The purpose of this district is to permit agricultural use of farmland that has been identified in the Village Comprehensive Development Plan as desirable for urban expansion within a 0-10 year period.

Permitted Uses. (The use and standards for this district are the same as those established for the A-H Agricultural Holding District and A-P Agricultural Preservation District.) Beekeeping, dairying, floriculture, orchards, plant nurseries, truck farming, sod farming, horticulture, paddocks, equestrian trials, nature trails, stables, forest and game management, livestock and poultry raising (except for commercial operations), roadside stands not exceeding one per farm, gazing, greenhouses, viticulture, and similar agricultural uses.

Conditional Uses. The use and standards for this district are the same as those established for the A-H Agricultural Holding District: Non-farm residential use of unsewered lots recorded at the time of adoption of the Zoning Ordinance; plus, those listed in the Agricultural Preservation District:

Fish and fur farms, commercial livestock and poultry operations, livestock sales facilities, veterinary services for farm animals, sale and service of machinery used in agricultural production, utility uses except transmission corridors, airplane landing strips, alcohol fuel stills, and similar agriculturally related business uses. The storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer, and other products essential to farm production.

Lot Area. (Standards for this district are the same as those established for the A-H Agricultural Holding District and those for the Agricultural Preservation District.)

● Farm Units: Minimum 35 acres

● Additional Farm-Related Housing:

o Minimum 20,000 square feet

o Maximum 80,000 square feet

● Agriculturally-Related Business Uses:

o Minimum 1 acre

Minimum Yards. (Standards for this district are the same as those established for the A-H Agricultural Holding District/those for the Agricultural Preservation District.)

Additional farm-related housing shall comply with the provisions of the R-1 Residential District.

● Farm Buildings:

o Side Yard: Minimum 50 feet

o Rear Yard: Minimum 50 feet

● Highway Yard: Minimum 50 feet

Maximum Building Heights. (Standards are the same as those for the A-H Agricultural Holding District/Agricultural Preservation District.)

● Two times their distance from adjacent lot lines.

Other Use Standards. (Same as those established for the A-H Agricultural Holding District/Agricultural Preservation District.)

Standards for Rezoning. Decisions on petitions for rezoning land from the Agricultural Transition District shall be based on findings that consider the following:

● Adequate public facilities to serve the development are present or will be provided.

● The land is suitable for development.

● The development is designed to minimize the potential for conflict with remaining agricultural uses in the area.

● The development is consistent with the Village Comprehensive Development Plan.