Agricultural zone. Allowable agricultural (A) zone uses shall be:

(1)

Farming, dairy farming, livestock (except hogs, swine and commercial poultry raising), game birds, pasturing of livestock and all uses commonly classed as agricultural, with no restrictions to operation of such vehicles or machinery as are customarily incidental to such uses, and with no restrictions as to the sale or marketing of products raised on the premises, provided that any building, structure or yard for raising, feeding, pasturing, housing of or sale of livestock or poultry shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from an R-1. R-2, or R-3 district and provided further that there shall be no feeding or disposal of garbage, rubbish, or offal, other than regular removal, within three hundred (300) feet of an R-1, R-2, and R-3 district. Lot size for farm use should be at least ten (10) acres.

(2)

Public parks, public playgrounds and recreational areas operated by membership organizations for the benefit of their members and not for financial gain.

(3)

Public schools and institutions of higher education, public libraries, municipal buildings.

(4)

Single-family dwellings on a minimum of one (1) acre of ground, not connected to agricultural operations.

(5)

Private clubs, except skeet and gun clubs and those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business.

(6)

Roadside stands for the sale of farm products grown on the premises. Such roadside stands shall be required to be set back from the edge of the roadway pavement at least twenty-five (25) feet to permit adequate ingress and egress and parking.

(7)

Grain elevators or similar storage structures, including buildings for the seasonal or temporary storage of grain with a setback of one hundred (100) feet from the property line.

(8)

Public utilities including water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, and electrical distribution plants.

(9)

Veterinary hospitals or the keeping of small animals provided that any building or enclosure housing animals shall be located at least two hundred (200) feet from all the property lines.

(10)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, including repair shops, sheds, garages, barns, silos, irrigation wells and pumps, and bunkhouses. One (1) sign not to exceed four (4) square feet shall be considered an accessory use.

(11)

Nurseries, greenhouses, and truck gardens.

(12)

Airports and landing fields having prior approval of the Federal Aviation Agency.

(13)

Cemeteries, including mausoleums; if mausoleums shall be distant at least two hundred (200) feet from every street line and adjoining lot lines and provided further, that any new cemetery shall contain an area of twenty (20) acres or more.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)

The minimum area, setbacks, density, and maximum height shall be as prescribed in Table 25-14.1. No parking requirements are necessary for agricultural uses. Parking for other allowed uses shall be required by article XVIII.

Table 25-14.1
Agricultural (A-1) Zone Bulk Regulations
(In Feet, Unless Noted Otherwise) ^(a)

^(a)

Open spaces and parks can be of a reduced size, if approved by the code official.

^(b)

Access storage structures, windmills and similar structures shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height when used exclusively in conjunction with agricultural use and when approved by the code official.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)