Garden City City Zoning Code
§ VI
DISTRICT A AGRICULTURE DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS.
1.
Permitted uses.
In district A, no building, structure, land, or premises shall be used, and no other building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered, except for one or more of the following uses: (for exceptions, see Section XIX, “Special Classes,” Section XXII, “Nonconforming Uses,” and Section XXXII, “Powers and Duties of the Board.”)
A.
Agricultural, horticultural, nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, and general farming, including the raising of horses and cattle.
B.
Riding stables, riding tracts or polo fields, provided the stables shall be located not less than 100 feet from any property line.
C.
Dairies, together with creameries, cheese factories, milk bottling or condensories and similar enterprises which are incidental to the daily operations.
D.
Kennels, provided the buildings and pens shall be located no less than 200 feet from any property line.
E.
Accessory uses, including repair shops, sheds, garages, barns, silos, incidental dwellings, buildings and structures commonly required for any use of the above uses; roadside stands of not over 200 square feet in area offering for sale only products which are produced on the premises. Display of one unilluminated sign not larger than 20 square feet in area, pertaining to the sale, lease, or identification of the premises upon which it is located, or to the sale of the products raised thereon.
2.
Height and area regulations:
In district A, the height of buildings hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows: (For exceptions, see Section XX, “Setback Regulations” and Section XXIV, “Height and Area Exceptions.”)
A.
Height:
Buildings or structures shall not exceed 35 feet and shall not exceed 2-1/2 stories in height except accessory agricultural equipment and structures of a fireproof nature.
B.
Front yards:
There shall be a front yard minimum depth of which shall be at least 30 feet.
C.
Side yards:
There shall be a side yard on each side of a building not less than 15 feet.
D.
Rear yards:
There shall be a rear yard a minimum depth of which shall be at least 30 feet.
E.
Lot area per family:
Every dwelling shall provide a lot area of not less than ten acres per family, provided that where a lot has less than herein provided in separate ownership at the time of the passage of the ordinance, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
(Ordinance 2002-518 adopted 3/5/02; Ordinance 2020-708, sec. 2, adopted 8/24/20; Ordinance 2023-916 adopted 9/5/2023)