124.23(A) Purpose of district. The Agricultural/Estate District is intended to apply to those areas of the the present or prospective
of which is primarily agricultural. The regulations of this district are intended to protect, preserve, and enhance agricultural
in compliance with the agricultural land
designation of the certified Future Land Use Element of the City Comprehensive Plan.
124.23(B) Permitted
. No
or
, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered, or used, or land or water used, in whole or in part, for other than one or more of the following specified
:
124.23(B)(1)
on a plot at least 87,120 gross square feet (minimum plot size), with 35,000 square feet net buildable area, in area, with a minimum 125 feet
. The clustering of units is prohibited.
124.23(B)(2) Publicly owned or operated
and
, including community
,
, and playgrounds, but excluding dumps, sanitary fills, or incinerators.
124.23(B)(3) Groves, produce farms, truck gardens, horticultural farming, botanical gardens, floriculture, nurseries, sod farms, crop raising, hydroponic gardens, greenhouses, forestry, or beekeeping with
or keeping of
only as incidental and accessory thereto.
124.23(B)(4) Cattle or stock grazing, dairy farming, not including hog raising.
124.23(B)(5) Raising of fish.
124.23(B)(6) Driveways or access roads to property in a zoning district other than Agricultural/Estate.
124.23(B)(7)
and
.
124.23(B)(8) Keeping, boarding, or raising of
as an
to a residence on a minimum-sized plot. The total number of
on any minimum-sized plot as permitted in this subsection 124.23(B)(8) shall not exceed four of any combination of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats; no more than ten of any combination of cats and dogs; and no more than 20 of any combination of fowl and rabbits. The total number of
permitted hereby shall not include offspring of any
under the normal weaning age for that
. Nor does this requirement refer to any
incidentally found which has been injured or Abandoned. Such
may be maintained or harbored until the
state of health permits it to be returned to its natural habitat or to an appropriate agency caring for the welfare of
.
housing these
shall be a minimum of 150 feet from any plot line.
124.23(C)
. No
or
shall be erected or altered to a
exceeding 30 feet.
124.23(D) Exception to minimum plot size. Plots for any permitted
shall have a minimum area of 87,120 gross square feet and a minimum
of 125 feet, except that a plot specifically delineated on a
as a single , which
was recorded or had received final City
approval prior to the effective date of this Section, may be utilized for a
if the
has not less than 10,000 square feet of area and 100 feet of
.
124.23(E) Plot coverage. The combined area occupied by all main and Accessory
and
shall not exceed 25% of the plot area for a plot.
124.23(F) Yards. Every plot shall have front, side, and rear yards of not less than 25 feet.
124.23(G) Minimum floor area. The minimum floor area of a
shall be 1,000 square feet.
124.23(H) Paved access to
. There shall be paved access, 12 feet in width, to all new in excess of 1,000 square feet.
124.23(I) Communication
. Any communication
that was constructed and operational on a parcel or plot within this district prior to October 5, 1998 shall be a legal, conforming
and may be repaired or rebuilt if it is damaged or destroyed. Provided, however, such repair or reconstruction may not enlarge the
that existed prior to damage or destruction.
124.23(J) Special exceptions. The
that may be permitted as special exceptions are as follows:
124.23(J)(1)
.
124.23(J)(2)
hospitals, veterinary clinics, kennels,
boarding.
(Ord. 2010-21, passed 10-4-2010)