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Riverton City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

15 AGRICULTURE ZONES

§ 18.15.010 Agriculture zone.

(1) 
Purpose. To promote and preserve, in appropriate areas, conditions favorable to agriculture and greenbelt open spaces. Such districts are intended to include activities normally and necessarily related to the conduct of agricultural production and to provide protection from the intrusion of uses inimical to the continuance of agricultural activity.
A-5
A-10
A-20
(2)
Allowed Uses.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to permitted uses
P
P
P
Accessory uses and buildings customarily incidental to conditional uses
C
C
C
Agriculture
Crop production
P
P
P
Grazing and pasturing of animals
C
C
C
Animals and fowl for recreation or family food production for the primary use of persons residing on the premises where the number of animals shall be limited to:
Two animal units per one-half acre
P
P
P
More than two animal units, per one-half acre, as prescribed by the planning commission
NP
C
C
Pigs of any type or breed
NP
NP
NP
Nursery or greenhouse, wholesale or retail, fruit/vegetable stand
C
C
C
Apiary
NP
P
P
Aviary
NP
P
P
Dude ranch; family vacation ranch
NP
NP
NP
Dwellings
Single-family dwellings
P
P
P
Home occupation
C
C
C
Household pets, maximum four
P
P
P
Kennel
NP
NP
NP
Public stable, riding academy or riding ring, horse show barns or facilities
C
C
C
Public and quasi-public buildings and uses
Commercial cemetery
NP
C
C
Church
C
C
C
Correctional institutions
NP
NP
NP
Golf course
NP
NP
NP
Hospital
NP
NP
NP
Parks and open space, public
C
C
C
Schools, private
NP
NP
NP
Schools, public
C
C
C
Utility substation
C
C
C
Residential, subdivisions
P
P
P
(3)
Area Regulations. The minimum lot area in acres for any main use in the districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
5
15
20
(4)
Width Regulations. The minimum width in feet at the building line for any lot in the districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
250
330
660
(5)
Frontage Regulations. The minimum frontage in feet for any lot in the districts regulated by this chapter on a public street or a private street approved by the governing body shall be:
60
60
60
(6)
Front Yard Regulations. The minimum depth in feet for the front yard for main residential buildings in districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
30
30
30
Provided the minimum right-of-way is 60 feet. Accessory buildings may have the same minimum front yard depth as main if they have the same side yard required for main buildings, otherwise they shall be set back at least six feet in the rear of the main buildings.
A
A
A
The minimum depth in feet for the front yard for all nonresidential main buildings in districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
50
50
50
(7)
Rear Yard Regulations. The minimum depth in feet for the rear yard in the districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
For main buildings
60
60
60
For accessory buildings
60
60
60
(8)
Side Yard Regulations. The minimum side yard in feet for any dwelling, other main or accessory buildings in districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
8
8
8
And a total width of the two required side yards of not less than:
18
18
18
Except on corner lots, two front and two rear yards are required:
A
A
A
(9)
Height Regulations. The maximum height for all buildings and structures in districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
In feet
35
35
35
In number of stories
2.5
2.5
2.5
(10)
Coverage Regulations. The maximum area coverage in percent for any lot in the districts regulated by this chapter shall be:
10
5
5
(Code 1997 § 12-211; amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 16-36 § 1 (Exh. A))