(a) Purpose. The "A-R" Agricultural-Residential District is designated to provide for both agricultural and residential activity on large tracts and open land with a minimum of five (5) acres or greater of lot area per dwelling unit. This district will be mapped in undeveloped areas along existing roadways 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 (e) of this section shall be permitted:
• Agricultural uses.
• Hydroponic farms.
• Public parks, playgrounds and community centers.
• Public utility.
• Roadside stands - agricultural products grown on premises.
• Schools - primary, intermediate and secondary - public or private.
• Single family dwellings.
• Veterinary office - with boarding.
• Veterinary office - without 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-R" Agricultural-Residential District shall:
(1) Contain a minimum lot area of five (5) acres.
(2) Have a minimum lot width of two hundred fifty (250) 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-R" Agricultural-Residential 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.
(f) Bulk Regulations. All construction on any zoning lot in the "A-R" Agricultural-Residential District shall provide for:
(1) Maximum building lot coverage of twenty-five (25) percent.
(2) Maximum structure height of fifty (50) feet.
(3) Minimum front yard of fifty (50) feet.
(4) Minimum combined side yard of one hundred (100) feet. with one side being a minimum side yard of forty (40) feet.
(g) Development Standards. All development in the "A-R" Agricultural-Residential Zoning District shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Sections 1147 through 1161.