The AG agriculture district is designed to protect agricultural land, to preserve undeveloped areas until they can feasibly be developed at urban standards and with adequate public safeguards for health, safety and fire protection, and provide for the economy of public expenditures for improvements and services to discourage urban sprawl. This will also provide a base (or holding) zoning classification for newly annexed property, unless a different zoning classification is expressly granted in the ordinance of annexation. All land in the A1 zoning district under the 1964 zoning code shall be presumed to be AG under this zoning code unless an application for a zoning change is filed within ninety (90) days of the passage of this zoning code. (Ord. 1953, 2010)

The principal uses permitted in the AG agriculture district are designated by use units. The use units are groupings of individual uses and are fully described, including their respective off street parking, loading, screening requirements and other use conditions in chapter 11 of this title. The use units permitted in the AG district are set forth in table 1 of this section.

TABLE 1
USE UNITS PERMITTED IN THE AGRICULTURE DISTRICT

 

 

 

(Ord. 1953, 2010)

Accessory uses customarily incident to a principal use permitted in an agriculture district are permitted in such district. In addition, the uses set forth in table 1 of this section are permitted as accessory uses.

TABLE 1
ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED IN THE AGRICULTURE DISTRICT

 

 

Note:

    1.    See conditions set forth in subsection 17.04.030B, "Home Occupations", of this title. Also applicable in AG district.

Accessory buildings shall meet the minimum yard or building setback requirements. (Ord. 1953, 2010)

TABLE 1
BULK AND AREA REQUIREMENTS IN THE AGRICULTURE DISTRICT

 

Note:

    1.    Provided that buildings for the housing of livestock shall be a minimum of 100 feet from the nearest habitable structure on the adjacent properties.

(Ord. 1953, 2010)

   A.   The special uses which may be permitted in the agriculture district, as designated in section 17.03.020, table 1 of this chapter, are subject to the requirements set out below, and such additional safeguards and conditions as may be imposed by the planning commission.

      1.   Special uses, except as provided above, shall conform to the bulk and area requirements of the use district in which located, unless the use unit requirements are more restrictive, in which case the more restrictive shall control.

      2.   A nursing home, community group home, monastery, or novitiate shall meet the use conditions as set forth in section 17.11.090 of this title. (Ord. 1953, 2010)