[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002; Ord. No. 1776, 10-7-2024]
Agricultural Zone. Allowable Agricultural Zone uses shall be:
Agricultural Zone. Any designated open space as set forth in this Code. Any agricultural use, including, but not limited to, dwellings, maintenance/storage buildings and other such uses necessary for agricultural use and any public land or other similar public recreational use.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002; Ord. No. 1776, 10-7-2024]
The minimum area, setbacks, density and maximum height shall be as prescribed in Table 402.1. No parking requirements are necessary for agricultural uses. Parking for other allowed uses shall be required by Article XVIII of this Chapter.
Table 402.1
Agricultural Zone Bulk Regulations
(In Feet, Unless Noted Otherwise)a
Zone Division
Minimum Lot
(acres)
Maximum Density
(units/acre)
Lot Dimensions
Setback Requirements
Maximum Building Heightb
Minimum Lot Width
Minimum Lot Depth
Minimum Front Yard
Minimum Side Yard
Minimum Rear Yard
Agricultural
5
1 dwelling/20 acres
300
600
50
25
60
35
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. 1 acre = 4,047 m2.
a
Open spaces and parks can be of a reduced size, if approved by the Code Official.
b
Access storage structures, windmills and similar structures shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height when used exclusively in conjunction with agricultural use and when approved by the Code Official.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002; Ord. No. 1776, 10-7-2024]
A. 
General. The following uses are considered as a special use within the Agricultural Zone and shall follow the procedure outlined by Article XXI of this Chapter:
1. 
Animals. Any agricultural operation housing more than twenty (20) animals or fifty (50) fowl.
2. 
Husbandry. A plant nursery, either wholesale or retail, covering three (3) or more acres and any similar type of operation.
B. 
Licenses. The granting of a special use does not relieve the applicant of State or Federal environmental or safety regulations.