solar Energy Systems (C-SES)	CS	CS	CS				CS	CS
Yard waste composting facility	C	C						C
Human services facilities and programs, except uses meeting the definition of family home under Chapter 85*	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Kennels for the raising and boarding of dogs or other small animals, provided, all buildings including exercise runways be at least 50 feet from all property lines and at least 200 feet from any residential district (or residential property) line.*	C	C
Home Business – Significant Easing of Requirements for an established, compliant Home Business in conformance with Chapter 89.01(4) only.	C	C	C	C	C	C
*   It is not intended to permit those uses marked with * in the A-1 District where the Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) score for the subject parcel is 267-300.

 

(Ord. 307 – Oct. 23 Supp.)