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Washington Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXXIV

Farm Regulations

§ 285-218 Permitted uses.

Agricultural uses, farm houses and usual farm buildings shall be permitted without restriction, except as set forth in § 285-219 . Permitted farm uses shall consist of the following:
A. 
The tilling of the soil; the raising of crops, fruits and vegetables; greenhouses and nurseries.
B. 
The storage, packing and marketing of fruits and vegetables produced on the premises.
C. 
The hatching and raising on a commercial scale of poultry, rabbits and fish and dairy farming.
D. 
The raising and grazing of horses, cattle, sheep and goats, including supplementary feeding of such animals, provided that such raising or grazing is not a part of, nor conducted in conjunction with, a livestock slaughterhouse or animal by-products business.
E. 
Dairy.
F. 
Public and private stables and riding academies.
G. 
Beekeeping.
H. 
All farm buildings including commercial operations.
I. 
Permanent farm markets, in accordance with site plan review regulations under the HC Highway Commercial District standards.

§ 285-219 Restrictions.

A. 
No fowl or livestock may be kept on parcels of land less than one acre in area.
B. 
No storage shall be established closer than 100 feet to any property line.
C. 
All new construction, including structures for temporary storage of feeds, shall conform to setback requirements.
D. 
The temporary display and sale of farm products shall be permitted provided that:
(1) 
At least 50% of such products shall have been produced on the property on which they are offered for sale.
(2) 
Parking space for at least three cars shall be provided behind the highway right-of-way line. Parking space shall be provided behind highway right-of-way lines at a ratio of one space for each 300 square feet of building floor area.
(3) 
Sale of farm products shall be conducted from a portable stand, dismantled at the end of the growing season, under the following conditions:
(a) 
Such building shall be located at least 40 feet from the right-of-way line of the road.
(b) 
There shall be two driveways, one for ingress and one for egress.
E. 
All farm buildings are to be approved by the subcode official as to structural safety.
F. 
All such uses shall be approved as to the safety of the traffic patterns and ingress and egress locations.