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Markesan City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

A Agricultural District

§ 400-71 Intent.

The A Agricultural District provides exclusively for agricultural uses. The intent is to help conserve good farming areas and prevent uncontrolled, uneconomical spread of residential development which results in excessive costs to the community for premature provision of essential public improvements and services.

§ 400-72 Permitted uses.

A. 
Churches, schools, parks and municipal buildings.
B. 
Farming, except that no farm animals may be kept within 100 feet of a residential district.
C. 
In-season roadside stands for the sale of farm products produced on the premises.
D. 
Water storage; and sewage disposal plants and power stations, when surrounded by an eight-foot or more woven fence.
E. 
Nurseries, greenhouses and other agricultural uses.
F. 
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including residential uses incident to any of the above uses.

§ 400-73 Conditional uses.

See also Article XIX of this chapter.
A. 
Fur farms.
B. 
Kennels.

§ 400-74 Lot, yard and building requirements.

A. 
Lot frontage: minimum 200 feet.
B. 
Lot area: minimum five acres.
C. 
Residence:
(1) 
Yard and building requirements: Same as R-1 District.
D. 
Farm buildings:
(1) 
Front yard: minimum 300 feet.
(2) 
Side yards: minimum 300 feet.
(3) 
Rear yard: minimum 300 feet.
(4) 
Building height: maximum 50 feet.

§ 400-75 Off-street parking and loading.

No off-street parking and loading permitted.