The purpose of this district is to protect and stabilize the
essential characteristics of agricultural areas within the Community
and to ensure proper maintenance of conditions for healthful and economically
productive agricultural activities by preserving those areas which
are predominately agricultural in nature, and which are most appropriate
for present and future agricultural developments. It is essential
that development in areas which are predominately agricultural be
based on sound principles which realize the importance of such activities
to the economy and welfare of the community.
A.
Agricultural operations.
B.
One-family dwellings.
C.
Farm employee accessory buildings.
D.
Public and private conservation area and structures for the development,
protection and conservation of open space, watersheds, water, soil,
forest, and wildlife resources.
E.
Schools, parks, institutional and public uses.
F.
Country clubs, golf courses and similar uses.
G.
Child-care facilities, limited to foster family homes and family
day-care homes.
H.
Churches and places of worship.
I.
Home occupations subject to the following:
(1)
Home occupations that create the following conditions shall
not be permitted:
(a)
Change the outside appearance of the dwelling visible from the
street;
(b)
Traffic, parking, sewerage, or water use in excess of what is
normal in the neighborhood;
(c)
Noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or resulting in electrical
interference, or becoming a nuisance;
(d)
Outside storage or display of anything other than a sign in
accordance with § 155-21.05;
(e)
The employment of more than one person in the home other than
the dwelling occupants;
(f)
Exterior building alterations to accommodate the occupation;
(g)
Occupation of more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling,
or 50% of a detached garage;
(h)
Off-site parking for customers, or a requirement of more than
one parking space at curbside on the street;
(i)
The delivery of goods or the visit of customers before 6:00
a.m. and after 8:00 p.m.;
(j)
Deliveries made other than by small vehicles such as step vans
and similar vehicles.
(2)
The following are permitted home occupations provided they do
not violate any of the provisions of the previous paragraph:
(a)
Dressmaking, sewing and tailoring;
(b)
Painting, sculpturing or writing;
(c)
Telephone answering;
(d)
Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving and lapidary
work;
(e)
Tutoring, limited to four students at a time;
(f)
Computer application including software and not including sale
of computers;
(g)
Salesperson's office or home office of a professional person;
(h)
Laundering and ironing;
(i)
Repair of clocks, instruments or other small appliances which
do not create a nuisance due to noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors
or results in electrical interference;
(j)
Barber shops and beauty parlors, limited to one operator;
(k)
Dance studios, limited to four students;
(l)
Use of a single-family residence by an occupant of that residence
for a home occupation to give instruction in a craft or fine art within
the residence pursuant to MCLA § 125.3204.
(3)
The following are prohibited as home occupations:
(4)
Any proposed home occupation that is neither specifically permitted by Subsection I(2) of this section nor specifically prohibited by Subsection I(3) of this section shall be considered a special use and be granted or denied upon consideration of those standards contained in Article XVII of this chapter.
J.
Public recreation and conservation areas.
K.
Essential services.
L.
Uses similar to the above permitted uses.
M.
Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted
uses, provided such buildings and uses are located on the same zoning
lot with a permitted use.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-002]
The following uses may be permitted by the Village Council as provided for in Article XVII:
A.
Agricultural business (§ 155-17.05).
B.
Archery and gun ranges (§ 155-17.25).
C.
Camping facilities (§ 155-17.27).
D.
Cemeteries (§ 155-17.09).
E.
Communication towers (§ 155-17.11).
F.
Extraction operations (§ 155-17.13).
G.
Group homes (§ 155-17.14).
H.
Home businesses (§ 155-17.15).
I.
Junkyards (§ 155-17.16).
J.
Kennels (§ 155-17.17).
K.
Private landing strips (§ 155-17.22).
L.
Bed-and-breakfast (§ 155-17.08).
M.
Satellite dish antenna over 39 inches in diameter (§ 155-17.38).
N.
Home occupations as provided for in § 155-4.02I (§ 155-17.37).
O.
Mobile home (§ 155-17.35).
P.
Functional equivalent family (§ 155-17.39).
Q.
Reasonable accommodation use (§ 155-17.40).
R.
Day-care group homes and foster care family homes (§ 155-17.14).
U.
Anemometer tower over 20 meters high.
V.
Utility grid wind energy system.
W.
On-site use wind energy system over 20 meters high.
