This AG agricultural district is intended to preserve lands best suited for agricultural use from encroachment of incompatible uses, and to preserve in agricultural use, land suited to eventual development into other uses pending proper timing for practical economical provisions of utilities, major streets, schools and other facilities so that reasonable development will occur.
(Ordinance 1874, art. 4, § 400(A), adopted 3/22/1993; Ordinance 2430, § 1, adopted 11/22/1999)
Uses permitted within the AG district are provided in division 3 of article V of this chapter, table of permitted uses.
(Ordinance 1874, art. 4, § 400(B), adopted 3/22/1993; Ordinance 2430, § 1, adopted 11/22/1999)
The following lot and area requirements shall be required of all development located within the AG district:
 
Description
AG
1.
Minimum lot area
2 acres
2.
Minimum lot width
None
3.
Minimum lot depth
None
4.
Maximum accessory building size
500 square feet, building exceeding 500 square feet must obtain a special use permit; however the total square feet of all accessory buildings may not exceed 5 percent of the lot area.
5.
Minimum front building line
25 feet
6.
Minimum side building line
10 feet, both sides to have a combined width of not less than 20 percent of the lot width.
7.
Minimum rear building line
10 feet
8.
Maximum structure height
38 feet
9.
Rear yard open space area
A minimum of 20 percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the accessory structure.
(Ordinance 1874, art. 4, § 400(C), adopted 3/22/1993; Ordinance 2430, § 1, adopted 11/22/1999; Ordinance 2895, § 3, adopted 7/24/2006)
The following general conditions shall be required of all development located within the AG district:
(1) 
Fences.
See article VIII of this chapter, screening and fencing regulations.
(2) 
Parking.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided on every lot to accommodate four cars for each dwelling unit. At least two of such spaces shall be covered. No supporting member of any garage, carport, or other automobile structure shall be located within the required front building line. See article VII of this chapter, parking and loading regulations.
(3) 
Accessory buildings.
See article V of this chapter, supplementary district regulations for accessory building regulations. In addition, the location of stables and/or other accessory buildings associated with the keeping of livestock shall also be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of this Code.
(4) 
Customary home occupations.
See article V of this chapter, supplementary district regulations.
(5) 
Garage entry requirement.
There is no garage entry requirement.
(6) 
Masonry requirement.
See article V of this chapter, supplementary district regulations.
(7) 
Landscaping requirement.
There is no landscaping requirement.
(8) 
Changing AG zoning designation.
Property, once changed from AG zoning to any other zoning district, shall not be changed back to AG zoning for any reason. Also property already zoned other than AG cannot be rezoned back to AG for any reason.
(9) 
Subdivision of AG zoning districts.
Property zoned AG cannot be subdivided and developed for any other purpose than strictly agriculture use without an approved zoning change.
(Ordinance 1874, art. 4, § 400(D), adopted 3/22/1993; Ordinance 2430, § 1, adopted 11/22/1999)