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Corning City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

39 - A-2 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS EXCLUSIVE12


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Editor's note— Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), adopted June 10, 2025, repealed the former Ch. 17.39, §§ 17.39.010—17.39.040, and enacted a new Ch. 17.39 as set out herein. The former Ch. 17.39 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 350 §l(part), 1979; Ord. 424, § 1, 1984.


17.39.010 - Generally.

A.

This district classification is intended to be applied in the fertile areas of the city in which intensive agriculture is and shall continue to be the predominant land use, and in which the protection of this use is essential to the general welfare.

B.

The following specific regulations and the general regulations set forth in chapter 17.50 shall apply in all A-2 districts.

(Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), 6-10-2025)

17.39.020 - Uses permitted.

In A-2 districts, permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Semi-heavy agriculture, and all accessory uses including housing for employees and farm labor, but in no case shall new residential subdivisions be permitted;

B.

Locations of underground utility installations, and of aboveground utility installations for local service; except that locations for substations, generating plants and gas holders must be approved by the planning commission prior to construction, and the route of any proposed transmission line must be discussed in detail with the planning commission prior to acquisition.

C.

Employee/farmworker housing, small, subject to the provisions of chapter 17.61; and

D.

Employee/farmworker housing, large, subject to the provisions of chapter 17.61.

(Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), 6-10-2025)

17.39.030 - Uses requiring use permits.

In A-2 districts, uses allowed, but requiring use permits, are as follows:

A.

Heavy agriculture;

B.

Churches, schools, public and quasi-public buildings and uses;

C.

Residential uses in connection with a church, school or public utility;

D.

Country clubs and golf courses;

E.

Signs identifying the permitted use or uses on the site;

F.

Mobile homes, provided the mobile home meets the requirements of section 17.10.020E of the Corning Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), 6-10-2025)

17.39.040 - Requirements.

In A-2 districts, the following shall apply:

A.

Minimum lot area, eighty thousand square feet;

B.

Maximum main building coverage, five percent of lot;

C.

Minimum front yard, twenty-five feet;

D.

Minimum rear yards, twenty-five feet;

E.

Minimum side yards, ten feet;

F.

Minimum vehicle parking, one space for each dwelling unit, and spaces for all vehicle parking, loading and unloading on the lot and clear of public streets and roads for other uses;

G.

Maximum building height, two and one-half stories, but not to exceed thirty-five feet for residential buildings.

(Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), 6-10-2025)

Chapter 17.40 - B SPECIAL BUILDING SITE COMBINING DISTRICT[13]

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), adopted June 10, 2025, repealed the former Ch. 17.40, §§ 17.40.010, 17.40.020, and enacted a new Ch. 17.40 as set out herein. The former Ch. 17.40 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 153 §§ 18.01, 18.02, 1959.


17.40.010 - Generally.

In any district with which is combined a B district, the regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply as to building site areas, depths of front yards and widths of side yards; provided, however, that such application shall not be made in any case in which any of the following regulations are less than the corresponding regulations specified in this title for any district with which is combined a B district.

(Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), 6-10-2025)

17.40.020 - Special regulations.

A.

The building site area required shall be indicated by a number following the "B" in the district designation, which number shall represent the required area in thousands of square feet.

B.

The amount of side yards required shall be ten percent of lot width on each side to a maximum requirement of sixteen feet, but in no case less than eight feet for interior side yards or ten feet for side yards adjacent to streets on corner lots.

(Ord. No. 713, § 1(Att. A), 6-10-2025)