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Middlesex Township Butler County
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ARTICLE XXIII

R-AG Residential Agriculture District

§ 175-243 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to provide for agricultural uses, low-density residential development and planned higher density development in areas where the general character is defined by rural areas which are in close proximity to major roads, infrastructure and areas near existing concentrated residential development and to provide for compatible public, semipublic and accessory uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.

§ 175-244 Authorized uses.

In the R-AG Residential Agriculture District, the following uses are authorized:
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Farms.
(b) 
Greenhouse or tree nursery.
(c) 
Single-family dwellings.
(d) 
Two-family dwelling.
(e) 
Government buildings.
(f) 
Municipal firehouses.
(g) 
Schools.
(h) 
Public utilities, except buildings.
(i) 
Municipal recreation.
(j) 
Oil and gas well site development, subject to § 175-155.2.
[Added 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 127]
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Signs, subject to Article XIV.
(b) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XIII.
(c) 
Private garages and storage sheds.
(d) 
Private residential swimming pools or tennis courts, subject to § 175-142C.
(e) 
Fences.
(f) 
Gardening as an avocation.
(g) 
Keeping of domestic pets.
(h) 
Private stables or hobby farms, subject to § 175-146.
(i) 
Sale of farm products, subject to § 175-145C.
(j) 
Construction trailer or temporary dwelling, subject to § 175-147.
(k) 
Oil and gas well site development, subject to § 175-155.2.
[Added 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 127[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection A(2)(k) as Subsection A(2)(l).
(l) 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
(m) 
Residential solar energy systems, subject to § 175-155.5.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(n) 
Residential wind energy systems, subject to § 175-155.6.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(o) 
The keeping of fowl, subject to § 175-155.7.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(p) 
Beekeeping, subject to § 175-155.8.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(q) 
Decks.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Planned residential development, subject to Article X.
(b) 
Mobile home parks, subject to § 175-120.
(c) 
Golf courses and country clubs, subject to § 175-110.
(d) 
Public recreation, subject to § 175-126.
(e) 
Noncommercial recreation, subject to § 175-126.
(f) 
Public utility buildings, subject to § 175-127.
(g) 
Lakes, ponds and water impoundments, subject to § 175-117.
(h) 
Wineries, subject to § 175-137.1.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(i) 
Agritourism, subject to § 175-96.1.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(2) 
Accessory uses.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(a) 
Catering/event venues, subject to § 175-99.1.
C. 
Uses by special exception.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Kennels and veterinary clinics, subject to § 175-116.
(b) 
Horse boarding and riding academies, subject to § 175-114.
(c) 
Conversion apartments, subject to § 175-106.
(d) 
Places of worship, subject to § 175-101.
(e) 
Cemeteries, subject to § 175-100.
(f) 
Day-care center or nursery school in a place of worship or school, subject to § 175-107.
(g) 
Nursing home, subject to § 175-102.
(h) 
Personal care boarding home, subject to § 175-111.
(i) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer or temporary dwelling subject to § 175-129.
(j) 
Short-term rentals, subject to § 175-127.2.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Kennels and veterinary clinics, subject to § 175-116.
(b) 
Horse boarding and riding academies, subject to § 175-114.
(c) 
Home occupations, subject to § 175-113.
(d) 
Private use helipad, subject to § 175-125.
(e) 
Short-term rentals, subject to § 175-127.2.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(f) 
Accessory dwelling units, subject to § 175-95.1.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]

§ 175-245 Area and bulk regulations.

[Amended 7-29-2015 by Ord. No. 128; 3-20-2019 by Ord. No. 133]
In the R-AG Residential Agriculture District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by Article X governing planned residential development or by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses or uses by special exception contained in Article XI.
A. 
Minimum lot size:
(1) 
Farms: 20 acres.
(2) 
Single-family dwellings:
(a) 
On lots with both public water and public sewage: three-quarters (3/4) of an acre (32,670 square feet).
(b) 
On lots without public water or public sewage: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(3) 
Two-family dwellings:
(a) 
On lots with both public water and public sewage: one and one-half (1.5) acres (65,340 square feet).
(b) 
On lots without public water or public sewage: two acres (87,120 square feet).
(4) 
Schools: five acres.
(5) 
All other uses: one acre.
B. 
Minimum lot width:
(1) 
Farms: 200 feet.
(2) 
Single-family dwellings: 125 feet.
(3) 
Two-family dwellings: 175 feet.
(4) 
All other uses: 150 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage:
(1) 
Farms: 5%.
(2) 
All others: 20%.
D. 
Minimum front yard: 50 feet from front lot line or 75 feet from street center line, whichever is greater.
E. 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
Principal structures: 75 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 10 feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard:
(1) 
Dwellings: 25 feet each side.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 10 feet each side.
G. 
Special yard requirements: See § 175-142.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: See § 175-143.
I. 
Maximum height:
(1) 
All principal structures: 35 feet and 2 1/2 stories.
(2) 
All accessory structures.
(a) 
Less than two acres: 15 feet.
(b) 
Two or more acres: 25 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: See § 175-144.

§ 175-246 Parking and loading.

See Article XIII.

§ 175-247 Signs.

See Article XIV.

§ 175-248 Screening and landscaping.

See § 175-140.

§ 175-249 Steep slope controls.

See § 175-141.