This district is established to protect the City of Watford City from uses which would have an adverse effect on the city and to preserve land until it is developed as part of the city.

1.

Farm Residence.

2.

General Farm Operations.

3.

Parks and Gardens.

4.

Fair Grounds and associated activities.

5.

Engineered Post-Framed Buildings.

6.

Places of Worship

(Ord. No. 444, 11-21-2017)

1.

Airports.

2.

Cemetery.

3.

Funeral Homes.

4.

Oil, Gas, Mineral Extractions.

5.

Schools.

6.

Seismographic Exploration, subject to the Regulations in Article XXII, Section 8.

7.

Temporary Workforce Housing.

8.

Transmission Facilities.

9.

Bulk Freshwater Storage and Sales.

a)

This use shall not generate any increase in traffic and will be subject to all other provisions of a Conditional Use as detailed within this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 230, 3-7-2011; Ord. No. 444, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 499, 10-1-2018)

Farm tracts in this district shall be ten (10) acres or larger.

1.

When a building or structure is within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any residential district, said building or structure shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

2.

When a building or structure is more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any residential district, said building or structure shall not exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height.

1.

Front Yard:

a)

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet.

b)

Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

c)

Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot; Provided, however, that the buildable width of a single lot of record as of the effective date of this ordinance shall not be reduced to less than thirty-five (35) feet, except where necessary to provide a yard along the side street with a depth of not less than five (5) feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.

2.

Side Yard:

a)

Except as hereinafter provided in the following paragraph and in the additional height, area and use regulations of this ordinance, there shall be a side yard having a width of not less than six (6) feet on each side of the principal building.

b)

Wherever a lot of record as of the effective date of this ordinance has a width of fifty (50) feet or less, the side yard on each side of a building may be reduced to a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, but in no instance shall it be less than three (3) feet.

3.

Rear Yard:

a)

Except as hereinafter provided in the additional height, area and use regulations of this ordinance, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. No. 567, 5-3-2021)

As required in ARTICLE XX, PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS.

As permitted in ARTICLE XXI, SIGN REGULATIONS.