This district is intended to permit development which is solely of a rural community character. The land use standards for this district permit very low density single-family residential development at a density of one dwelling unit for every 35 gross acres as a principal use home, and at a density of one accessory farm dwelling unit for every 40,000 square feet, as well as a variety of, agricultural and agricultural support land uses. Density and intensity standards for this district are designed to ensure that development which requires even a minimum of urban services does not occur until such services are available. As such, the agricultural/holding (A-1) district shall either serve as a designation which preserves and protects agricultural activities, or as a holding zone which provides for an interim land use (agriculture) that will easily permit further development (with rezoning to another district) at the appropriate time.

Rationale. This district is used to provide for the protection of agricultural activities, and a very low density residential area for those who want to live in a rural environment and who retain enough land with their residence to ensure that the rural environment is maintained as long as the agricultural holding (A-1) district designation is retained. In this manner, even if all property were developed in a given area with the agricultural holding district designation, the rural community character of that area would still be maintained.