This district is intended to provide a location for the land situated on the fringe of the urban area that is used for agricultural purposes, but which will be undergoing urbanization in the near future. Many tracts in this district will be in close proximity to residential and commercial uses. Therefore, the agricultural activities conducted in this district should not be detrimental to urban land uses. It is not intended that this district provide a location for a lower standard of residential, commercial, or industrial development than is authorized in other districts. The types of uses, required area, and the intensity of use of land permitted in this district is designed to encourage and protect agricultural uses so long as the land therein is devoted primarily to agriculture.

(Prior Code, § 45-4.1; Code 1983, § 12-210; Ord. No. 301-A, 11-8-1990; Ord. No. 380-07-98, 1-14-1999)

Property and buildings in an A-1 Suburban Agricultural District shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Detached one-family dwelling.

(2)

Church.

(3)

Public school or school offering general educational courses the same as ordinarily given in the public schools and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping.

(4)

Agricultural crops. When agricultural real property is used for the growing of hay the hay shall be cut at least once by August 31 every year.

(5)

The raising of farm animals in accordance with the ordinances of the city but not the operation of commercial feed pens for livestock. The raising or keeping of swine (hogs) is prohibited.

(6)

Oil well or gas well, including the drilling thereof.

(7)

All of the following uses:

a.

Country club and golf course.

b.

Home occupation.

c.

Library.

d.

Park or playground or public recreation area.

e.

Plant nursery.

(8)

Transportation, pipeline and utility easements and rights-of-way.

(9)

Bulletin board or sign, not exceeding 40 square feet in area appertaining to the lease, hire, or sale of a building or premises, which board or sign shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased, hired or sold.

(10)

Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building, including barns, sheds, and other farm buildings, and private garages and accessory buildings which are a part of the main building.

(Prior Code, § 45-4.2; Code 1983, § 12-211; Ord. No. 301-A, 11-8-1990; Ord. No. 377-05-98, 5-14-1998; Ord. No. 380-07-98, 1-14-1999)

The following uses may be permitted on review by the board of adjustment in accordance with the provision contained in this section:

(1)

Airport or landing field.

(2)

Cemetery.

(3)

Home beauty shop located in a dwelling provided such shop is conducted within the main dwelling, and is operated only by the inhabitants thereof and does not exceed one operator. The use shall be conducted in such a way that it is clearly incidental to the dwelling use and shall not change the character thereof. No sign shall be permitted except one nonilluminated nameplate not exceeding two square feet in area, attached to the main building.

(4)

Kennel.

(5)

Private marina, boat docks, golf course or driving range, or other private outdoor recreation activity.

(6)

Public stable or riding academy.

(7)

Radio and television stations and transmission towers.

(8)

Sewage lagoons.

(Prior Code, § 45-4.3; Code 1983, § 12-212; Ord. No. 301-A, 11-8-1990; Ord. No. 380-07-98, 1-14-1999)

(a)

Front yard. All buildings shall be set back from street right-of-way lines to comply with the following front yard requirements:

(1)

All buildings shall set back from a state or federal highway, county highway or section line road a minimum of 25 feet from the right-of-way line or 75 feet from the center line of the right-of-way easement, whichever is greater.

(2)

On all public roads or streets other than federal, state or county highways and section line roads, all buildings shall set back a minimum of 25 feet from the right-of-way line or 55 feet from the center line of the right-of-way easement, whichever is greater.

(3)

If 25 percent or more of the lots on one side of the street between two intersecting streets are improved with buildings, all of which have observed an average setback line of greater than 25 feet, and no building varies more than six feet from this average setback line, then no building shall be erected closer to the street line than the minimum setback so established by existing buildings, but this regulation shall not require a front yard of greater depth than 40 feet.

(4)

When a lot has double frontage, the front yard requirements shall be complied with on both streets.

(b)

Side yard. For dwellings located on interior lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of the main building of not less than eight feet or dwellings of one story, and of not less than 12 feet for dwellings of more than one story, except as hereinafter provided in section 44-122.

(1)

For unattached buildings of accessory use, there shall be a side yard of not less than eight feet; provided, however, that unattached one story buildings of accessory use shall not be required to set back more than three feet from an interior side lot line when all parts of the accessory building are located more than 90 feet behind the front lot line.

(2)

For dwellings and accessory buildings located on corner lots, there shall be a side yard setback from the intersecting street of not less than 15 feet in case such lot is back-to-back with another corner lot, and 25 feet in every other case. The interior side yard of a corner lot shall be the same as for dwellings and accessory buildings on an interior lot.

(3)

Churches and main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings, shall set back from all exterior and interior side lot lines a distance of not less than 25 feet.

(c)

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard for a main building of not less than 20 feet or 20 percent of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is smaller. Unattached buildings of accessory use may be located in the rear yard of a main building.

(d)

Lot width. For dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of 80 feet at the front building line and such lot shall abut on a street for a distance of not less than 35 feet.

(e)

Intensity of use.

(1)

For each dwelling, and buildings accessory thereto, there shall be a lot area of not less than two acres.

(2)

For churches and main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings, the lot area shall be adequate to provide the yard areas required by this section and the off-street parking areas required in article XII of this chapter.

(f)

Coverage. Main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 25 percent of the lot area on interior lots, and 30 percent of the lot area on corner lots; accessory buildings shall not cover more than 20 percent of the rear yard.

(Prior Code, § 45-4.4; Code 1983, § 12-213; Ord. No. 301-A, 11-8-1990; Ord. No. 380-07-98, 1-14-1999)

No building shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height except as provided in section 44-295.

(Prior Code, § 45-4.5; Code 1983, § 12-214; Ord. No. 301-A, 11-8-1990; Ord. No. 380-07-98, 1-14-1999)