The Agricultural District otherwise known as AG District is hereby established and is intended to provide an environment suitable for and limited to those uses, activities, and structures related to agriculture. This zoning classification shall also serve as a development tool to preserve land prior to the availability of City sewer and water systems.

No building, structure, or parcel of land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, or enlarged which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the following uses:

1.

Farm stands for the sale only of produce grown on the lot or parcel on which the farm stand is located.

2.

Farming of any kind, including, but not limited to, raising of livestock and poultry (but not including feedlots), agriculture, floriculture, forestry, greenhouses, horticulture, nurseries, orchards, paddocks, truck farming, and viticulture.

3.

Parks, playgrounds, and forest preserves.

4.

Single-family detached dwellings, limited to no more than one (1) per lot.

5.

Public and private utility facilities.

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a principal use may be permitted; provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership and on the same lot as the permitted use and do not include structural features inconsistent with the permitted use.

1.

Barns.

2.

Implement sheds.

3.

Garages.

4.

Silos.

5.

Corn cribs.

The minimum area in the AG District shall be forty (40) acres.

The minimum lot width, at the front yard line in the AG District shall be five hundred feet (500').

The minimum yards required in the AG District shall be as follows:

1.

Single-Family dwellings:

2.

Agricultural Structures:

3.

Other uses:

4.

Minimum building separation shall be two hundred fifty feet (250') from dwelling to livestock structures, and one hundred feet (100') from dwelling to other agricultural structure.

5.

Minimum separation of five hundred (500) feet from residential areas.

1.

The maximum height for all buildings and structures in the AG District shall be two and one-half (2 1/2) stories not to exceed thirty-five feet (35') except for barns and silos which may have a maximum height of fifty feet (50').

2.

Minimum floor area for all one-story dwellings shall be eight hundred and forty (840) square feet exclusive of basements, attic and garages.

3.

Minimum floor area for all multi-level dwellings shall be one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet exclusive of sub-grade basements, attics and garages.

4.

Minimum finished ceiling height of the first floor or main level shall be seven feet six inches (7'6"). Other floors or levels shall conform to City Building Code standards.