The agricultural category includes one zone district: A. Lands in the agricultural district are intended to provide for areas primarily consisting of agricultural and residential uses consistent with the areas as designated agricultural within the city's comprehensive plan.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.1, 5-7-2002)

Within an agricultural district shown on the "Zoning Map, City of Williston, Florida," the following use provisions regarding permitted principal uses and structures shall apply:

(1)

All agricultural activities (excepting intensive agriculture uses as defined in section 44-10 and not including livestock or poultry slaughterhouses), including the raising of livestock and poultry, the production of dairy and poultry products, the cultivation of field crops and fruits and berries, forestry conducted in accordance with the comprehensive plan, apiculture, and similar uses; provided that no structure used for housing of animals or any commercial feed lot operation shall be located within 300 feet of any lot line, and no structure used for housing domestic animals shall be located within 100 feet of any lot line.

(2)

The processing, storage, and sale of agricultural products and commodities which are raised on the premises (but not including livestock or poultry slaughterhouses); provided that: (a) no building used for these activities shall be located within 300 feet of any side or rear lot line unless the building is on a parcel at least 15 acres in size and meets the buffer requirements of section 60-341(1), in which case the building may comply with the minimum yard requirements of Section 60-177; and (b) the processing and sale or other dispensing of marijuana are prohibited as set forth in section 60-183.

(3)

Single-family dwellings.

(4)

Mobile homes.

(5)

Plant nurseries and greenhouses.

(6)

Homes of six or fewer residents which otherwise meet the definition of a "community residential home" (see article II of this chapter).

(7)

All permitted uses in the R-1 zoning district.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.2, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 2024-725, § 2, 7-16-2024)

The following shall be permitted accessory uses and structures in the agricultural district:

(1)

Uses and structures which:

a.

Are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses and structures;

b.

Are located on the same lot as the permitted principal use or structure or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership; and

c.

Uses and structures which involve operations not in keeping with the character of the district.

(2)

Examples of permitted accessory uses and structures include:

a.

Barns and stables;

b.

Private garages;

c.

Private swimming pools;

d.

On-site signs (see chapter 52).

e.

Residential facilities for caretakers whose work requires residence on the premises or for employees who will be quartered on the premises.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.3, 5-7-2002)

The following shall be prohibited uses and structures in the agricultural district:

Junkyard or automobile wrecking yard, and any use or structure not specifically, provisionally or by reasonable implication permitted herein as a special exception.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.4, 5-7-2002)

The following are special exceptions in the agricultural district:

(1)

The processing, storage, and sale of agricultural products and commodities which are not raised on the premises; provided that no building used for these activities shall be located within 300 feet of any side or rear lot line.

(2)

Livestock auction arenas.

(3)

Livestock or poultry slaughterhouses; provided that no building used for these activities shall be located within 300 feet of any lot line.

(4)

Sawmills and planing mills; provided that no building used for these activities shall be located within 300 feet of any side or rear lot line.

(5)

Agricultural equipment and related machinery sales.

(6)

Agricultural feed and grain packaging, blending, storage, and sales.

(7)

Agricultural fertilizer storage and sales.

(8)

Agricultural fairs and fairground activities.

(9)

Recreational activities such as racetracks and speedways; golf courses; country clubs; tennis and racquet clubs; golf and archery ranges; rifle, shotgun, and pistol ranges; travel trailer parks or campgrounds, including day camps; hunting or fishing camps; and similar uses.

(10)

Riding or boarding stables; provided that no building used for housing of animals shall be located within 300 feet of any lot line.

(11)

Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, and adult congregate living facilities.

(12)

Commercial kennels, veterinary clinics, and animal shelters; provided that no open runs or buildings used for housing of animals shall be located within 300 feet of any lot line.

(13)

Group living facilities.

(14)

Crematories.

(15)

Airplane landing fields.

(16)

Child care centers, provided:

a.

No outdoor play activities shall be conducted before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.; and

b.

Provision is made for areas for off-street pickup and drop-off of children.

(17)

Home occupations (see article II of this chapter).

(18)

Public or private schools offering curricula comparable to that of public schools (see article II of this chapter).

(19)

Public buildings and facilities, unless otherwise specified (see article II of this chapter).

(20)

Private clubs and lodges.

(21)

Off-site signs (see also chapter 52).

(22)

Solid waste facilities.

(23)

Flea markets.

(24)

Paper and pulp manufacturing.

(25)

Intensive agriculture uses (see section 44-10).

(26)

Churches and other houses of worship.

(27)

Cemeteries and mausoleums.

(28)

Adult care centers.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.5, 5-7-2002)

Minimum lot requirements for area and width in the agricultural district shall be as follows:

(1)

Single-family dwellings, mobile homes, and group living facilities:

a.

Minimum lot area: one acre.

b.

Minimum lot width: 200 feet.

(2)

All other permitted uses and structures (unless otherwise specified): None, except as necessary to meet other requirements as set out herein.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.6, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 462, § 1(19), 9-16-2003)

Minimum yard requirements for the depth of the front and rear yard, and the width of the side yard in the agricultural district shall be as follows for all permitted uses and structures (unless otherwise specified):

(1)

Front: 30 feet.

(2)

Side: 25 feet.

(3)

Rear: 25 feet.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.7, 5-7-2002)

The maximum height of structures in the agricultural district shall be 35 feet. See also article II of this chapter for exceptions from height limitations.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.8, 5-7-2002)

The maximum floor area ratio in the agricultural district shall be 35 percent. However, for parcels at least 15 acres in size that include commercial greenhouses or plant nurseries or facilities used for the growing, processing, storage or sale of agricultural products and commodities which are raised on the premises (but not including livestock or poultry slaughter houses), maximum floor area ration shall be 80 percent.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.9, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 2024-725, § 3, 7-16-2024)

The maximum lot coverage by all impervious surfaces in the agricultural district shall be 50 percent. However, for parcels at least 15 acres in size that include commercial greenhouses or plant nurseries or facilities used for the growing, processing, storage or sale of agricultural products and commodities which are raised on the premises (but not including livestock or poultry slaughter houses), maximum lot coverage by all impervious surfaces shall be 80 percent.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.10, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 2024-725, § 4, 7-16-2024)

There are no minimum landscaped buffering requirements in the agricultural district for all permitted uses and structures (unless otherwise specified), except as necessary to meet other requirements as set out in this chapter. See also article II of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.11, 5-7-2002)

The minimum off-street parking requirements in the agricultural district shall be as follows:

(1)

Residential dwelling units: two spaces for each dwelling unit.

(2)

Elementary schools: two spaces for each classroom, plus one space for each staff.

(3)

Middle school: two spaces for each classroom or office room, plus one space for each staff member.

(4)

Senior high school: four spaces for each classroom or office room, plus two spaces for each three seats in any auditorium or gymnasium.

(5)

Churches or other houses of worship: one space for each four permanent seats in the main room.

(6)

Public buildings and facilities (unless otherwise specified): one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(7)

Clubs and lodges including fraternal organizations: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(8)

Adult and child care centers, preschools: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area devoted to adult or child care activities and one space for each employee.

(9)

Group living facilities, group housing projects, foster care: one space for each bed.

(10)

Hospitals: one space for each bed, plus one for each employee on the maximum shift.

(11)

Convalescent and nursing homes: one space for each two beds, plus one for each employee on the maximum shift.

(12)

Adult congregate living facilities (ACLF): one space for each bed.

(13)

Commercial and service establishments (unless otherwise specified), agricultural fairs and fairgrounds; livestock auction arena: one space for each 350 square feet of floor area where applicable. One space for each 1,000 square feet of lot or ground area outside buildings used for any type of sale display or activity.

(14)

Livestock or poultry slaughterhouse; sawmills and planing mills; crematories; agricultural feed and grain packaging, blending, storage and sales; agricultural fertilizer storage and sales: one space for each 500 square feet of floor area.

(15)

Livestock auction arenas; agricultural equipment and related machinery sales; agricultural fairs and fairground activities; drive-in theaters; racetracks and speedways; golf and archery ranges; rifle, shotgun, and pistol ranges; commercial kennels; veterinary clinics; and animal shelters: Parking requirements will be approved through site plan approval process on a case-by-case basis.

(16)

Commercial greenhouse or plant nursery: one space for each group of 20 employees (or portion thereof) plus one space for each employee.

(17)

For other special exceptions as specified herein: To be determined by findings in the particular case.

See also article II of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.5.12, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 2024-725, § 5, 7-16-2024)

The provisions of this section 60-183 apply to any activities involving the cultivation, processing or dispensing of marijuana.

(1)

The sole permitted activity in the zoning district related to marijuana is the cultivation of marijuana as permitted by Florida law.

(2)

The processing or dispensing of marijuana products are prohibited, even if the marijuana plants processed or dispensed are raised on the premises.

(3)

For purposes of this section:

a.

"Dispensing" means the selling, or otherwise delivering of, marijuana plants or marijuana products to the public.

b.

"Marijuana" means all parts of any marijuana plant; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds or resin.

c.

"Marijuana plant" means all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not.

d.

"Marijuana products" are products used, intended for use, or designed for use in preparing, storing, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana into the human body. Such products are defined as "marijuana delivery devices" under F.S. (2024) § 381.986(1)(g). Such phrase does not include marijuana plants that have not been processed.

e.

"Processing" means the processing of marijuana plants into marijuana products and:

1.

Includes the extraction of oil and other active ingredients from the marijuana plants to create marijuana products, and the packaging of such manufactured products.

2.

Does not include harvesting marijuana plants grown on the premises, or preparing or packaging such marijuana plants for shipment from the premises to be processed off of the premises.

(4)

The prohibitions on processing and dispensing of marijuana products set forth in this section 60-183 shall prevail over any other provision of this article V of chapter 60 that would otherwise allow such uses in the agricultural (A) district.

(Ord. No. 2024-725, § 6, 7-16-2024)