The A-1 District is intended to preserve and enhance land for
agricultural uses. Confined livestock operations are regulated as
conditional uses to ensure compatible land use. The district's uses
and regulations are designed to implement Comprehensive Plan goals
by encouraging agricultural uses in areas where soil and other conditions
are best suited to these agricultural pursuits, and controlling residential
development to avoid potential conflict with agricultural uses. The
A-1 District is generally compatible with the Exclusive Agricultural
and Open Space land use designations of the Comprehensive Plan.
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Any permitted use in the R-2 District
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Apiculture
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Floriculture
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Forestry
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General crop farming
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Greenhouse
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Horticulture
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Dairying and livestock raising not to exceed four animal units
per acre and less than 500 animal units total
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Nursery
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Orchard
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Pond
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Roadside stand (in season) for the sale of products produced
on the premises
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Truck farming
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Viticulture
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A.
Agricultural practices requiring large volumes of water.
B.
Airport; airstrip; landing field provided the site area is 20 acres
or greater.
C.
Any conditional use in the R-3 District.
D.
Commercial keeping of animals such as mink, rabbits, and foxes; butchering
of foul or livestock; commercial production of eggs; commercial raising,
hatching, fattening and propagation provided all related structures
and uses are 500 feet or greater from any lot line.
E.
College; university; hospital; charitable, penal, and religious institution
and sanitarium, provided all principal structures are 50 feet or greater
from any lot line.
F.
Utility, provided all principal structures are 50 feet or greater
from any lot line.
G.
Communication towers provided the specific conditional use requirements in Article XXIV are satisfied.
J.
Wind energy systems.
[Amended 9-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-12]
D.
Other requirements.
F.
Conditional use requirements for livestock facilities with 500 or more animal units. The following requirements shall apply to livestock facilities with 500 or more animal units. Except as modified herein, the requirements of § 360-71 herein shall apply.
(1)
Livestock structures.
(a)
Setback from property lines.
[1]
Except as provided for waste storage structures, livestock structures
must be located a minimum of 100 feet from the property line if the
livestock facility will have fewer than 1,000 animal units, and 200
feet from all property line if the livestock facility will have 1,000
or more animal units.
[2]
The setback requirement does not prevent the use or expansion
of a livestock structure that was located within the setback area
prior to the effective date of the setback requirement, except that
a structure may not be expanded closer to the property line.
(b)
Public road right-of-way.
[1]
Except as provided for waste storage structures, livestock structures
must be located a minimum of 100 feet from the edge of the public
road right-of-way if the livestock facility will have fewer than 1,000
animal units, and 150 feet from the edge of the road right-of-way
if the livestock facility will have 1,000 or more animal units.
[2]
The setback requirement does not prevent the use or expansion
of a livestock structure that was located within the setback area
prior to the effective date of the setback requirement, except that
a structure may not be expanded closer to the public road roadway.
(2)
Waste storage structures.
(a)
A new waste storage structure may not be located within 350
feet of a property line, or within 350 feet of the nearest point of
any public road right-of-way.
(b)
A single new waste storage structure may be constructed closer
to the property line or public road if the new structure is:
(c)
This setback requirement does not apply to existing waste storage
structures, except that an existing structure within 350 feet of a
property line or road may not expand toward that property line or
road.
