The RA district is intended to provide a location for principally undeveloped or vacant land situated on the fringe of an urban area and used primarily for agricultural purposes, but may become an urban area in the future. Generally, the Rural/Agricultural District (RA) will be near development, therefore the agricultural activities conducted in the Rural/Agricultural District (RA) should not be detrimental to urban land uses. The types of uses, area, and intensity of uses permitted in this district encourage and protect agricultural uses until urbanization is warranted and the appropriate change in district classification is made. The Rural/Agricultural District (RA) is also intended to protect areas that may be unsuitable for development because of physical problems, lack of infrastructure, space constraints, or potential health or safety hazards, such as flooding, as well as providing for preservation of natural open space areas.

(Code 2014, § 46-83; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.001, 12-1-2006)

The uses permitted in the Rural/Agriculture District (RA) are as follows:

      (1)   Accessory structures (refer to section 46-734).

      (2)   Accessory dwelling units (refer to section 46-735).

      (3)   Detached dwelling.

      (4)   Essential municipal uses.

      (5)   Farm, gardening, ranch, and agricultural operations, including field crops, orchards, horticulture, animal husbandry, but not including feed lots and poultry farms.

      (6)   Home occupations.

      (7)   Landscape service (with open storage).

      (8)   Nursery (greenhouse).

      (9)   Place of worship.

      (10)   Servant's quarters and quarters used by bona fide farm workers, or other accessory buildings such as barns, sheds, and other structures necessary for farming operations may be permitted; provided, however, that no such accessory building or quarters to be used by servants or farm workers shall be occupied as a place of abode or dwelling by anyone other than a bona fide servant or farm worker actually regularly employed on the premises by the landowner or occupant of the main building.

      (11)   Stables, commercial (subject to the rules and regulations of the state health department).

      (12)   Stables, private (subject to the rules and regulations of the state health department).

      (13)   Buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of construction work.

(Code 2014, § 46-84; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.002, 12-1-2006; Ord. No. 818, § 1, 2-11-2019)

The following are conditional uses in the Rural/Agricultural District (RA):

      (1)   Bed and breakfast;

      (2)   Manufactured homes on individual lots;

      (3)   Municipal services support facilities;

      (4)   Produce stand (seasonal);

(Code 2014, § 46-85; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.003, 12-1-2006; Ord. No. 818, § 1, 2-11-2019)

One principal building is allowed per lot in the Rural/Agricultural District (RA).

(Code 2014, § 46-86; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.004, 12-1-2006)

The following height regulations apply in the Rural/Agricultural District (RA):

      (1)   The maximum allowable height is 35 feet.

      (2)   No agricultural structure shall exceed 60 feet in height.

(Code 2014, § 46-87; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.005, 12-1-2006)

The following setback regulations apply in the Rural/Agricultural District (RA):

      (1)   Front setback shall have a minimum of 25 feet.

      (2)   Side setback shall have a minimum of 20 feet.

      (3)   Side setback adjacent to a street shall have a minimum of 25 feet.

      (4)   Rear setback shall have a minimum of 25 feet.

(Code 2014, § 46-88; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.006, 12-1-2006)

The following lot regulations apply in the Rural/Agricultural District (RA):

      (1)   The minimum lot size shall be five acres.

      (2)   The minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.

      (3)   The minimum lot depth shall be 300 feet.

(Code 2014, § 46-89; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.007, 12-1-2006)

The applicable off-street parking regulations for the Rural/Agricultural District (RA) are as provided in article XIX of this chapter.

(Code 2014, § 46-90; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.008, 12-1-2006)

The following regulations are specific to the Rural/Agricultural District (RA):

      (1)   Livestock and poultry shall be confined to the boundaries of the property.

      (2)   No temporary structures, such as recreational vehicles, travel trailers, construction trailers, or mobile homes may be used for on-site dwelling purposes.

(Code 2014, § 46-91; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.009, 12-1-2006)

The applicable landscaping regulations for the Rural/Agricultural District (RA) are as provided in article XX of this chapter.

(Code 2014, § 46-92; Ord. No. 629, § 01.04.010, 12-1-2006)

The applicable sign regulations for the Rural/Agricultural District (RA) are as provided in sections 34-116 and 34-117.