§ 4-1. A Agricultural District

A. General purpose and description. This district provides for the continuance of farming, ranching, and gardening activities on land now utilized for these purposes. When land in the "A" category is needed for urban purposes, it is anticipated that zoning will be changed to the appropriate zoning categories to provide for orderly growth and development in accordance with the comprehensive plan.

Once land in the "A" category has been placed into another district, the intent of this ordinance is that such land shall not be changed back to an "A" category by any subsequent request for a change.

B. Permitted uses. In the "A" Agricultural District, no building or land shall be used, and no building shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, unless otherwise permitted in accordance with section 3-1, Use of land and buildings.

C. Area requirements. The requirements regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard size (front, side, and rear), maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum lot coverage, and minimum floor area, as it pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions provided in the area requirements table for the "A" Zoning District (below.)

A - Zoning District Area Requirements
Minimum Lot Area	2½ Acres
Minimum Lot Width	300 ft.
Minimum Lot Depth	200 ft.
Minimum Street Yard	75 ft. Front Street 75 ft. Side Street
Minimum Side Yard	25 ft.
Minimum Rear Yard	25 ft.
Minimum Dwelling Size	2,300 sq. ft.
Maximum Lot Coverage	15%
Maximum Building Height	45 ft.

 

 

A-Zoning District Area Requirement

D. Off-street parking and loading requirements. Off-street parking and loading requirements shall conform to the provisions of section 6-7, Off-street parking and loading requirements.

E. Accessory uses and buildings. The following accessory uses and buildings shall be considered as being an ancillary and customary to the "AG" Agricultural Zoning District.

1. Accessory buildings and structures clearly incidental to the above operations including, but not limited to, barns, stables, equipment sheds, granaries, private garages, pump houses, and servants quarters not for rent, provided that the total square footage of all accessory buildings and structures shall be limited to 400 percent of the square footage of air conditioned space of the main building and, combined with such main building, shall be limited to 15 percent of the gross land area.

2. Metal buildings less than 600 square feet which are used for tool and supply storage,

3. Greenhouses, green nurseries, truck gardening and gardening activities in general, which are limited to the propagation and cultivation of plants, provided no retail business is conducted on the premises.

(Ord. No. 2008-07, § 1, 6-10-2008)