This zone is designated to provide for general ranching and farming under a minimum of restrictions. No land shall be used and no building shall be erected, altered, converted or used for a use other than those specified in section 14.03.801, schedule of uses, and article 14.02 division 4, specific use permits.
(1) 
Principal uses not permitted:
(A) 
No feedlots shall be established for commercial purposes, except as would be required to perform the principal permitted use.
(B) 
No slaughter pens or rendering works, or associated business shall be permitted.
(C) 
No facility or use for the treatment and/or storage of noxious matter, toxic materials or any form of liquid or solid waste materials from any source shall be permitted, except under the provisions of article 14.02, division 4, specific use permits.
(D) 
At no time shall the residential density exceed one principal dwelling on a single tract of land.
(E) 
No mobile homes or HUD-code manufactured homes as defined herein shall be permitted.
(2) 
Minimum lot size shall be six (6) acres.
(3) 
Pet boarding.
Pet boarding shall be permitted with a specific use permit in agricultural, commercial business and light industrial districts provided they meet the following requirements:
(A) 
Pets shall be supervised when they are outdoors.
(B) 
Pets shall only be permitted outdoors between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(C) 
Adequate facilities shall be provided to separate animals of different species, size, and sex (if needed).
(D) 
Pets shall have an environment that supports their safety and well-being.
(E) 
Pet boarding shall only serve pets for a period not to exceed sixty (60) consecutive days.
(Ordinance 2008-11-00634 adopted 11/20/08; Ordinance 2015-08-00816 adopted 8/20/15; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
No building shall exceed thirty-five feet (35') or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories in height.
(1995 Code, sec. 9-31; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
(a) 
Size of yards.
(1) 
Front yard.
The building line adjacent to a street shall be established at seventy-five feet (75') from the centerline of the street right-of-way or street reflected as type C or D roadway on the master thoroughfare plan. (85' for type B, and 110' for type A). No required parking shall be allowed within the required front yard.
(2) 
Side yard.
The building line adjacent to the side property line(s) there shall be not less than ten percent (10%) of the lot width, or twenty feet (20'), whichever is less. No side yard for allowable nonresidential uses shall be less than twenty-five feet (25').
(3) 
Rear yard.
The building line adjacent to the rear property line shall be of not less than fifty feet (50').
(b) 
Size of lot.
(1) 
Lot area.
No building shall be constructed on any lot of less than six (6) acres.
(2) 
Lot width.
The width of the lot shall be not less than two hundred feet (200') at the front building line setback. The minimum width of a lot on a cul-de-sac shall be not less than forty feet (40') at the property line, nor shall its average width be less than two hundred feet (200'). The minimum width of a lot on a curve exceeding thirty (30) degrees shall be not less than one hundred feet (100') at the property line, nor shall its average width be less than two hundred feet (200').
(3) 
Lot depth.
The average depth of the lot shall not be less than one hundred eighty feet (180').
(4) 
Where a lot having less area, width, and/or depth than herein required exists in separate ownership on May 1, 1995, the above regulations shall not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling thereon.
(c) 
Minimum dwelling size.
The minimum floor area of any dwelling shall be two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.), exclusive of garages, breezeways, and porches.
(d) 
Lot coverage.
In no case shall more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total lot area be covered by the combined area of the principal buildings and accessory buildings.
(e) 
Roof pitch.
Principal dwelling structures shall have a roof pitch of not less than six inches (6") vertical for each twelve inch (12") horizontal (6:12). Alternative roof design and roof pitches may be considered and approved by the design review committee (DRC).
(f) 
Exterior walls and foundation.
The exterior walls of residential dwellings shall be supported on a continuous solid concrete beam or slab; or on a fully grouted masonry foundation designed to carry the imposed loads. Exterior and load bearing walls shall be secured to the foundation as required by the adopted residential building code.
(g) 
A specific use permit shall be required when the total square footage of the principal building and/or any accessory buildings exceeds fifty thousand square feet (50,000 sq. ft.).
(h) 
Accessory building uses and structures shall comply with article 14.04, division 8, of this chapter.
(i) 
Impervious coverage.
The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total lot area. A specific use permit shall be required for agricultural uses with impervious coverage exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the total lot area.
(Ordinance 2011-03-00677 adopted 3/17/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)