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Milford City Zoning Code

13.09 Agricultural

A20 District

13.09.010 Purpose

The A-20 designation is intended to promote and preserve in appropriate areas conditions favorable to large lot family living, the keeping of limited numbers of animals and fowl, and reduced requirements for public utilities. These districts are intended to be agricultural and residential in nature and protected from encroachment by non agricultural commercial and industrial uses.

13.09.020 Permitted Uses

  1. Single family dwellings;
  2. Accessory buildings and structures customarily incidental to single family dwellings;
  3. The housing of large animals (see 13.30)
  4. Agriculture including: grazing and pasturing of animals; the tilling of soil; the raising of crops; horticulture and gardening; and, family food production; Farms devoted to raising and marketing chickens, turkeys, fish, frogs, or rabbit; and
  5. The keeping of large animals.

13.09.030 Conditional Uses

  1. Places of worship;
  2. Public or private schools or educational institutions;
  3. Bed and Breakfast facilities;
  4. Public or quasi-public utility or public service facilities;
  5. Public parks or recreational facilities;
  6. Private recreational facilities;
  7. Day care centers;
  8. Fruit/vegetable stands;
  9. Kennels;
  10. Dude Ranches; and
  11. Other uses considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission to be compatible with these conditional uses.

13.09.040 Maximum Development Densities

The maximum density in the A-20 district shall be as follows:

DistrictThreshold Density (du/20 acres)Min. Lot Size (sq. ft.)Max. Density (du/20 acres)
A-200-120 acres1

13.09.050 General Development Standards

The following standards shall apply to all lots in the A-20 district;

  1. Maximum residential building height, 35 feet or 2 stories, may be exceeded by conditional use permit. Architectural features such as cornices, chimneys, and bell towers may exceed this height. Accessory structures, such as barns, may be a maximum of 35 feet height;
  2. Minimum lot area shall be 20 gross acres;
  3. Minimum lot width shall be 330 feet;
  4. Minimum front yards shall be 30 feet;
  5. Minimum rear yards shall be 50 feet. Accessory structures may encroach into the rear yards, but in no event shall be closer than 10 feet to the rear property line;
  6. Minimum side yards shall be 20 feet. Accessory structures may encroach into side yards, but in no event shall be closer than 10 feet to the side property lines.

13.09.060 Applicable Regulations

13.26.010 through 13.26.070 - Home occupations 13.27.010 through 13.27.070 - In-Home Day Care 13.30.010 through 13.30.030 - Keeping of Horses, Other Large Animals and Farm Animals 13.31.010 through 13.31.030 - Fencing and Walls 13.32.010 through 13.32.080 - Vehicular Parking, Loading and Maneuvering Areas 13.33.010 through 13.33.030 - Landscaping 13.34.010 through 13.34.060 - Yards and Setbacks 13.35.010 through 13.35.100 - Design Review and Site Plan Review