A new zoning district to be known as the rural zoning district (RD) is hereby adopted to provide for agricultural activities, as well as a transition zone to provide for the orderly transfer of land from rural to city uses.

(Code 1988, § 32-1351; Ord. No. 4085, § 1, 12-15-1998)

The following uses are permitted in the RD district:

(1)

Accessory buildings.

(2)

Agricultural use (see section 32-640).

(3)

Bed and breakfast inns.

(4)

Detached single-family residences.

(5)

Campgrounds.

(6)

Cemeteries.

(7)

Clubs, lodges and recreation facilities for use by nonprofit organizations.

(8)

Convalescent centers.

(9)

Day care facilities.

(10)

Manufactured homes.

(11)

Garden centers.

(12)

Marinas and boating facilities.

(13)

Golf courses and related activities.

(14)

Kennels.

(15)

Churches.

(16)

Roadside agricultural stands, temporary.

(17)

Summer camps.

(18)

Veterinary clinics.

(19)

Government facilities, not including correctional facilities.

(20)

Public and private schools.

(21)

Public parks and playgrounds.

(22)

Public utility facilities.

(23)

Towers for transmitting and receiving electronic signals.

(Code 1988, § 32-1352; Ord. No. 4085, § 2, 12-15-1998)

The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, and animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce; provided, however, that the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of the normal agricultural activities. The operation of commercial feedlots or buildings for poultry or livestock sales yards and auction yards for cattle or hogs shall be classified as an industrial and not an agricultural use.

(Code 1988, § 32-1353; Ord. No. 4085, § 2, 12-15-1998)

(a)

Minimum lot area. Twenty thousand square feet. The minimum lot area for the raising and keeping of poultry or livestock shall be two acres.

(b)

Minimum lot width. One hundred feet.

(c)

Front yard. Not less than 50 feet from the right-of-way.

(d)

Rear yard. Twenty-five feet.

(e)

Side yard. Thirty feet total, with a 12-foot minimum side yard setback. Corner side yards shall not be less than 25 feet.

(f)

Height. No dwelling or nonfarm building or structure shall exceed a height of 35 feet. No general and specialized farm building and structures shall exceed a height of 50 feet.

(g)

Applicable structures; additional farm structure regulations. The requirements stated in this section shall apply to every lot, building or structure; provided, further, that where poultry or livestock is raised or kept, no structure or storage of hay, feed or manure shall be located less than 50 feet from a property line.

(Code 1988, § 32-1354; Ord. No. 4085, § 2, 12-15-1998)