1. Permitted Uses. In the "A,” Agricultural District, the provisions of this section shall apply and the following uses shall be permitted:
A. Farms, including the usual farm buildings, structures, and tenant dwellings; including mobile homes if used by the owner of a farm or an employee thereof on the farm. Farmstead dwellings, when no longer used as a farm dwelling, may be rented for residential use throughout the reasonable and properly maintained life of the structure.
B. The keeping of roomers or boarders by a resident family.
C. Specialized animal husbandry, poultry, pigeon, rabbit, mink, and other single farms, including veterinary establishments, stables, public and private riding stables, academies, and clubs; but not including the feeding or disposal of community or collected garbage; provided that all buildings, including animal runway and exercise yards, be at least 200 feet from all property lines.
D. Truck gardens, orchards, nurseries, and greenhouses provided that all storage of manure or odor or dust producing substances shall be a minimum of 200 feet from all property lines.
E. Roadside stands for the sale of farm products produced only on agriculture premises, provided that any such stand shall be situated not less than 30 feet from the street or road right-of-way line or lot lines and shall have adequate off-street parking facilities, and in no event provide less than four parking spaces; and provided said stands shall be removed during any season they are not in use.
F. Mining and extraction of minerals or raw materials, provided that. active engagement in such use shall not take place within 300 feet of any R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 Residential District or any structure used for dwelling purposes, nor within 50 feet of the right-of-way of any railroad, public street, road, or highway; nor shall it impair proper sight distances in any portion of the area within 300 feet of any street, road, or highway intersection or within 300 feet of a railroad intersecting a street, road, or highway.
G. Publicly owned and operated buildings, except those whose chief function is an activity conducted for commercial purposes.
H. Public and parochial school of general instruction.
I. Churches and similar places of worship and instruction including parish houses.
J. Cemeteries, including mausoleums and crematories; provided that any mausoleum or crematory shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from all property lines and provided that any new cemetery shall contain a minimum area of 20 acres.
K. Hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums, and charitable institutions for the treatment of diseases, nursing, and convalescent homes (except correctional or penal institutions) provided no such use shall be established or permitted on a parcel of land of less than one acre in area, nor shall its buildings occupy more than 50 percent of the lot of tract, nor shall any part or portion of such use except for parking or open unobstructive uses be permitted within 30 feet of any property line.
L. Public parks, recreation areas, playgrounds, and community centers.
M. Public and private forest and wildlife reservations or similar conservation projects.
N. Semi-public recreation areas and centers, including country clubs, swimming pools and golf courses, but not including such uses as miniature golf course or driving range.
O. Billboards provided they are not erected or placed within 300 feet of the right-of-way of any intersecting streets, roads, or highways; or within 300 feet of a railroad intersecting a street, road, or highway; or within 300 feet of any existing residence or residential district; nor nearer an existing sign or billboard than a distance in lineal feet equal to the sum of the square foot area of both the existing and the proposed billboard or sign; provided that no sign, regardless of size, shall be closer to another billboard or sign than 300 feet on any one side of a street, road, or highway; nor shall any billboard or sign, at any point, obstruct proper and necessary sight distance from any street, road, or highway.
P. Customary home occupations (See definition).
Q. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any uses listed above. (See also Section
165.17).
R. Church, school, or similar bulletin boards or signs not exceeding 20 square feet in area, appertaining only to the lease, hire, or sale of products upon the premises or an announcement or identification sign carrying the name and address of the owner or tenant residing on the premises, provided that such boards or signs shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased or sold or the sale of products is completed. In no event shall more than two signs of the above character be permitted upon any lot, except for the display of construction signs during the time a job is under construction.
S. Principal uses which are permitted in this district shall be permitted to have one single or double faced on-site sign, no part of which shall overhang any public right-of-way, and which shall not exceed 30 square feet in area per face. None of the signs of either Paragraphs R or S shall influence or limit the number or billboards permitted in Paragraph O.
A. Height Regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed three stories or 42 feet.
B. Lot Area and Width. Each and every individual permitted principal use shall have a minimum lot area of one acre and each lot shall be minimum of 170 feet in width.
(1) Front Yard. A minimum front yard depth of 50 feet shall be required.
(2) Side Yards. There shall be two side yards required, one on each side of a lot, each with a minimum width of 25 feet.
(3) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard required with a minimum depth of 50 feet.
3. Special Exception. (See Section 165.18).
4. Supplementary Regulations. (See Section 165.20).