The City provides for agriculture, horticulture, and livestock
uses, subject to the following standards which are intended to provide
buffering between these uses and residences:
A.
Minimum
Lot Size. No livestock shall be kept on any lot less than one acre
in area, unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission.
B.
New
Farm Structures. New barns, stables, and other buildings or structures
used to house livestock shall not be developed closer than 25 feet
to any property line.
C.
Livestock
Enclosure Required. All livestock shall be contained by appropriate
fencing and any pens, cages, stables, or barns for maintenance of
livestock or poultry or piles of manure, feed and bedding shall be
located a minimum of 25 feet from any street or residential lot line
in order to minimize odor and nuisance problems.
D.
Compliance
Required. In addition to these standards and other applicable standards
of this Code, adherence to all City, county, and state laws, including
the City's public nuisance ordinance, is required.
E.
Horticulture.
Gardens, orchards, and crop cultivation is permitted in all zones
unless restricted by other applicable provisions of this Code or other
laws of the City of Warrenton. Sales areas or retail businesses operated
on the premises in conjunction with horticulture operation shall be
prohibited unless specifically permitted by the development standards
of the applicable zoning district(s).
