(a) Purpose. The "A" Agricultural District is designated to provide for agricultural activity on large tracts and areas of open land containing a minimum of twenty (20) acres. Certain public and semi-public uses intended to serve residential development are permitted. This district will be mapped in undeveloped areas at the outer periphery of the City where there is minimal water and sewer service.
(b) Principal Permitted Uses. Only those uses set forth below which continuously conform to all the requirements of divisions (d) through (f) of this section shall be permitted:
• Agricultural uses.
• Commercial greenhouse and nurseries.
• Hydroponic farms.
• Kennels.
• Public parks, playgrounds and community centers.
• Public utility.
• Riding academies.
• Roadside stands - agricultural products grown on premises.
• Schools - primary, intermediate and secondary - public or private.
• Veterinary office - w/boarding.
• Veterinary office - no boarding.
(c) Permitted Accessory Uses. The following are permitted as accessory uses subject to the provisions of Section 1151.04 of this Zoning Code:
(1) Private garages or carports.
(2) A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use
(3) A guest house.
(4) Private swimming pool, bath house, and tennis courts.
(5) Child's playhouse.
(6) Statuary, arbors, trellises, barbeque equipment, flagpoles, fences, play equipment, clothes lines, walls, and hedges.
(7) Fallout shelters.
(8) Day-care centers.
(9) Satellite earth stations and dish antennas.
(10) Antennas used by amateur radio operators.
(11) Any other use customarily found in conjunction with the principal use.
(d) Lot Size Requirements. Each separate zoning lot in the "A" Agricultural District shall:
(1) Contain a minimum lot area of twenty (20) acres.
(2) Have a minimum lot width of one thousand (1000) feet.
(3) Have a minimum lot depth of five hundred (500) feet.
(e) Buffer Strips. A buffer strip shall be established on the lot being developed in the "A" Agricultural District when it abuts the following zoning districts:
(1) R-7, OR-1, OC-1, B-1 or WO: A minimum of fifteen (15) feet in width.
(2) B-2, B-3, B-4, M-1, M-2, M-3: A minimum of twenty-five (25) feet in width.
All buffer strips shall be developed in accordance with the standards outlined in Section 1149.11 of this Zoning Code.
(f) Bulk Regulations. All construction on any zoning lot in the "A" Agricultural District shall provide for:
(1) Maximum building lot coverage of twenty-five (25) percent for all areas.
(2) Maximum structure height of fifty (50) feet.