The purpose in establishing the A-1 Agricultural Zone is to encourage the orderly and timely use of certain open areas within the City and their eventual conversion in an orderly and timely fashion to residential areas if and when the need occurs.

This zone is characterized by large lots or tracts of land interspersed by dwellings, barns, corrals, and pens and the keeping of animals and fowl for family food production, commercial food production, or for the convenience and pleasure of persons residing on the premises.

1. Any use permitted in the R-1 Residential Zone.
2. The keeping of animals and fowl for family food production or commercial food production, provided that not more than ten (10) horses, nor more than twenty (20) animals and their suckling offspring and not more than one hundred (100) fowl shall be kept on any lot smaller than five (5) acres.
3. Barns, corrals, coops, pens for the keeping of animals and fowl.
4. Rest homes subject to the regulations pertaining to rest homes as set forth hereinabove.
5. Churches, schools, and other public facilities subject to the regulations set forth hereinabove.

• Fur farm
• Hog and pork production
• Public utilities
• Airport
• Recreational Courts
• Rock crushing operation
• Dog Kennels
• Home Occupations

The area requirements for the A-1 Agricultural Zone shall be the same as for the R-1 Residential Zone for dwellings. An area of not less than one (1) square acre per building shall be required for all other main buildings and for all lots on which animals and fowl are kept.

Same as R-1 Residential Zone for dwellings. For rest homes, churches, schools, and other main buildings and for lots on which animals and fowl are kept, there shall be a minimum width of one hundred eighty (180) linear feet.

1. Side yard requirements are the same as R-1 Residential Zone for dwellings and other main buildings, except that a minimum side yard for accessory structures such as barns, pens, coops, and corrals shall be not less than twenty (20) feet if the structure closer to the lot line would be within one hundred (100) feet of a dwelling on an adjacent lot.
2. Front yard requirements are the same as R-1 Residential Zone.
3. Rear yard requirements are the same as R-1 Residential Zone.
4. Height requirements are the same as R-1 Residential Zone.
5. Special provisions are the same as in the R-1 Residential Zone, except that all barns, pens, corrals, and coops intended for the keeping of animals and fowl shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from the nearest dwelling or street.

Exceptions to these regulations are provided in PCMC 15.06.