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Lawerence Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

A-1 Agricultural District

§ 300-77 Applicability.

The following regulations shall apply in A-1 Districts.

§ 300-78 Permitted uses.

A. 
Agricultural warehouses.
B. 
Agriculture, dairying, floriculture, forestry, general farming, grazing, greenhouses, hatcheries, horticulture, livestock raising, nurseries, paddocks, pasturage, poultry raising, truck farming, game farms, wildlife sanctuaries, and game preserves.
C. 
Commercial feed lots and stock farms.
D. 
Farm ponds/ponds/landscape ponds.
E. 
Parks, recreational sites and golf courses.
F. 
Single-family dwellings.

§ 300-79 Permitted accessory uses.

A. 
Additional structures necessary for the continuance of the farming operation.
B. 
Home occupations.
C. 
Private garages, carports and driveways.
D. 
Private swimming pools.
E. 
Roadside stands, provided that the structure does not cover more than 300 square feet in ground area and does not exceed 10 feet in height.
F. 
Satellite dish antennas less than 38 inches in diameter.
G. 
Toolhouses, sheds, and other similar buildings used for the storage of common supplies.
H. 
Transmission lines, television cable lines, substations and telephone and public utility installation.

§ 300-80 Conditional uses.

A. 
Airfields, airports and heliports.
B. 
Artificial lakes.
C. 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
D. 
Campgrounds.
E. 
Cemeteries.
F. 
Colleges, universities, schools (elementary, junior high and senior high), hospitals, sanitariums, churches, and other religious institutions.
G. 
Commercial/wholesale greenhouses.
H. 
Fire stations, police stations, post offices or other municipal facilities necessary for Town operation.
I. 
Limited retail establishment.
J. 
Any type of tower (including but not limited to microwave relay, telephone, etc.). Not to exceed 150 feet in height and not within 200 feet of any R-1, R-2, R-3 or Estate Residential District.
K. 
Quarry, sand and gravel pits.
L. 
Satellite dish antennas in excess of 38 inches in diameter.
M. 
Radio and television stations and railroad right-of-way and passenger depots, not including switching, storage freight yards or siding.

§ 300-81 Lot requirement without public sewer.

A. 
Minimum area: 10 acres of lot area required.
B. 
Zoning lot frontage: 200 feet minimum; however, such minimum lot width may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a curved street, such as a cul-de-sac.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 300-82 Height regulations.

A. 
Farm structures: 60 feet maximum (except as provided by Article III, § 300-9, Buildings and uses, and § 300-12, Height regulations).
B. 
Residential dwellings: 35 feet maximum.

§ 300-83 Building setbacks.

Principal Structure
Accessory Buildings and Structures
Front yard
At least 35 feet from right-of-way
Not allowed
Side yard
25 feet minimum from property line
10 feet minimum from property line
Rear yard
25 feet minimum from property line
10 feet minimum from property line
Corner side
35 feet minimum from right-of-way
35 feet minimum from right-of-way

§ 300-84 Building size.

Minimum ground floor area per dwelling shall be not less than 1,200 square feet for a one-story dwelling and not less than 1,500 square feet for a dwelling having more than one story.

§ 300-85 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses shall conform to district requirements and those set forth in Article III, § 300-9, Buildings and uses, and § 300-12, Height regulations.

§ 300-86 Parking.

Parking shall conform to the requirements as set forth in Article XX, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

§ 300-87 Signs.

Signs shall be regulated as set forth in Article XVII, Sign Regulations.

§ 300-88 Other requirements.

All additional residential dwellings connected with the farming operation shall be located on a separate lot containing a minimum 1.5 acres and 200 feet of lot frontage.