[R.O. 1997 §400.230; Ord. No. 1088 §2, 12-9-1991; Ord. No. 98-1244 §2, 1-5-1998]
A.
Intent And Purpose Of District. It is the intent of the A-G Agricultural District to protect limited agricultural uses in the zoning district, including certain agricultural production and services, but not including livestock production, through control and density, land use, and land coverage.
[Ord. No. 1815, 10-14-2019]
B.
District Regulations. In District A-G, no structure or land shall be used, and no structure shall be altered, enlarged, or erected, which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one (1) of the uses listed in the use regulations.
[Ord. No. 1815, 10-14-2019]
C.
Permitted Uses. Agricultural production and services and the following uses shall be permitted:
[Ord. No. 1815, 10-14-2019]
1.
General agricultural operations, but this shall not include or permit:
a.
The spreading, accumulation, feeding, or use of garbage in any manner on the open surface of the land.
b.
A use or activity engaged in within three hundred (300) feet of a residential or retail business structure if such use or activity results in continuous odor, dust, or noise.
c.
The construction of agricultural buildings or structures closer than ninety (90) feet to the center line of a principal public way.
2.
Single-family dwellings on land which is used or intended to be used only for agricultural purposes.
3.
Public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, general aviation airports and community buildings owned and operated by a public agency.
4.
Churches, synagogues, and similar places of worship.
5.
Farms and ranches.
6.
Golf courses, except miniature and pitch and putt golf courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
7.
Greenhouses and nurseries.
8.
Institutions of higher learning, including dormitory accommodations, when located on the same tract as the educational buildings.
9.
Home occupations.
10.
Public buildings, including libraries and museums.
11.
Stands for the sale, at retail, of agricultural products or commodities raised on the premises.
12.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above.
13.
The Board of Aldermen may authorize, upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the following exceptions by special use permit, subject to such conditions as the Board deems necessary to include, but not restricted to, proper setbacks, landscaping, screening, fencing, maintenance provisions, and other similar requirements:
a.
Private airports and heliports.
b.
Cemetery, crematory or mausoleum.
c.
Hospitals, isolation homes, penal institutions, sanitariums, or asylums for the insane or feeble-minded.
d.
Development of natural resources and extraction of raw materials such as rock, gravel, sand, etc.
e.
Nursing and care homes subject to inspection and license requirements.
f.
Seasonal or temporary uses such as recreation camp or similar enterprises.
g.
Telephone exchange, electric substations, or similar public utilities.
h.
Any public building or land used by any department of the City, County, State, or Federal Government.
i.
Keeping of horses and cattle, subject to the following minimum sanitation and odor practices. (The intent is to establish a healthful environment around the boarding area.)
(1)
(2)
Drainage.
(a)
All ground surfaces within pens shall be so graded and compacted to ensure proper drainage.
(b)
Surface runoff shall be so controlled that no appreciable amount of soil and manure is carried into any roadway ditch or drainage area where it will deposit and form sludge banks where flies and mosquitoes can breed.
j.
Exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas.
k.
Public or parochial schools, elementary, junior high and high schools, and private schools with equivalent curriculum.
l.
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
m.
Radio or television transmitters.
n.
Private clubs (as defined in this Chapter).
o.
Kennels, breeding and boarding, provided that:
(1)
The minimum lot size shall be not less than two (2) acres.
(2)
No kennel buildings or runs shall be located nearer than seventy-five (75) feet to any property lines.
(3)
All kennel runs or open areas shall be screened around such areas or at the property lines to prevent the distraction or excitement of the dogs. Such screen may be mature, dense, deciduous foliage (double row), solid masonry, brick, or stone wall, louvered wood, stockade or chain-link fence with aluminum strip intertwined, or other equivalent fencing providing a sight barrier to the dogs.
p.
Privately owned parks, playgrounds, golf courses, or other outdoor recreational areas, such as campgrounds, youth camps, gun clubs, and archery, trap and skeet ranges.
q.
Riding stables and academies, providing no structure housing horses shall be located nearer than six hundred (600) feet to the boundary of any residential district.
E.
Height Regulations. No building or structure shall exceed the following height restrictions:
1.
When the building or structure is within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a residential district zone, said building or structure shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
2.
When the building or structure is more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a residential district zone, said building shall not exceed eighty (80) feet in height.
3.
Public and semi-public buildings, public service and institutional buildings, hospitals, schools, churches, and similar places of worship are permitted two (2) feet of additional height for each one (1) foot of additional front building setback.
F.
Yard Regulations.
1.
Front Yard. The front yard shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet in depth measured from the front lot line or, on collector streets, measured eighty (80) feet from the center line of the street or, on arterial streets, measured one hundred (100) feet from the center line of the street, whichever front yard setback would be greater.
2.
Side Yard. There shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet on each side of every single-family dwelling and accessory use. All other permitted and conditional uses shall provide a minimum side yard of twenty-five (25) feet.
3.
Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than forty (40) feet.
I.
Building Requirements And Foundations. No dwelling or structure, except an accessory use building, shall be allowed in this district unless it meets the following minimum requirements:
1.
It shall have at least eight hundred (800) square feet of floor area.
2.
It shall have a pitched roof with a slope of at least four (4) inches of vertical rise to each twelve (12) inches of horizontal run.
3.
Its width cannot be less than forty percent (40%) of its length, and its length cannot be less than forty percent (40%) of its width.
4.
It must have a permanent foundation.
5.
It must have a roof overhang of not less than one (1) foot measured from the vertical side of the home. When attached carports, garages, porches or similar structures are an integral part of the dwelling, the overhang is waived where the accessory use building attaches to the dwelling.
6.
Have siding material consisting of wood or wood products, stucco, brick, horizontal lap steel, horizontal lap aluminum, horizontal lap vinyl, or rock.