[Ord. No. 388 Art.
III § 1, 8-7-1980]
It is the intent of the A-1 Agricultural District
to protect agricultural uses in the planning area through control
of density, land use and coverage.
[Ord. No. 388 Art.
III § 2, 8-7-1980]
In the A-1 District, no building or land shall be used and no building or structure altered, enlarged or erected which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one (1) of the uses listed in Section 405.130 below.
[Ord. No. 388 Art.
III § 3, 8-7-1980]
A.
The following uses are permitted uses in the A-1 District:
1.
Agricultural uses, which shall include any use
of land for crops, no use at all — such as land in soil bank,
orchards, trees or forest lands and any other use pertinent to farming,
agricultural research or any activity normally connected with farming.
Such uses shall allow all types of structures normally associated
with these uses, including dwelling units, storage bins, barns, sheds,
toolhouses, garages, and any other use or facility ancillary to farming
or open land. More than one (1) dwelling unit may be on agricultural
land or a farm. Only by special permit of the Board of Adjustment
may more than two (2) dwelling units be upon a single farm. The Board
shall issue this permit after a hearing, based upon the compatibility
of the proposed dwelling unit with the surrounding area. No trailers,
trailer houses or mobile homes will be permitted to be occupied as
a dwelling unit in the A-1 District.
2.
Public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas
and community buildings owned and operated by a public agency.
3.
Churches, synagogues and similar places of worship.
4.
Golf courses, except miniature golf courses
and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
5.
Greenhouses and nurseries.
6.
Public or parochial schools; elementary, junior
high, high schools and institutions of higher learning, including
dormitory accommodations when located on the same tract as the educational
buildings.
7.
Public buildings, including libraries and museums.
8.
Stands for the sale, at retail, of agricultural
products or commodities raised on the premises.
9.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental
to any of the above uses.
10.
Keeping of livestock, poultry or other animals
or fowl. Animals or fowl shall be kept in accordance with existing
City provisions. However, in annexed land the owner or operator shall
be permitted to keep livestock or fowl in those areas in which they
were being kept immediately prior to annexation, provided that the
number being kept shall not be increased, except for the temporary
keeping of offspring, but allowing for the seasonal fluctuations in
animal numbers to be continued. No feed lots or confined feeding operations
shall be allowed.
B.
Special Use Permit. The following exceptions may be
allowed when submitted, reviewed and approved by the Commission.
1.
Airport or heliports.
2.
Animal hospitals, clinics or kennels.
3.
Cemetery or crematory.
4.
Drive-in theaters.
5.
Isolation homes, penal institutions, sanitariums
or asylums for the insane or mentally retarded.
6.
Nursing and care homes subject to inspection
and license requirements.
7.
Seasonal or temporary uses, such as recreation
camp or similar enterprise.
8.
Telephone exchange, electric substations or
similar public utilities.
9.
Any public building erected or land used by
any department of the City, County, State or Federal Government.
[Ord. No. 388 Art.
III § 4, 8-7-1980]
[Ord. No. 388 Art.
III § 5, 8-7-1980]
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, 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.
[Ord. No. 388 Art.
III § 6, 8-7-1980]
A.
Front Yard. The front yards in this district shall
be a minimum depth of forty (40) feet as measured from the front lot
line, except where there is an established setback line between two
(2) adjacent streets.
B.
Side Yard. Except as provided in this Chapter, there
shall be a side yard on each side of every dwelling, except accessory
buildings, which shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
C.
Rear Yard. Except as provided in this Chapter, there
shall be a rear yard in this district of not less than forty (40)
feet.
