Footville Village City Zoning Code
§ 370-12
A Agricultural District.
[Amended 9-4-1997 by Ord. No. 9-4-97; 4-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-108]
A.
Purpose. The A District provides exclusively for agricultural uses. The intent is to help conserve good farming areas and prevent uncontrolled, uneconomical spread of residential development which results in excessive costs to the community for premature provision of essential public improvements and services (such as sewer and water lines).
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Farming and dairying, provided that buildings in which farm animals are kept shall be at least 100 feet from the nearest residential or commercial district.
(2)
Forestry, grazing, hatcheries, nurseries, orchards, paddocks, poultry raising, stables and truck farming.
(3)
Farm dwellings for those resident owners and workers actually engaged in the principal permitted uses.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Churches, schools, cemeteries, community parks and recreation areas, public and semipublic buildings, water storage and sewage disposal facilities and power stations.
(2)
Fur farms, kennels, insect breeding facilities, greenhouses, and other agricultural uses that may cause noxious odors or noise, or create health or sanitation hazards are conditional, but only with written permission of the Village Board on the recommendation of the Plan Commission.
(3)
Public compost facilities.
(4)
Uses clearly similar in character or customarily incident to any of the above uses.
D.
Lot, yard, and building requirements.
(1)
Building height: thirty-five-foot residential structures; no maximum on other structures.
(2)
Side yards:
(a)
Principal buildings: 20 feet on each side.
(b)
Accessory buildings: five feet on each side.
(3)
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(4)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.