7-1

Zone A (Agriculture) Districts. The area of Zone "A" shall be all of Augusta excepting therefrom any and all areas that have been, or may hereafter be, specifically covered by other zones created in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and shown on Maps on file with the Augusta Planning and Development Department. No land, no body of water, and no structure shall be put into use and no building shall be hereafter erected, constructed, moved, reconstructed, or structurally altered for any purpose in this zone (Zone "A") which is designed, arranged or intended to be used or occupied for any purpose other than the following:

(a)

Single-family Residential buildings and structures developed under the standards set forth in the R-1 Zone (Section 8), except that the maximum height of fences, walls, or hedges in any required front, side or rear yards of an A (Agriculture) Zone shall be limited to a height of eight (8) feet, except for corner yard areas discussed in Section 3-6 of this Ordinance.

(b)

Agriculture, dairying and ranching.

(c)

Buildings incidental to agriculture, dairying and ranching.

(d)

Building incidental to forestry.

(e)

Noncommercial boat piers, or slips, or boat houses for docking of private water craft.

(f)

Manufactured homes on individual lots subject to the criteria listed in Section 27-7 of this Ordinance.

(g)

Conservation Subdivisions where the overall density of development including portions of the tract devoted to greenspace does not exceed .5 lots per acre.

(h)

Parking of vehicles related to agricultural and forestry enterprises engaged in on the same or an adjoining property;

(i)

Parking of no more than two (2) commercial vehicles to include freight carrying vehicles, (truck trailers and tractors) in excess of one ton capacity and three or more axles on a lot which exceeds one acre in area.

(j)

Flagpole lots, meeting the guidelines of the Land Subdivision Regulations.

7-2.

The following may be approved by Special Exception in an A zone if conformance to the standards included herein can be demonstrated and if the benefits of the proposed use are greater than any possible depreciating effects and damages to neighboring properties:

(a)

Recreational vehicle (RV) parks - Subject to restrictions at Section 28-E Recreational Vehicle Parks

(b)

Animal kennels, boarding of animals, and animal grooming establishments provided that the following conditions are met:

(1)

The minimum size of any tract of land proposed for use under this section shall be two (2) acres.

(2)

No activity permitted under this section shall be conducted within four hundred (400) feet of a permanent dwelling or manufactured home located on another tract of land.

(3)

The applicant for a Special Exception under this section shall submit a site plan showing the boundaries of the property to be used, its dimensions, the location of existing and proposed structures to be used for the purpose of this section, and the distance from these locations to any dwelling or manufactured home located on adjacent tracts of land.

7-3

Special exceptions. Any use established as a result of a special exception granted per Subsection 7-2 must be initiated within six (6) months of the granting, or the Special Exception shall no longer be valid. The initiation of a use is established by the issuance of a valid business license by the Augusta Planning and Development Department or by other reasonable proof of the establishment of vested rights. If a Special Exception is granted and the use is initiated but later ceases to operate for a period of one (1) year, then the Special Exception shall no longer be valid.

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Amended February - Section 7-1(j)

Amended April 2013 - deleted Section 7-2(a)

Amended January 2008 - Section 7-2(a)

Amended November 2007, Section 7-2(a)

Amended May 2005, Section 7-1(h) (i)

Amended Sept. 2004, Section 7-3

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION