The purpose of the AR Agricultural Residential District is to provide for the compatible arrangement and development of parcels of land for residential building purposes in a pastoral, agricultural, woodland or open land setting, which will remain unserved by public water distribution and wastewater disposal systems in the foreseeable future, but which are suitable for large lot residential purposes, which can accommodate healthful on-site water supply and wastewater disposal, but which reserves and conserves that land which is most adaptable for present and future agricultural, woodland, natural resource and other extensive land uses.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 6.01)

A.

General farming.

B.

Field crop, fruit, vegetable, horticultural, maple sugar production, annelid and similar types of specialized farming.

C.

Greenhouses and nurseries for trees, shrubs and plants.

D.

Raising and keeping of cattle, horses, and ponies.

E.

Raising and keeping of rabbits, poultry and similar small animals.

F.

On-site production and consumption of food for animals.

G.

Apiaries (beekeeping).

H.

Hatcheries.

I.

Public and semi-public buildings for the housing of public facilities, utilities and services.

J.

Public and private conservation areas and structures for water, soil, forest, wildlife, minerals and open space.

K.

Reserved.

L.

Public areas for forest preserves, game refuges and similar uses on at least 40 acres.

M.

Cemeteries, public, private or pet, on at least 20 acres.

N.

Nonfarm single-family dwellings on a lot having a minimum area of ten acres.

O.

Essential services as provided in Section 16.19.

P.

Family day care homes as provided in Section 16.41.

Q.

Foster care homes housing six or fewer persons as provided in Section 16.41A.

R.

Single-family housing in Open Space and Rural Preservation Developments as provided in Section 16.50.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 6.02; Amd. No. 1, 8-11-1988; Amd. No. 2, 4-13-1989; Amd. No. 38, § 4, 11-14-2002; Amd. No. 40, § 4, 12-11-2003; Amd. No. 43, § 1, 10-14-2004; Amd. No. 56, 5-8-2008)

The following special uses of land, buildings and structures are permitted in the AR Agricultural Residential District, subject to the provisions of Article XIII, "Special Uses":

A.

Temporary mobile homes located outside of mobile home parks, including trailers, motor homes, and recreational vehicles as provided in Section 13.10.

B.

Temporary transient amusement enterprises as provided in Section 13.12.

C.

Sanitary landfill as provided in Section 13.14.

D.

Extraction of sand, gravel, rock and minerals which are located on at least 20 contiguous acres of land planned, operated and maintained in accordance with Section 13.15.

E.

Housing of elderly as provided in Section 13.19.

F.

Group day care homes as provided in Section 13.22.

G.

Commercial kennels may be operated and maintained in accordance with Section 13.23.

H.

Wireless communications structures as provided in Section 13.24.

I.

Permitted public and private institutions for human care, religion, education and other human social purposes.

1.

The proposed site for any of the uses permitted in this Subsection shall have at least one property line abutting a paved impermeable hard surfaced public road.

2.

Front, side and rear yards shall be set back at least 50 feet, and shall be landscaped in trees, shrubs, and grass. All such landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy condition. There shall be no parking or structures permitted in these yards, except required entrance drives and those walls used to screen the use from abutting residential lots and parcels.

J.

Public and private areas for golf courses, golf driving ranges, country clubs, miniature golf courses, historical places, parks, playgrounds, beaches, resorts, swimming pools, campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, court game clubs and organizational camping, as provided in Section 13.26.

K.

Solar farms as provided in Section 13.27.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 6.03; Amd. No. 1, 8-11-1988; Amd. No. 12, §§ 2, 9, 11-11-1993; Amd. No. 41, § 4, 7-8-2004; Amd. No. 56, 5-8-2008; Amd. No. 81, § 6, 5-11-2017; Amd. No. 84, § 7, 11-9-2017)

A.

Buildings and structures customarily incidental to the operation of a principal agricultural or other use permitted in this District.

B.

Buildings and structures customarily incidental to single-family residential dwellings.

C.

Signs related to permitted uses, provided that all such signs shall conform to the requirements of Article XIX.

D.

Home occupations and home businesses, as provided in Section 16.21.

E.

Private residential swimming pools in conformance with the provisions of Section 16.20.

F.

Farm implement and vehicle repair and maintenance.

G.

Herbicide, insecticide and fertilizer sales and application.

H.

Greenhouses and nurseries.

I.

Grain and feed storage facilities.

J.

Cold and other storage facilities for agricultural products.

K.

Agricultural commercial enterprises, including, but not limited to, seed and other agricultural product sales.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 6.04; Amd. No. 81, §§ 7, 8, 5-11-2017)

A.

Roadside Stands. In this District each farm may have one roadside stand for the purpose of selling produce or other products principally raised or produced on that farm in the course of its permitted agricultural activity. The stand shall be located and constructed to meet the following requirements:

1.

The structure shall not be more than one story in height.

2.

The floor area shall not be more than 400 square feet.

3.

The stand shall be located no closer than 40 feet from the nearest highway pavement or other traveled surface. In no case shall the stand occupy any part of the right-of-way.

B.

Mobile Homes as Accessory Dwellings. Mobile homes as accessory dwellings shall be permitted as follows:

1.

Permitted on 40 acres or more of land used for agricultural production with the following conditions:

(a)

The parcel has a principal farm dwelling located on it.

(b)

The farm parcel is at least 40 acres in area for the first mobile home, and an additional 40 acres for each additional mobile home.

(c)

The occupants meet either one of the following conditions:

(1)

Have a family relationship to those persons occupying the principal farm dwelling.

(2)

A full-time employee of the occupants of the principal farm dwelling and engaged in an agricultural occupation on the farm on which the mobile home is located.

2.

Permitted on a single-family residential lot with the following conditions:

(a)

The lot has a principal single-family dwelling located upon it.

(b)

The lot is a legal lot of record.

(c)

The occupants have a direct family relationship to those persons occupying the principal dwelling.

(d)

The occupants have a need as determined by their acquisition of a physician's certification prescribing the need for such housing during the period of illness or infirmity.

3.

Mobile homes permitted under Subsections B.1 and B.2 above shall also meet the following additional conditions:

(a)

Mobile homes used for this purpose shall be limited to only one per single-family residential lot or one per each 40 acres of a farm parcel.

(b)

Mobile homes shall have a minimum dimension of 12 feet in width and 700 square feet of mobile home floor area.

(c)

Mobile homes used for this purpose shall have immediate and unlimited access to all facilities located in the principal dwelling on the farm or single-family residential lot for the maintenance of proper health, and sanitation, including potable water and sanitary disposal facilities for solid and liquid wastes.

(d)

All accessory mobile homes shall be located within the appropriate setback lines for the yard in which they are located, except that no accessory mobile home shall be located in a front yard of a principal dwelling.

(e)

Zoning permits shall be approved by the Planning Commission and reviewed annually thereafter for continued need and compliance.

(f)

Zoning permits issued for such use shall terminate at such time that any one or combination of the above conditions ceases to be met.

(g)

Prior to the issuance of a zoning permit the owners of the principal use shall post a financial guaranty with the Township in accordance with Section 16.22B for each mobile home for which a permit is sought.

C.

Noncommercial Kennels. Those lots or parcels which are in conformance with this zoning district can have a maximum of five dogs over six months of age provided the applicant and kennel comply with the conditions set forth in Section 16.46.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 6.05; Amd. No. 5, § 6, 12-13-1990; Amd. No. 12, § 3, 11-11-1993)

A.

Lot Area. A permitted parcel shall have a minimum of 20 acres in area, except as otherwise may be provided in this Ordinance.

B.

Lot Width. Minimum of 200 feet at the building setback line.

C.

Lot Coverage. Maximum of 20 percent.

D.

Floor Area. The minimum first floor area of a one-story dwelling, 960 square feet; and for a two-story dwelling, 700 square feet; and a minimum total of 960 square feet for both stories.

E.

Yard and Setback Requirements.

1.

Front Yard. Minimum of 50 feet from the road right-of-way line, except as required by the Master Plan for Roads and Highways, whichever is greater.

2.

Side Yards. Minimum of 20 feet for each side yard, except where a side yard abuts a road right-of-way line, the minimum shall be 50 feet.

3.

Rear Yard. Minimum of 50 feet.

F.

Height Limitations. Maximum of 35 feet for all dwellings and a maximum of 25 feet for all buildings accessory to dwellings; maximum of 45 feet for all agricultural buildings, except for grain elevators, silos, and windmills, which shall not exceed 120 feet in height.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 6.06; Amd. No. 30, § 3, 8-8-1996)