[R.O. 2013 § 405.040; Ord. No. 11-34 § 1, 7-25-2011; Ord. No. 14-11 § 2, 3-24-2014]
A.
The regulations set forth in this Section or set forth elsewhere in this Chapter, when referred to in this Section, are the regulations of the "A" Agricultural District.
B.
Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1.
Farms, truck gardens, and nurseries, including the sale and distribution of agricultural products and products other than machinery, that are to be used for agricultural purposes, excluding confined feeding operations and commercial feed lots; provided, however, that no farm shall be operated either publicly or privately for the feeding or disposal of garbage, rubbish, or offal.
2.
Single-family dwellings.
4.
Airports and landing fields having prior approval of the Federal Aviation Administration.
5.
Publicly owned or operated parks, playgrounds, community buildings, museums, libraries, or art galleries. Public facilities, including police and fire stations.
6.
Railroad rights-of-way.
7.
Playgrounds and recreational areas operated by membership organizations for the benefit of their members and not for gain.
8.
Public schools and institutions of higher education, public libraries and municipal buildings.
9.
Churches and other places of worship, Sunday school buildings and parish houses.
10.
Cemeteries, including mausoleums with special use permit only, provided that mausoleums shall be distant at least two hundred (200) feet from every street line and adjoining lot lines and, provided further, that any new cemetery shall contain an area of twenty (20) acres or more.
11.
Private clubs, except skeet and gun clubs and those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business.
12.
Roadside stands offering for sale only farm products which are produced upon the premises.
13.
Riding stables, veterinary hospitals or the keeping of small animals; provided that any building or enclosure housing animals shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from all property lines.
14.
Grain elevators or similar storage structures, including buildings for seasonal or temporary storage of grain, whenever such elevator and temporary storage are located upon or adjacent to a railroad right-of-way.
15.
Hospitals and institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, or philanthropic nature, with special use permit only; provided, however, that such buildings shall not be located upon sites containing an area of less than five (5) acres, may occupy not over ten percent (10%) of the total area of the lot, and the buildings shall be set back from all yard lines a distance of not less than two (2) feet for each foot of building height.
16.
Accessory building or use customarily incidental to any of the above uses.
17.
Public utilities including water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants and electrical distribution plants.
C.
Parking Regulations. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Section 405.180.
D.
Height, Area, And Lot Size Regulations. In addition to the specific requirements for the "A" Agricultural District, all the height, area, and lot size regulations and exceptions set forth in Section 405.160, as they apply to uses in the "A" Agricultural District, shall be observed.
1.
Height. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:
a.
Detached single-family dwellings, and all buildings other than churches and similar places of worship, thirty-five (35) feet and not over two and one-half (2 1/2) stories.
b.
Churches and similar places of worship, seventy-five (75) feet for towers or steeples and not more than forty-five (45) feet for the principal building.
2.
Area. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement:
3.
Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet and shall have a minimum width of one hundred fifty (150) feet; provided that no minimum lot area or lot width is required for non-residential uses.
4.
Percentage Of Lot Coverage. All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the lot.