A. Purpose. The A-1 Agricultural District is established to help conserve good farming areas and prevent uncontrolled, uneconomical spread of residential development since it results in excessive costs to the community for provision of essential public improvements and services. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the A District: Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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(1) Single-family residence.
(2) Commercial agricultural and horticulture.
(3) Farm buildings and structures.
(4) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products.
(5) Historic sites.
(6) Public and private riding stables.
(7) Truck gardens, orchards, nurseries and greenhouses.
(8) Roadside stands for the sale of farm products produced only on agricultural premises.
(9) Public and private forest and wildlife reservations or similar conservation projects.
(10) Public facility plants such as water and sewage disposal.
(11) Essential services: telephone, telegraph, power lines and necessary appurtenant equipment and structures under 35 kilovolts (KV).
(12) Signs subject to the standards in Article VII of this chapter.
C. Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted in the A District: Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(1) Any incidental machinery, structures or buildings necessary to the conduct of agricultural, single-family residential and other permitted uses.
(2) Private garages, carports, screen houses, swimming pools and storage buildings for use of occupants of the principal structure.
D. Conditional uses. The following conditional uses are permitted in the A District: Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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(1) Farm drainage and irrigation systems.
(2) Public and parochial schools of general instruction.
(3) Churches and similar places of worship and instruction, including parish houses.
(4) Cemeteries, including mausoleums and crematories.
(5) Hospitals, clinics, sanitariums and charitable institutions for the treatment of diseases, nursing and convalescent homes, except correctional or penal institutions.
(6) Public parks, recreation areas, playgrounds and community centers.
(7) Semipublic recreation areas and centers, including country clubs, swimming pools and golf courses or practice driving tees which are operated for commercial purposes.
(8) Commercial amusement or recreation development.
(9) Home occupations.
(10) Agricultural products and livestock processing plants.
(11) Resort campgrounds.
(12) Mining, sand and gravel operations.
(13) Municipal, county, state and federal government buildings and areas.
(14) Radio and television towers and broadcast stations.
(15) Airports and private landing fields.
(16) Commercial feedlots, provided that no feedlot shall be located within 1,000 feet of a residential district.
(17) Sanitary landfills, provided that no sanitary landfill be located within 1,000 feet of a residential district.
(18) Any other use of similar character to those listed under Subsection B of this section.
E. Performance standards.
(1) Height regulations.
(a) The maximum height of all buildings shall not exceed 35 feet.
(b) This height limitation shall not apply to grain elevators, silos, windmills, elevator lags, cooling towers, water towers, chimneys and smokestacks, church spires, radio transmission towers, or electrical transmission lines.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) Required setback distance shall be 40 feet from lot lines.
(b) Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback of 40 feet on one side (front) and 25 feet on the other side (side).
(3) Side and rear yard regulations.
(a) Minimum side yard shall be 10 feet.
(b) Minimum rear yard shall be 25 feet.
(c) Accessory buildings shall have side and rear yard setbacks the same as for the principal structure.
(4) Lot width and depth regulation.
(a) Minimum lot width shall be 100 feet.
(5) Lot area regulations. The minimum lot size shall be two acres.
(6) Location and structure. Structures shall be so located on each lot as to permit resubdivision if and when central sewer and water systems become available.
(7) General requirements. Additional requirements for parking, signs, and other regulations are set forth in Article VII of this chapter. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).