Chapter 17.14
AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.14.020 Special provisions and development standards.
17.14.040 Fences, walls and hedges.
17.14.060 Frontage, width and depth of site.
17.14.110 Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
17.14.120 Distance between structures.
17.14.130 Location of structures containing animals or fowl.
17.14.010 Purpose.
The AN district is intended to preserve lands best suited for agriculture from the encroachment of incompatible uses; to protect lands designated for eventual urban development to ensure the orderly and beneficial conversion of these lands to nonagricultural use; and to provide appropriate areas for certain predominantly open uses of land which are not injurious to agricultural uses but which may not be harmonious with urban uses. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.14.020 Special provisions and development standards.
All uses in the AN district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.71. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.14.030 Permitted uses.
Uses permitted by right and subject to approval of an administrative site plan or conditional use permit in the AN district shall be as listed in Section 17.26.030. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.14.040 Fences, walls and hedges.
In the AN district, fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.71.090. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.050)
17.14.050 Site area.
In the AN district:
A. Site Area. The minimum site area shall be ten acres for all permitted uses. The minimum site area for a conditional use shall be specifically approved by the planning commission in granting the use permit.
B. Site Area Per Dwelling Unit. Each site in the AN district shall have not less than five acres for each dwelling unit located on the site, subject to the exception that employee housing may be located on a site with a lesser area for each dwelling unit; provided, that the area of the site and the number of dwelling units are specifically approved by the planning commission in granting the use permit. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.060)
17.14.060 Frontage, width and depth of site.
In the AN district, there are no requirements for frontage, width and depth of site. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.070)
17.14.070 Coverage.
In the AN district, the maximum site area covered by structures shall be ten percent for permitted uses and twenty percent for conditional uses. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.080)
17.14.080 Yard requirements.
In the AN district:
A. The minimum front yard shall be thirty-five feet.
B. The minimum rear yard shall be fifteen feet.
C. The minimum side yard shall be fifteen feet. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.090)
17.14.090 Building height.
Except as may be allowed under provisions of Chapter 17.80, in the AN district the maximum height of a structure occupied by a permitted use shall be thirty-five feet. The maximum height of accessory structures shall be thirty-five feet subject to the exception that tank houses, storage tanks, windmills and silos may exceed thirty-five feet in height. The maximum height of a structure occupied by a conditional use and its accessory structures shall be thirty feet unless specifically determined otherwise by provisions of the use permit. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.100)
17.14.100 Signs.
In the AN district, no sign shall be permitted except as prescribed in Chapter 17.72. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.110)
17.14.110 Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
In the AN district, off-street parking facilities and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site of each use as prescribed in Chapter 17.64. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.120)
17.14.120 Distance between structures.
Where there is more than one structure on a site in an AN zone, the minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and another structure shall be twenty feet. The minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and a structure housing livestock or poultry shall be fifty feet. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.130)
17.14.130 Location of structures containing animals or fowl.
Any structure in an AN zone in which animals or fowl are contained shall be at least two hundred feet distance from any lot in any RA, R, RM, PO or C district, or from any school or institution for human care. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.14.140)