The purposes of the AT agricultural transition district are to provide for the orderly transition of agricultural land to other uses in areas planned for eventual city expansion. This district is generally intended to apply to lands located in the city where such lands are predominantly in agricultural or open space use but where conversion to nonagricultural use is expected to occur in the foreseeable future.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)

Permitted uses in the AT district include:

A.

Dairying, floriculture, orchards, plant nurseries, truck farming, sod farming, horticulture, grazing, greenhouses, forest and game management, livestock and poultry raising (except for commercial operations), roadside stands not exceeding one per farm, and similar agricultural uses;

B.

Two single-family dwelling units for resident owner/operators and their children, siblings, and parents or laborers principally engaged in conducting a permitted or approved conditional use;

C.

The second or greater wireless telecommunications facility located on an alternative support structure already supporting a wireless telecommunications facility or on a pre-existing wireless telecommunications facility, per the requirements of Chapter 19.55.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)

Conditional uses in the AT district include:

A.

Fish and fur farms, beekeeping, commercial livestock and poultry operations, livestock sales facilities, veterinary services for farm animals, and similar agricultural uses;

B.

Housing for seasonal farm laborers;

C.

Airports;

D.

Mineral extraction;

E.

More than two single-family dwelling units for residential owner/operators and their children, siblings, and parents or laborers principally engaged in conducting a permitted approved conditional use;

F.

The first wireless telecommunications facility located on an alternative support structure only, per the requirements of Chapter 19.55.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)

Minimum lot area in the AT district is as follows:

A.

Farm units, minimum thirty-five acres;

B.

Additional farm-related housing, minimum twenty thousand square feet.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)

Minimum yard requirements for the AT district are as follows:

A.

Additional farm-related housing shall comply with the provisions of the R-1 residential district;

B.

Farm buildings:

1.

Side yard, minimum fifty feet;

2.

Rear yard, minimum fifty feet.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)

Maximum building height for the AT district is two times their distance from adjacent lot lines.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)

Pre-existing residences in the agricultural transition district that do not conform to district standards may be continued in residential use and are not subject to the limitations of Chapter 19.60, nonconforming uses.

(Ord. No. 1914A, 2-18-2016)