(1) INTENT: The intent of this district is to recognize the gradual transition of agricultural uses of land to community land; to encourage the continued use of that land which is suitable for agriculture, but to limit any land uses that may be a detriment to normal community expansion.

(2) PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES: The following shall be permitted as uses by right:

(a) Agricultural uses, excluding expansion of existing or development of new livestock confinement facilities or operations. Animals confined for purposes including personal consumption and for 4H competitions, shall be exempt from this requirement and can confine up to a maximum of ten head of animals.

(b) Ranch and farm dwellings; single-family dwellings.

(c) On-site signs.

(d) Outdoor advertising business.

(e) Recreational camps, parks, playgrounds, golf courses, country clubs, tennis courts, horse riding academies, and other similar recreational uses.

(3) PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES: The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted if the principal use or structure is present:

(a) Accessory uses and structures normally appurtenant to the permitted uses and structures and to uses and structures permitted as special uses;

(b) Home occupations in accordance with section 11-512; and

(c) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural produce grown on the agricultural farm or operation.

(4) SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES: A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the A-1 Agricultural District if a special use permit for such use has been obtained in accordance with section 11-230.

(a) Cemeteries, crematories, mausoleums, and columbaria.

(b) Educational and health services to include medical, dental, and other health clinics.

(c) Veterinary services and animal hospitals.

(d) Utility substations, filter beds, sanitary landfills, sewage treatment, and water supply plants.

(e) Commercial mines, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and accessory uses.

(f) Mobile home parks in compliance with the Supplementary Regulations.

(g) Rural subdivisions when individual lots are serviced by a joint or community-style water system or sanitary sewer system in conformance with the requirements of the Nebraska Departments of Health and Human Services (NHHS) and Environmental Quality (NDEQ), then the minimum lot size of an individual dwelling can be reduced to one acre.

(h) Airports and airport facilities.

(i) Churches and places of worship.

(j) Communication towers in conformance with the provisions of section 11-528.

(k) Expansion of existing livestock confinement facilities or operations, when located between one and two miles beyond the corporate limits of the City of Crete and in conformance with the permitting procedures and regulations of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

(l) Alternative energy systems utilizing biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, or wind sources in conformance with Net Metering per Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 70-2001 to 70-2005 (August 30, 2009, as amended). Individual or Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (SWECS) shall also be in conformance with the provisions of sections 11-525 and 11-526.

(m) Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems (CWECS) utilizing a single tower application, multiple tower applications, or Wind Farm, held in single ownership or in an association of multiple owners, in conformance with the provisions of sections 11-525 and 11-527.

(n) Salvage or junk yards, in conformance with the provisions of section 11-523.

(o) Landfills and sanitary landfills, in conformance with the provisions of section 11-524.

(p) Outdoor storage containers.

(q) Other uses that are consistent with the intent of this district.

(5) PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES: All other uses and structures, which are not specifically permitted or not permissible as special exception uses, shall be prohibited from the A-1 Agricultural District.

(6) SPECIAL REGULATION: Provisions must be made for disposal of wastes in accordance with local and state regulations.

(7) MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS: No residential structure shall be constructed or substantially improved within a floodplain or flood prone area unless the lowest floor, including basement, is elevated to at least one foot above the base flood level. Additionally, no structures for human habitation shall be allowed in a designated floodway. No property shall be utilized for any purpose other than permitted by this district, and no structure shall be moved, constructed, or substantially improved without complying with the provisions of the Floodplain Regulations. The following shall apply except as otherwise allowed for community unit plans of the Supplementary Regulations.

(a) The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the A-1 Agricultural District shall be as follows:

*Maximum height is for structures intended for human occupancy, all other structures shall have no limitations.

(b) Accessory uses and structures in the A-1 Agricultural District shall have minimum side yard and rear yard setbacks of fifteen feet and a front yard setback of seventy feet.

(8) SIGN REGULATIONS: Signs within the A-1 Agricultural District shall be in conformance with the provisions of the Sign Regulations.

(9) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS: Supplementary Regulations shall be complied with as defined herein.

Source: Ord. 941 (1983); Ord. 1400 (1998); Ord. 1774 (2010); Ord. 1926 (2015); Ord. 1974 (2016); Ord. 2022 (2017)