The Agricultural District is intended to accommodate conventional farming activity, woodland and nursery uses, and customary associated uses. This district is also intended to accommodate active farmlands annexed to the City without jeopardizing such farm activity or the livelihood of such farm owners or operators. It is further intended that the uses in this district not present conflicts with other non-agricultural uses in other zoning districts. This district shall be located and regulated in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

   1.   Permitted Uses.

      A.   Customary farming, including field crops, dairying, and livestock and poultry raising, provided that no buildings for the keeping or shelter of farm animals be located closer than 200 feet to the nearest R Zoning District boundary and that no manure storage or spreading occurs closer than 200 feet to the nearest R Zoning District boundary. Livestock shall be confined and separated from all R Zoning Districts by a continuous and secure fence appropriate to the type of livestock being confined. No surface water drainage from animal or manure storage areas is permitted to drain toward any R Zoning District or into any City storm sewer system. Such drainage toward an R Zoning District is permitted if such drainage is confined within the farm property by artificial means and, if such drainage has manure content, if such drainage residue be regularly removed from such concentrated area; but in no case shall such residue be relocated or applied to any farmland within 200 feet from any R Zoning District. Farmland enrolled in any government farm program qualifies as a permitted farmland use in this district.

      B.   Wood lots, timber raising and harvesting, plant material, nurseries and greenhouses, and family or commercial garden plots.

      C.   Seasonal roadside vegetable stands no larger than 500 square feet with no customer parking on public highway or street right-of-way.

      D.   Airports and customary associated uses, including the residence of the operator, manager, or custodian.

      E.   Contractors’ offices, yards and associated storage uses and residence of the owner or operator.

      F.   Farm-related residences of a farm owner, operator, or lessee or a parent or child of such owner, operator, or lessee. Such residence may include mobile home type housing. There may be up to two such farm-related residences on a single farmstead and one additional farm or non-farm residence per quarter-section of farmland in the City exclusive of the quarter-section where the farmstead is located.

      G.   Public and private park, recreational and sports activities including fairgrounds, carnival grounds, periodic livestock sales, museums and open display of historic objects, and periodic demonstrations of commercial or entertainment value.

      H.   Grain storage.

      I.   Other uses similar to and compatible with the uses enumerated above.

      J.   Customary accessory uses and buildings for the above permitted uses.

   2.   Conditional Uses [Performance Standards as provided in Section 165.10(3)]:

      A.   Conditional uses of the Conservancy District.

      B.   Kennels and the residence of the owner or operator.

      C.   Junk, salvage, and wrecking yards and the residence of owner or operator.

      D.   Trucking terminals and the residence of the owner or operator.

      E.   Livestock sales barns and related facilities.

      F.   Grain elevators and related storage; and fertilizer storage, mixing and sales.

      G.   Any other non-farm storage, processing, or manufacturing uses including food products for human or animal consumption.

      H.   Home occupations.

      I.   Rock quarries, gravel pits, and customary accessory uses.

      J.   Accessory uses larger than the principal permitted use.

      K.   Daycare centers and nursery schools.

   3.   Special Exception Uses: As provided in Section 165.11(3).

   4.   Minimum Performance Standards For Permitted Uses:

      A.   Lot area and density: two acres for any use including residences.

      B.   Lot width: 100 feet.

      C.   Height of structure: 45 feet maximum

      D.   Front yard setback: 50 feet.

      E.   Side yard setback: 25 feet.

      F.   Rear yard setback: 25 feet.

      G.   Area of structure: no minimum, except 900 square feet minimum for site-built or assembled homes or 720 square feet minimum for mobile homes.

      H.   Parking: As provided in Section 165.08.

      I.   Signs: As provided in Chapter 155.