A.

Intent. The intent of this zoning district is to provide locations in the Town for agricultural uses that are not participating in the Working Lands Initiative due to the expectation that these areas will not remain agricultural over the next 15 years.

B.

Uses. The following uses are allowed in this zoning district:

1.

Permitted uses.

a.

Aquaculture.

b.

Beekeeping.

c.

Community gardens.

d.

Detached, single-family dwellings.

e.

Farm structures.

f.

Floriculture.

g.

Forestry.

h.

General farming, dairying, hatcheries, livestock raising, grazing, pasturage, and poultry raising.

i.

Greenhouses for wholesale trade.

j.

Horticulture, including raising of grain, grass, mint, seed crops, fruits, nuts, berries, and vegetables.

k.

Nurseries.

l.

Orchards.

m.

Sod farming.

n.

Viticulture.

2.

Conditional uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-10.10 and consistent with agricultural use). Conditional uses in this zoning district must be found to be necessary in light of alternative locations available for that use.

a.

Commercial feedlots.

b.

Clubs and lodges.

c.

Farm family business.

d.

Fur farms.

e.

Game farms.

f.

Game preserves.

g.

Gas and electric utility uses not requiring authorization under Wis. Stats. § 196.491(3).

h.

Indoor kennels.

i.

Man-made bodies of water subject to RCO 18-07.00.

j.

Outdoor gun or archery ranges.

k.

Public parks and playgrounds.

l.

Riding academies and stables.

m.

Wildlife sanctuaries.

n.

Wind energy facilities.

o.

Wireless telecommunication facilities, excluding radio and television towers, consistent with the requirements identified in RCO 18-06.00.

p.

Additional agricultural, or agricultural-related activities, or other business activities as approved by the Town Board.

q.

Solar farms.

r.

Manure storage facilities.

3.

Accessory uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-01.09(C)).

a.

Decks.

b.

Home occupations.

c.

Greenhouses (private, not for on-site retail sales).

d.

Landscape ponds.

e.

Outbuilding for the storage of common household items.

f.

Paddocks.

g.

Pools (private).

h.

Roadside stands.

C.

Dimensional regulations.

1.

Lots.

a.

Lots in the Non-Participating Working Lands (NPWLI) zoning district shall have an area of at least 25 acres.

b.

Each lot shall contain a minimum of 300 feet of street frontage. In no case shall lot frontage measured at the right-of-way line of a cul-de-sac or curved street be less than 150 feet.

2.

Setback regulations.

3.

Height regulations.

a.

Residential dwellings: 35 feet maximum except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(E).

b.

Accessory structures: 60 feet maximum, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(E).

D.

Building size.

1.

Minimum size of a residential dwelling unit shall be 1,200 square feet of first floor area.

E.

Parking.

1.

Parking shall conform to the requirements set forth in RCO 18-05.00, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

F.

Other requirements.

1.

Minimum four-foot deep and eight-inch wide continuous frostwall on footings shall be required for all structures utilized as dwelling units in the Town of Rockland.

(Ord. No. 2013-6, 12-16-2013; Ord. No. 2022-01, 4-4-2022)