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Anderson City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

16 - AGRICULTURE AG6


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Editor's note— Exh. B, of Ord. No. 771, adopted June 7, 2011, amended Ch. 17.16 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 17.16 pertained to the same subject matter and derived from Ord. 515, 1987; and Ord. 722, 2003.


17.16.010 - Applicability of regulations.

The regulations of this chapter shall apply in all agriculture districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.02.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.020 - Uses permitted.

A.

Single-family dwellings, including private garages, accessory buildings and uses normally incidental to single-family residence;

B.

Agricultural uses and accessory buildings, except as listed in Section 17.16.030;

C.

Sale of products grown on the premises including a roadside stand of not more than two hundred fifty square feet in gross floor area;

D.

Wholesale nurseries or greenhouses of not more than one thousand square feet gross floor area;

E.

Home occupation as provided in Chapter 17.60;

F.

Second units meeting the requirements of Chapter 17.60 of this title;

G.

Farmworker housing for six or fewer individuals.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.030 - Uses permitted subject to a use permit.

The following uses are permitted subject to obtaining a use permit:

A.

Group foster home;

B.

Dog kennels;

C.

Fowl, frog or fur farms;

D.

Processing, packing, washing, sorting facility for agricultural products;

E.

Commercial cattle and hog feed lots; auction and sales yard;

F.

Riding stable or riding academy;

G.

Farmworker housing for more than six persons;

H.

Bed and breakfast guest facility;

I.

Roadside sales stands or buildings larger than those provided in subsection C. of Section 17.16.020.

J.

Wholesale nurseries or greenhouses larger than those provided in subsection D. of Section 17.16.020.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.040 - Building site area.

The building site area requirements in an agriculture area are as follows:

A.

Minimum lot widths for all lots, one hundred feet setback line.

B.

Minimum lot area, two acres of eighty-seven thousand one hundred twenty square feet.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.045 - Site area requirements for animals.

A.

A minimum lot area devoted to a residential use, ten thousand square feet.

B.

Exclusive of the area devoted to residential use the following area shall be required for each animal to be raised or kept on the building site:

1.

For each horse, mule, steer or similar sized animal, sixteen thousand square feet;

2.

For each goat, sheep, swine or similar sized animal, eight thousand square feet;

3.

For turkeys, chickens, geese, rabbits or similar sized animals, eight hundred square feet per animal.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.050 - Maximum building height.

A.

For Dwellings: The maximum height of building shall be thirty feet.

B.

For Accessory Buildings: The maximum height shall be twenty feet.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.060 - Yard requirements.

A.

Front Yards: The minimum requirement for front yards shall be fifty feet. Distances are to be measured from the front lot line.

B.

Side Yards: The minimum requirement for side yards shall be twenty feet. Minimum side yard requirements for accessory buildings shall be five feet.

C.

Rear Yards: The minimum requirement for rear yards for main buildings shall be thirty feet. The minimum requirement for accessory buildings shall be five feet.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.070 - Off-street parking.

Minimum off-street parking requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.46.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.080 - Fences, shrubs and plantings.

Fences, shrubs and plantings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.02.130 of this title.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.090 - Accessory buildings.

The requirements for accessory buildings in an agricultural district are as provided in Section 17.02.110 of this title.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)

17.16.100 - Home occupation permits.

The requirements for any business conducted within a residence in an agriculture district are as provided in Chapter 17.60 of this title.

(Ord. No. 771, Exh. B, 6-7-2011)