The A-1 Agricultural District is intended to provide for the continuation of general farming and related uses in those areas of the Village that are not committed to urban development. It is further the intent of this district to protect rural lands in the Village from urban development until their orderly transition into urban-oriented districts is required.

(1)

PERMITTED USES. (Renum. 10/01 jaw; Am. Ord. #04-2025)

(a)

Apiculture (beekeeping).

(b)

Dairy farming.

(c)

Crop raising.

(d)

Grazing or pasturing.

(e)

Livestock raising, except commercial feedlots and fur farms.

(f)

Orchards.

(g)

Plant nurseries.

(h)

Poultry raising, except where conducted principally as an enterprise.

(i)

Raising of trees.

(j)

Sod farming.

(k)

Residential structures which are the original and principal farm residences remaining after the consolidation of 2 or more farms, minimum 2-acre lots.

(l)

Residential structures which are the original and principal farm residences being subdivided from an existing farm, minimum 2-acre lots.

(m)

Uses and structures customarily accessory to a permitted agricultural use.

(n)

Home occupations.

(o)

Two nonilluminated signs not larger than 6 square feet in area for use in advertising of products produced on the farm.

(p)

One roadside stand for the sale of selected farm products produced on the premises and not exceeding 150 square feet in floor area, the location of which shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator.

(q)

One single-family farm dwelling and garage.

(2)

CONDITIONAL USES. (Renum. 10/01 jaw; Am. Ord. #04-2025)

(a)

Airstrips and landing fields, 20 acres minimum.

(b)

Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels.

(c)

Boarding houses.

(d)

Commercial broiler and egg production.

(e)

Commercial feedlots.

(f)

Commercial fur farms.

(g)

Housing for farm laborers not permitted in subsection (1) above.

(h)

Housing for seasonal or migratory farm workers.

(i)

Livestock sales facilities.

(j)

Poultry and small game dressing and packing incidental to farm operations providing that all operations are conducted within an enclosed building.

(k)

Production of sausages incidental to farm operations providing that all operations are conducted within an enclosed building.

(l)

Retail sales of nursery products not raised on the premises.

(m)

Recreational vehicle and boat storage. (Am. Ord. #09-16)

(n)

Sportsmen's clubs.

(o)

A second single-family residential dwelling if the need for more than one single-family dwelling to support and carry on the principal or approved conditional use can be established to the satisfaction of the Plan Commission before issuance of a building permit. If approval for a second farm dwelling is granted, the additional dwelling shall be placed on a parcel separated from the farm lot provided that any parcel so created conforms with all regulations set forth in section 17.14 of this chapter.

(p)

Churches and synagogues, including parsonage.

(q)

Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes and clinics.

(r)

Public or private schools, colleges and universities.

(s)

Public administrative offices, including fire and police stations.

(t)

Cemeteries and mausoleums.

(u)

Electric generation plants and substations.

(v)

Public service uses, garages and storage areas.

(w)

Radio and television transmitting and receiving towers; microwave relay stations; and water towers.

(x)

Transit and carpooling parking areas.

(y)

Waste water treatment plant.

(z)

Golf courses, with or without country club facilities.

(aa)

Parks and playgrounds.

(bb)

Recreation and health centers.

(cc)

Archery and driving ranges.

(dd)

Commercial stables and riding academies.

(ee)

Skeet and trap shooting ranges.

(ff)

Campgrounds.

(gg)

Storage of commercial vehicles and equipment. (Cr. Ord. #35-90; Am. Ord. #09-16)

(hh)

Farm markets. (Cr. Ord. #10-91)

(ii)

Bed and breakfast establishments. (Cr. Ord. #4-97)

(jj)

Wind energy conversion systems and solar energy conversion systems consistent with and only to the extent allowed under Wis. Stat. § 66.0401

(2a)

TEMPORARY USES. (Cr. Ord. #32-91)

(a)

Agricultural expositions up to 30 days maximum.

(3)

LOT AREA AND WIDTH.

(a)

Farm uses as provided herein including farm structures hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered shall provide a contiguous parcel of not less than 35 acres, and no farm parcel shall be less than 600 feet in width.

(b)

Existing residential structures and farm buildings remaining after the consolidation of existing farms shall provide a lot area of not less than 5 acres that has a lot width of not less than 300 feet, as established by minor land division.

(c)

When lands in the S-W, FW or FF Districts lie adjacent to lands in the A-1 District and under the same ownership, up to 85% of such lands may be used to meet the lot area requirements of the A-1 District.

(4)

BUILDING HEIGHT. Buildings, except barns, elevators, grain dryers and silos, shall not exceed 45 feet in height.

(5)

SETBACK AND YARDS.

(a)

Front Setback. 60 feet, minimum.

(b)

Side Yards. 25 feet, minimum, except that bee hives and buildings used for keeping livestock and poultry, and all new buildings constructed after the effective date of this Code shall have yards of not less than 50 feet.

(c)

Rear Yard. 50 feet, minimum.

(6)

MINIMUM DWELLING SIZE. Same as for Rs-I District.

(7)

PARKING. No on-street parking shall be allowed.

(8)

ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. (Cr. Ord. #27-02; Am. Ord. #04-2025)

(a)

All new construction of accessory buildings in the A-1 or A-2 District shall only be permitted if the parcel contains 10 acres or more. Any parcels less than 10 acres shall follow the accessory building regulations, including height, size and setbacks established for the Rs-1 and Rs-2 Zoning Districts, section 17.41(1)(a).

(b)

An accessory building is allowed to be constructed and used on property in the A-1 District if it is used specifically for the purpose of and is an integral part of an agricultural use of the property that is also the primary use of the property intended to produce an income or livelihood consistent with the permitted uses under section 17.12(1) and the provisions of Wis. Stats. Chapter 91.01(2). Accessory buildings and structures may include, but are not limited to, facilities on a farm used to store or process raw agricultural commodities produced on the farm, keep livestock, keep or service vehicles or equipment used on the farm for an agricultural purpose, provide veterinary services to livestock on the farm, or store or process product inputs for agricultural uses on the farm. Such buildings and structures may also include greenhouses, roadside stands selling or utilizing agricultural products produced on the farm, as well as facilities to produce energy primarily from the farm's products or for use on the farm, such as wind turbines, solar energy structures, manure digesters, or bio-fuel facilities. Animal waste storage or processing facilities on the farm may also be considered an accessory use or structure.

(c)

Construction of an accessory building is not allowed to occur before the primary building is in place or the primary use of the property has commenced. Accessory buildings in the A-1 District are not allowed to be used for a non-farm or non-agricultural use unless such use is allowed under Section 17.12(2) above and has been authorized through the issuance of a conditional use permit.

(9)

USES PROHIBITED. (Cr. Ord. #27-02) All permitted and conditional uses in the A-1 and A-2 Agricultural Districts shall only be permitted if the parcel contains 10 acres or more. Any parcel less than 10 acres shall follow the permitted and conditional uses established for the Rs-1 Zoning District, section 17.14(1) and (2).