(a) 
In the AG Agricultural District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered which is arranged or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Farming and commercial truck gardening, provided there is no sales office or building on the premises.
(2) 
Any use permitted in the A district, as set forth in division 3 of this article, subject to the following restrictions:
(A) 
No person shall erect, construct or proceed or continue with the erection or construction of any building or structure or add to any building or structure or cause such work to be done in any newly annexed territory to the city without first applying for and obtaining a building permit or certificate of occupancy therefor from the building official or the city commission as may be required in this chapter.
(B) 
No permit for the construction of a building or use of land shall be issued by the building official, other than a permit which will allow the construction of a building permitted in the AG agricultural district, unless and until such territory has been classified in a zoning district other than the AG agricultural district by the city commission in the manner provided by this chapter, except as provided in subsection (a)(2)(C) of this section.
(C) 
An application for a variance for any other use than that specified in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be made to the building official and by him referred to the planning and zoning commission for consideration and recommendation to the city commission concerning any such variance and shall take into consideration the appropriate land use for the area. The city commission, after receiving and reviewing the recommendations of the planning and zoning commission, may by majority vote authorize the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy or may disapprove the application.
(b) 
The use of any building or structure for the confinement of livestock or poultry is prohibited in an AG agricultural district, and none of the provisions of this section shall limit or change the power of the city to regulate and control such animals and fowl pursuant to this code.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(A), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-141)
In the AG agricultural district, there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet from the property line to the front of the building, covered porch or covered terrace or attached accessory buildings unless a building line has been established by ordinance, or unless 30 percent or more of the block frontage is improved with buildings. In the latter case, the depth of the front yard may extend to the alignment of a majority of such existing buildings. On a corner lot, a yard along a side street shall not be deemed a front yard.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(B), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-142)
In the AG agricultural district, there shall be a rear yard along the rear lot line of the lot. The minimum depth of such rear yard shall be 25 feet. Half the width of an alley may be included in computing the depth of a rear yard. Accessory buildings not exceeding one story in height may occupy not more than 50 percent of the minimum required rear yard, or 35 percent if the building exceeds one story, and shall not be nearer than five feet to the rear lot line, unless abutting an alley of ten feet or more in width.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(C), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-143)
In the AG agricultural district, there shall be a side yard along each line of the lot other than a front and rear line. The minimum width of the side yard shall be five feet from the property lines.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(D), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-144)
The minimum width of each lot in the AG agricultural district shall be 100 feet, except where the city commission has expressly approved a plan fixing a lesser width.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(E), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-145)
The minimum area of a lot in the AG agricultural district shall be two acres, and the combined area of a dwelling and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 40 percent of the total area of the lot.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(F), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-146)
The maximum height of buildings in the AG agricultural district shall not exceed 2-1/2 stories or 35 feet above average finished grade, except the height may be increased by not more than ten feet when each side yard is not less than 15 feet. Such dwellings, however, shall not exceed three stories in height.
(Ordinance 443, sec. IV-A(G), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 674 adopted 9/19/77; 2008 Code, sec. 98-147)