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Hurricane City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 12

- AGRICULTURAL ZONES

Sec. 10-12-1.- Purpose.

See section 10-11-2 of this title.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)

Sec. 10-12-2. - Scope.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any real property located in an agricultural zone as shown on the official zoning map. No building, structure or real property shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally or substantially altered, or enlarged except as set forth in this chapter. Such requirements shall not be construed to prohibit or limit other applicable provisions of this title, this Code, or other laws.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)

Sec. 10-12-3. - Uses allowed.

A.

Permitted and conditional uses. Permitted and conditional uses allowed within agricultural zones shall be as set forth in table 10-12-1 of this section. Permitted and conditional uses are indicated by a "P" or "C," respectively, in the appropriate column. Uses not permitted are indicated by "N." Any use not shown on table 10-12-1 of this section shall be prohibited unless the Zoning Administrator determines the use is substantially the same as a permitted or conditional use as provided in section 10-7-18 of this title. If the proposed use is determined to be a new or unlisted business use, the applicant may petition the City Council for review and possible approval pursuant to the procedures outlined in section 10-7-18.

TABLE 10-12-1
PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES ALLOWED IN AGRICULTURAL ZONES

Use Zones
A-40 A-20 A-10 A-5 A-1
AGRICULTURAL USES:
 Accessory building P P P P P
 Agricultural business P P P P P
 Agricultural industry P P P P C
 Agriculture P P P P P
 Agriculture residential P P P P P
 Agritourism P P P P C
 Animal specialties P P P P C
 Animals and fowl for recreation and
family food production 		P P P P P
 Stable, private P P P P P
 Stable, public P P P P C
RESIDENTIAL USES:
 Assisted living facility P P P P N
 Boarding house N N N N N
 Building, accessory P P P P P
 Dwelling, earth sheltered P P P P P
 Dwelling, multiple-family N N N N N
 Dwelling, single-family P P P P P
 Dwelling, single-family with single
accessory dwelling unit 		P P P P P
 Dwelling, two-family N N N N N
 Guesthouse or casita P P P P P
 Home based business 2 P P P P P
 Manufactured home P P P P P
 Manufactured/mobile home park N N N N N
 Manufactured/mobile home subdivision N N N N N
 Protective housing facility N N N N N
 Rehabilitation/treatment facility N N N N N
 Residential facility for elderly persons 1 P P P P N
 Residential facility for persons with a
disability 1 		P P P P P
 Residential facility for troubled youth N N N N N
 Residential hosting facility 4 P P P P P
 Transitional housing facility N N N N N
PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES:
 Airport N N N N N
 Auditorium or stadium N N N N N
 Bus terminal N N N N N
 Cemetery P P P P P
 Church or place of worship P P P P P
 Club or service organization P P P P P
 College or university P P P P P
 Convalescent care facility N N N N N
 Correctional facility N N N N N
 Cultural service P P P P P
 Golf course N N N N N
 Government service N N N N N
 Hospital N N N N N
 Operations center N N N N N
 Park P P P P P
 Post office N N N N N
 Protective service P P P P P
 Reception center C C C C C
 School, elementary, middle, or high P P P P P
 School, vocational P P P P P
 Utility, minor 5 P P P P P
 Utility, major 5 P P P P P
 Utility substation N N N N N
COMMERCIAL USES:
 Agricultural sales and service P P C C N
 Animal hospital P P P P P
 Bail bond service N N N N N
 Bank or financial institution N N N N N
 Business equipment rental, services, and
supplies 		N N N N N
 Car wash N N N N N
 Child care center N N N N N
 Club, private N N N N N
 Construction sales and service N N N N N
 Convenience store N N N N N
 Farm stand 3 P P P P P
 Funeral home N N N N N
 Garden center P P P P P
 Gasoline service station N N N N N
 Gas and fuel, storage and sales N N N N N
 Hostel N N N N N
 Hotel N N N N N
 Kennel, commercial N N N N N
 Laundry or dry cleaning, limited N N N N N
 Licensed family child care 2 P P P P P
 Liquor store N N N N N
 Media service N N N N N
 Medical or dental laboratory N N N N N
 Medical service N N N N N
 Motel N N N N N
 Office, general N N N N N
 Parking garage, public N N N N N
 Parking lot, public N N N N N
 Pawnshop N N N N N
 Personal care service, home based 2 P P P P P
 Personal instruction service, home based 2 P P P P P
 Printing and copying, limited N N N N N
 Printing, general N N N N N
 Produce stand P P P P P
 Recreation and entertainment, indoor N N N N N
 Recreation and entertainment, outdoor N N N N N
 Recreational vehicle park N N N N N
 Repair service N N N N N
 Research service N N N N N
 Residential certificate child care 2 P P P P P
 Restaurant, fast food N N N N N
 Restaurant, general N N N N N
 Retail, general N N N N N
 Secondhand store N N N N N
 Shopping center N N N N N
 Short-term rental N N N N N
 Tattoo establishment N N N N N
 Tavern N N N N N
 Transportation service N N N N N
 Vehicle and equipment rental or sale N N N N N
 Vehicle and equipment repair, general N N N N N
 Vehicle repair, limited N N N N N
 Veterinary service P P P P P
 Warehouse, self-service storage N N N N N
 Wireless telecommunication facility See section 10-50-5, table 10-50-1
of this title
INDUSTRIAL USES:
 Automobile wrecking yard N N N N N
 Freight terminal N N N N N
 Heavy industry N N N N N
 Junk or salvage yard N N N N N
 Laundry services N N N N N
 Manufacturing, general N N N N N
 Manufacturing, limited N N N N N
 Mineral extraction N N N N N
 Wholesale and warehousing, general N N N N N
 Wholesale and warehousing, limited N N N N N
OTHER USES:
 Takeoff and landing of aircraft N N N N N

 

Notes:

1.

See chapter 46 of this title.

2.

See chapter 42 of this title.

3.

Farm stands selling commercially packaged handicrafts or commercially processed or packaged food stuffs require approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to chapter 7, section 10-7-9.

4.

See chapter 51 of this title.

5.

See chapter 45 of this title.

B.

Accessory uses. Permitted and conditional uses set forth in table 10-12-1 of this section shall be deemed to include accessory uses and activities that are necessarily and customarily associated with and incidental and subordinate to such uses.

1.

Accessory uses shall be subject to the same regulations that apply to permitted and conditional uses in the same zone except as otherwise expressly provided in this title.

2.

No accessory use, building, or structure shall be allowed on a lot unless a permitted or conditional use has been established.

3.

Accessory uses in agricultural zones shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

Garage sales, subject to applicable standards of chapter 48, temporary uses, of this title.

Garages, carports, and off street parking areas, subject to applicable standards of chapter 34, off street parking and loading, of this title.

Hobby activities when conducted by an occupant of the premises solely for personal enjoyment, amusement, or recreation and which does not conflict with any applicable provision of this Code.

Home based businesses, subject to applicable standards of chapter 42, home based businesses, of this title.

Household pets.

Keeping of machinery, livestock, and farming equipment as needed for agricultural use.

Nurseries and greenhouses.

Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, and incidental storage buildings.

Produce stands.

Swimming pools and hot tubs for use by residents and their guests.

Temporary real estate offices, subject to applicable standards of chapter 48, temporary uses, of this title.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003; Ord. 2009-01, 2-5-2009; Ord. 2016-11, 11-17-2016; Ord. 2017-03, 1-19-2017; Ord. 2018-04, 4-5-2018; Ord. 2020-03, 2-6-2020; Ord. No. 2022-61, 2-2-2023; Ord. No. 2024-06, 6-6-2024; Ord. No. 2024-12, 8-15-2024; Ord. No. 2025-08, 5-15-2025; Ord. No. 2025-15, 7-3-2025; Ord. No. 2025-20, 10-16-2025)

Sec. 10-12-4. - Development standards.

Development standards within agricultural zones shall be as set forth in table 10-12-2 of this section.

TABLE 10-12-2
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL ZONES

Development standard Zones
A-40 A-20 A-10 A-5 A-1
Lot standards:
 Minimum lot area 40 acres 20 acres 10 acres 5 acres 1 acre
 Minimum lot width 400 feet 400 feet 300 feet 300 feet 100 feet
Building standards:
 Maximum height,
main building 1 		35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet
 Maximum height,
accessory building 		35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet
Setback standards—
Front yard:
 Any building 2 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 25 feet
Setback standards—
Rear yard:
 Main building 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet
 Accessory building No
requirement 		No
requirement 		No
requirement 		No
requirement 		5 feet
Setback standards—
Interior side yard:
 Main building 15 feet 15 feet 15 feet 15 feet 10 feet
one side and
20 feet
other side
 Accessory building of
100 square feet or less 		No
requirement 		No
requirement 		No
requirement 		No
requirement 		No
requirement
 Accessory building
greater than
100 square feet 		20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet
Setback standards—
Street side yard:
 Main building 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet
 Main building on corner lot with yard that abuts the side yard of another lot 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet
 Accessory building Not
permitted 		Not
permitted 		Not
permitted 		Not
permitted 		Not
permitted

 

Notes

1.

Except as otherwise permitted by subsection 10-12-7A of this chapter.

2.

Except as modified by the provisions of subsection 10-37-12F, setback measurement, of this title.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003; Ord. 2020-03, 2-6-2020)

Sec. 10-12-5. - Regulations of general applicability.

The use and development of real property in agricultural zones shall conform to regulations of general applicability as set forth in the following chapters of this title:

A.

Design and compatibility standards: see chapter 33 of this title.

B.

Landscaping and screening: see chapter 32 of this title.

C.

Motor vehicle access: see chapter 35 of this title.

D.

Natural resource inventory: see chapter 31 of this title.

E.

Off street parking: see chapter 34 of this title.

F.

Signs: see chapter 36 of this title.

G.

Supplementary development standards: see chapter 37 of this title.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)

Sec. 10-12-6. - Regulations for specific uses.

To the extent that use and development of real property includes any matter encompassed by a regulation for a specific use as set forth in division 6 of this title, such regulation shall apply in addition to the requirements of this chapter and shall prevail over any conflicting provision of this chapter.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)

Sec. 10-12-7. - Special regulations.

A.

Increased height. Notwithstanding the height limitations shown on table 10-12-2 in section 10-12-4 of this chapter a greater building height may be allowed in all agricultural zones pursuant to a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 03-5-1, 5-1-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)