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Rome City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

A-1 General Agricultural District

§ 360-68 Purpose.

The A-1 District is intended to preserve and enhance land for agricultural uses. Confined livestock operations are regulated as conditional uses to ensure compatible land use. The district's uses and regulations are designed to implement Comprehensive Plan goals by encouraging agricultural uses in areas where soil and other conditions are best suited to these agricultural pursuits, and controlling residential development to avoid potential conflict with agricultural uses. The A-1 District is generally compatible with the Exclusive Agricultural and Open Space land use designations of the Comprehensive Plan.

§ 360-69 Permitted uses.

Any permitted use in the R-2 District
Apiculture
Floriculture
Forestry
General crop farming
Greenhouse
Horticulture
Dairying and livestock raising not to exceed four animal units per acre and less than 500 animal units total
Nursery
Orchard
Pond
Roadside stand (in season) for the sale of products produced on the premises
Truck farming
Viticulture

§ 360-70 Conditional uses.

A. 
Agricultural practices requiring large volumes of water.
B. 
Airport; airstrip; landing field provided the site area is 20 acres or greater.
C. 
Any conditional use in the R-3 District.
D. 
Commercial keeping of animals such as mink, rabbits, and foxes; butchering of foul or livestock; commercial production of eggs; commercial raising, hatching, fattening and propagation provided all related structures and uses are 500 feet or greater from any lot line.
E. 
College; university; hospital; charitable, penal, and religious institution and sanitarium, provided all principal structures are 50 feet or greater from any lot line.
F. 
Utility, provided all principal structures are 50 feet or greater from any lot line.
G. 
Communication towers provided the specific conditional use requirements in Article XXIV are satisfied.
H. 
Livestock facilities of 500 or more animal units, subject to requirements of § 360-71F herein.
I. 
Signs, Subject to the requirements of Article XXV.
J. 
Wind energy systems.
[Amended 9-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-12]

§ 360-71 Height, setbacks, area and other requirements.

A. 
Lot requirements.
(1) 
Frontage: minimum 200 feet.
(2) 
Area: minimum 35 acres.
B. 
Roadway setback.
(1) 
State highway (whichever is greater).
(a) 
From center of roadway: minimum 110 feet.
(b) 
From lot line: minimum 75 feet.
(2) 
County road (whichever is greater).
(a) 
From center of roadway: minimum 83 feet.
(b) 
From lot line: minimum 75 feet.
(3) 
Town road (whichever is greater).
(a) 
From center of roadway: minimum 63 feet.
(b) 
From lot line: minimum 75 feet.
C. 
Building setbacks (from the furthest building projection).
(1) 
Side: minimum 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear: minimum 50 feet.
(3) 
Waterfront:
(a) 
Residence: minimum 75 feet.
(b) 
Other buildings: minimum 150 feet.
D. 
Other requirements.
(1) 
Building height.
(a) 
Residence and residential accessory buildings: maximum 35 feet.
(b) 
Other buildings: maximum 60 feet.
(2) 
Building width.
(a) 
Residence and residential accessory buildings: minimum 16 feet.
(b) 
Other buildings: no minimum.
(3) 
On residences and residential accessory buildings.
(a) 
Roof pitch: minimum 3/12.
[Amended 2-16-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]
(b) 
Overhang: minimum 10 inches.
(4) 
The application of liquid manure through an above ground irrigation system, including but not limited to a center pivot irrigation system, is prohibited. The above ground application of liquid manure through other means shall not exceed a spray/discharge height of 10 feet.
E. 
Area.
(1) 
Living area per dwelling unit: minimum 760 square feet
F. 
Conditional use requirements for livestock facilities with 500 or more animal units. The following requirements shall apply to livestock facilities with 500 or more animal units. Except as modified herein, the requirements of § 360-71 herein shall apply.
(1) 
Livestock structures.
(a) 
Setback from property lines.
[1] 
Except as provided for waste storage structures, livestock structures must be located a minimum of 100 feet from the property line if the livestock facility will have fewer than 1,000 animal units, and 200 feet from all property line if the livestock facility will have 1,000 or more animal units.
[2] 
The setback requirement does not prevent the use or expansion of a livestock structure that was located within the setback area prior to the effective date of the setback requirement, except that a structure may not be expanded closer to the property line.
(b) 
Public road right-of-way.
[1] 
Except as provided for waste storage structures, livestock structures must be located a minimum of 100 feet from the edge of the public road right-of-way if the livestock facility will have fewer than 1,000 animal units, and 150 feet from the edge of the road right-of-way if the livestock facility will have 1,000 or more animal units.
[2] 
The setback requirement does not prevent the use or expansion of a livestock structure that was located within the setback area prior to the effective date of the setback requirement, except that a structure may not be expanded closer to the public road roadway.
(2) 
Waste storage structures.
(a) 
A new waste storage structure may not be located within 350 feet of a property line, or within 350 feet of the nearest point of any public road right-of-way.
(b) 
A single new waste storage structure may be constructed closer to the property line or public road if the new structure is:
[1] 
Located on the same tax parcel as a waste storage structure in existence before May 1, 2006.
[2] 
No larger than the existing structure.
[3] 
No further than 50 feet from the existing structure.
[4] 
No closer to the road or property line than the existing structure.
(c) 
This setback requirement does not apply to existing waste storage structures, except that an existing structure within 350 feet of a property line or road may not expand toward that property line or road.