[Ord. No. 233, 9-9-2008]
The regulations set forth in this Article, or set forth elsewhere
in this Chapter when referred to in this Article, are the regulations
of the "A" Agricultural District.
[Ord. No. 233, 9-9-2008]
A.
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; 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.
3.
Customary home occupations, provided that a special use permit is granted under Article XIII of this Chapter.
4.
Airports and landing fields having prior approval of the Federal
Aviation Administration.
5.
Publicly owned or operated properties.
6.
Public parks, public playgrounds and recreational areas operated
by membership organizations for the benefit of their members and not
for gain.
7.
Railroad rights-of-way.
8.
Public schools and institutions of higher education, public
libraries, 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.
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 that 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.
Church bulletin board or a temporary sign not exceeding twenty
(20) square feet in area, appertaining only to the lease, hire or
sale of a building or premises, or the sale of products grown and
sold on the premises; provided, however, that not more than one (1)
sign of the above character shall be permitted on any lot or tract.
18.
Public utilities, including water treatment plants, sewage treatment
plants and electrical distribution plants.
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Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XII of this Chapter.
