§ 42-83. A-1 Agriculture District.
(a)
Purpose. The A-1 Agriculture District is intended to provide for the needs of agriculture and residential as principle uses. It is intended that this district be a transition district to provide residential uses as determined by the town board. To maintain open space, it is intended that residential development be planned unit development.
(b)
Use regulations.
(1)
Permitted uses.
a.
Agriculture; dairying; general farming; raising and harvesting of crops; grazing of herds; feeding, fattening or raising of cattle or poultry; pasturage; commercial greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, sod farms, barns, farm sheds, milk houses, chicken coops, silos, etc.
b.
One-family dwellings on 20-acre parcels. The principal farm residence shall comply with the building area provisions contained herein. Farm dwellings for additional families or individuals who are actually engaged in the farm operation may be considered accessory uses, and shall comply with the floor area, offset and setback provisions of the R-3 Residential District.
c.
Home occupations and professional offices, as defined in this chapter, when incident to the residential use and when situated in the same dwelling, subject to the following conditions:
1.
No name plate exceeding three square feet in area shall be permitted.
2.
Such home occupation or professional office shall not employ more than 20 percent of the floor area of the principal building.
3.
Such home occupation or professional office shall not employ more than one person who is not a resident on such lot.
4.
Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided adjacent, or reasonably adjacent to the building served.
5.
Such permitted use shall not include the conduct of any retail or wholesale business on the premises, nor the removal of sand, gravel or stone for commercial purposes.
6.
Such permitted use shall not include the use of any machinery tools, or other appliances that can reasonably be construed as creating a nuisance to the surrounding residential area.
(2)
Conditional uses. Airports, et al., antique shops, et al., bed and breakfast establishments, cemeteries and mausoleums, et al., commercial and residential ponds, et al., commercial kennels and laboratories, et al., commercial truck parking, communication structures, et al., fur farms, pig farms, et al., in-law unit, legal nonconforming uses, public buildings and uses, quarrying, recreation facilities, et al., refuse disposal sites, et al., residential planned unit developments, riding academies, et al., and uses or situations not specifically provided for.
(c)
Building locations (except as may be modified under the terms of a planned unit development).
(1)
Setback: 50 feet minimum. Following the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, if a portion of a proposed subdivision has the advantage of a reduced 35-foot setback as permitted by the county shoreland and floodland protection ordinance, the town board, upon receipt of a recommendation from the town plan commission, may approve a reduced 35-foot setback for portions of the proposed subdivision in the town jurisdiction.
(2)
Offset: 20 feet minimum.
(d)
Height regulations.
(1)
Principal residential building.
a.
Non-exposed foundation.
1.
Overall maximum height (lowest exposure to highest peak): 35 feet.
b.
Exposed foundation.
1.
Overall maximum height (lowest exposure to highest top plate): 32 feet.
2.
Overall maximum height (lowest exposure to highest peak): 44 feet.
(2)
Farm structures. See section 42-37.
(3)
Accessory buildings: 18 feet maximum.
(e)
Area regulations.
(1)
Floor area.
a.
Minimum required.
1.
First floor: 900 square feet.
2.
Total, one family: 1,200 square feet. All residences shall have attached two-car garages with a minimum area of 400 square feet and a maximum area not to exceed 1,200 square feet or 60 percent of the first floor area of the principal structure, whichever is greater.
b.
Maximum building footprint permitted.
1.
Ten percent.
2.
15 percent in planned unit developments.
(2)
Lot size.
a.
Minimum area.
1.
20 acres.
2.
Where residential planned unit development is utilized, the lot size shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 42-35(9)(i).
b.
Minimum width.
1.
660 feet.
2.
Where residential planned unit development is utilized, the minimum average width shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 42-35(9)(i).
(Ord. of 10-24-2017, § 13-3-4)