Permitted principal uses and structures in the Residential-Agricultural (R-A) District shall be as follows:
A. 
Any use permitted and as regulated in the R-L District.
B. 
Multiple-family dwellings.
C. 
Agricultural, floricultural and horticultural pursuits, including but not limited to general farms, greenhouses, plant nurseries, truck gardens, dairies, and the raising of bees, poultry and livestock, together with all customary buildings and other structures necessary for the production and storage of the products of such pursuits.
D. 
Forest farming.
E. 
Animal hospitals, riding stables and the keeping of small animals, including fur-bearing animal farms; provided, however, that buildings, pens or runways for the confinement of animals be at least 100 feet from any adjoining property line. The above distance restriction shall not apply to lanes, pastures or exercise tracks for horses.
F. 
Private wildlife reservations or conservation projects, including the usual buildings therefor.
G. 
Cemeteries, including mausoleums, provided that mausoleums shall be a distance of at least 200 feet from any street line and any adjoining residential district property and that any new cemetery shall contain a single contiguous area of at least 15 acres.
H. 
Hunting camps, when located on sites of 10 acres or more.
I. 
Sanitary landfill facility operated by the Town of Westfield in conjunction with the Village of Westfield and/or the Town of Ripley.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
J. 
On the obtaining of a special use permit from the Town Board in accordance with the provisions of Article XI, the following uses:
[Amended 3-7-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001]
(1) 
Gun club.
(2) 
Gravel pit.
(3) 
Quarry.
(4) 
Mobile home park.
(5) 
Motel and accessory use.
(6) 
Commercial recreation.
(7) 
Golf course.
(8) 
Riding academy.
(9) 
Saw mill.
(10) 
Oil wells.
[Amended 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(11) 
Livestock and farm equipment sale.
(12) 
Furniture upholstering.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(13) 
Private airstrip.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(14) 
Radio communications tower.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(15) 
Small manufacturing concern, entirely encompassed within a dwelling or in an outbuilding, not exceeding 1,500 square feet in total area, and employing not more than one person.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(16) 
[1]Major home occupations, in accordance with § 185-50B hereof.
[Amended 5-5-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection J(16), pertaining to wind-powered structures and added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998, was repealed 8-7-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002.
(17) 
Gift and craft shop sales.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(18) 
Repair shop.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(19) 
Schools.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(20) 
Firemen's training grounds.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(21) 
Short-term parking areas and RV parking areas.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(22) 
Commercial storage buildings.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(23) 
Professional offices.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(24) 
Auction barns.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(25) 
Indoor flea markets.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(26) 
Limited retail/wholesale business, including but not limited to pet stores and craft shops.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; amended 11-4-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998; 4-7-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
(27) 
Building/construction contractor businesses.
[Added 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; amended 11-4-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
(28) 
Bed-and-breakfast/inn.
[Added 6-2-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
(29) 
Hotel.
[Added 6-2-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
(30) 
Distillery/brewery/winery, including but not limited to when such use is pursued as a farm operation under the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.
[Added 6-6-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
(31) 
Restaurant.
[Added 6-6-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
(32) 
Outdoor flea markets.
[Added 5-1-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
(33) 
Storage building with outside dimensions greater than 144 square feet in size or which cannot comply with the height or lot size limitations contained in § 185-24K for such buildings.
[Added 8-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
(34) 
Campground.
[Added 7-25-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
K. 
Storage building with outside dimensions less than 144 square feet in size, provided the height thereof does not exceed the length of the longest side of the building or 30 feet, whichever is less, and the lot on which it is to be located is no smaller than that required by the zoning code for a principal structure.
[Added 8-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
Permitted accessory structures and uses in the Residential-Agricultural (R-A) District shall be as follows:
A. 
Any accessory use permitted and as regulated in the R-L District.
B. 
Stands of a temporary nature for the display or sale of homegrown agricultural products. Existing stands of any nature used for the above purpose shall be deemed to be conforming uses as to such display and sale. Such temporary stands may be commenced and continued and existing stands continued without a building permit.
C. 
Permanent stand for the sale of farm produce, subject to special permit by the Town Board. Any application for stand shall be referred to the Planning Board for its recommendation. In the event that the Planning Board shall make no recommendation within 30 days after such referral, it shall be deemed to approve such application without qualification.
[Amended 7-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
D. 
Signs as follows:
(1) 
Same as permitted and regulated in the R-L District.
(2) 
Unlighted signs, not exceeding six square feet in area, identifying or related to the sale of homegrown agricultural products and help wanted signs.
E. 
Other customary accessory uses.
Minimum area requirements in the Residential-Agricultural (R-A) District shall be as follows:
A. 
Lot sizes. Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 40,000 square feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, and a width at the established building line of not less than 120 feet, subject to compliance with waste and sewage disposal requirements as prescribed by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. When a tract of land is served by a public water supply or by public sanitary sewer facilities, or by a community water system or sanitary sewer system operated as a public utility, a one-family dwelling may be erected on a lot having an area of not less than 15,000 square feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, and a width at the established building line of not less than 80 feet. When a tract of land is served by both a community water system and a sanitary sewer system, a one-family dwelling may be erected on a lot having an area of not less than 10,000 square feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, and with a width at the established building line of not less than 75 feet.
[Amended 2-4-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
B. 
Front yard depth (measured as the distance between the street right-of-way and any part of the dwelling or other buildings): 40 feet.
C. 
Side yards (two required): total 25% of lot width, eight-foot minimum side yard.
D. 
Rear yard: 25% of lot depth, but need not exceed 50 feet.
The maximum heights of principal buildings in the Residential-Agricultural (R-A) District shall be as follows:
A. 
Farm structures: no limit.
B. 
All others: 30 feet.
The minimum size of principal buildings shall be 750 square feet.