Chapter 17.28
ARTISAN AGRICULTURAL AND VISITOR SERVING ZONING DISTRICT

Sections:

17.28.010    Purpose

17.28.020    Characteristics Of The District

17.28.030    Allowed Uses And Permit Requirements

17.28.040    Development Standards

17.28.010 Purpose:

The purpose of the artisan agricultural and visitor serving (A-V) zoning district is to allow small scale farming and associated visitor serving uses such as boutique agricultural uses, wineries, tasting rooms, boutique lodging, cafes, and recreation facilities. (Ord. 473 §3, 2007)

17.28.020 Characteristics Of The District:

The A-V district is applied to areas of the city used for viable agricultural use and allows small scale agricultural activities such as vineyards, orchards, artisan crops (such as herbs, specialty lettuces, and flowers, etc.); while simultaneously accommodating visitor serving uses including bed and breakfast establishments, hotels, motels, or inns of not more than twelve (12) rooms, tasting rooms for wine and other agricultural products, cafes and other small scale dining facilities, retail facilities featuring visitor serving items such as agriculture related products. The A-V district implements the artisan agricultural and visitor serving general plan land use designation. The minimum parcel size is five (5) acres and site coverage including buildings and paved areas is limited to five percent (5%) of the total parcel. (Ord. 473 §3, 2007)

17.28.030 Allowed Uses And Permit Requirements:

Section 17.26.040, table 17.26-1 of this title identifies allowed uses for the A-V district subject to compliance with chapter 17.26, "Allowable Land Uses", of this title and all other provisions of this title. (Ord. 473 §3, 2007)

17.28.040 Development Standards:

The development standards listed below are intended to assist property owners and project designers in understanding the city’s minimum requirements and expectations for A-V development. The designated approving authority will review any relevant development applications against these standards to determine compliance with applicable zoning regulations.

TABLE 17.28-1

ARTISAN AGRICULTURAL AND VISITOR SERVING
ZONING DISTRICTS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Development Standard

A-V

Minimum lot area

5 acres

Maximum lot coverage

5 percent of parcel (involving buildings and paved area)

Maximum density

1 du/parcel (as accessory use)

Setbacks1:

Front

30 feet

Sides, interior lot

10 feet

Street side, corner lot

15 feet

Rear

25 feet

Minimum Lot Dimensions:

Width/frontage

200 feet

Depth

100 feet

Height Limit2:

Primary structures

35 feet

Accessory

16 feet2

Accessory structures

See chapter 17.46 of this title

Landscaping

See chapter 17.54 of this title

Resource efficiency

See chapter 17.55 of this title

Lighting

See chapter 17.56 of this title

Parking

See chapter 17.58 of this title

Performance standards

See chapter 17.60 of this title

Signs

See chapter 17.62 of this title

Notes:

1.    Flag and panhandle lots will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

2.    Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, and similar structures or necessary mechanical appurtenances may be a maximum height of 65 feet. The height of other types of buildings may be exceeded upon issuance of a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 473 §3, 2007)