17.18.010 Intent and Purpose.

1. The A-L Agricultural district is established for the purpose of protecting agricultural uses in the county by restricting and regulating density, land coverage and land use.

17.18.020 District Regulations.

1. In an A-L district no building or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged or designed for other than one of the uses listed in Section 17.18.030.

17.18.030 Permitted Uses.

1. Uses permitted in an A-L district shall be as follows.

1. General farm operations.
2. Single-family dwelling units including manufactured homes, equivalent performance manufactured homes but not including mobile homes.
3. Churches and similar places of worship and parish houses.
4. Golf courses and other open land recreational uses, except miniature golf courses, driving tees or other intensive commercial uses such as automobile race track or amusement park.
5. Green houses, nurseries and garden center.
6. Institutions of higher learning, including dormitory accommodations when located on the same tract as the educational buildings.
7. Public and semi-public parks, playgrounds, campgrounds, fishing preserves or other recreational areas and community buildings owned and operated by a public agency or non-profit organization.
8. Public or parochial preschool, elementary, junior high and high schools and private schools with equivalent curriculum.
9. Stands for sale of agricultural products or commodities raised on the premises.
10. Customary accessory uses and structures located on the same tract with the principal use, including barns, sheds, tennis courts, swimming pools, private garages, garden houses, barbecue ovens, fireplaces and similar uses.
11. Temporary structures incidental to construction work, but only for the period of such work. Basements and cellars may not be occupied for residential purposes until the building is completed.
12. The renting of not to exceed two sleeping rooms with a total occupancy of not to exceed three persons for whom board may be furnished but with the prohibition of separate culinary accommodations for such tenants.
13. Utility lines and facilities necessary for public service, and including, refuse disposal area conducted under a landfill or sanitary fill method, public and semi-public storage and repair facilities, sewage disposal, water supply and treatment facilities, dams and power plants.
14. Water sheds, wildlife habitats, wildlife production areas, and game management areas or other conservation uses.
15. The following uses may be allowed special use permit when submitted, reviewed and approved by the Board of Adjustment and subject to conditions as the Board may impose.

1. Any public building erected or land used by any department of the City, County, State or Federal Government.
2. Airport or heliport.
3. Cemetery.
4. Group homes on a tract of land three (3) acres or larger.
5. Nursing home, rest homes, convalescent homes and homes for the aged on a tract of land three (3) acres or larger.
6. Radio, television, navigation or military control station, transmitter or tower.
7. Animal hospital or kennel.
8. Wrecking salvage or junk yard, providing the storage yard is completely enclosed with a six-foot fence or wall and located not less than 1,500 feet from a residential district zone and subject to the following.

1. The operation shall be conducted completely within the enclosed area. The fence or wall shall be of uniform texture and color and shall be so maintained by the proprietor as to insure maximum safety to the public and preserve the general welfare of the area. The fence or wall shall be installed in such a manner as to retain all scrap, junk or other material within the yard.
2. No junk shall be loaded, unloaded or otherwise placed, either temporarily or permanently, outside the enclosing fence or wall or within public right-of-way.
3. Burning of paper, trash, junk or other waste materials shall be permitted only after approval of the Fire Department and in accordance with the State requirements. Said burning, when permitted, shall be done during daylight hours only.

1. Home occupations (See Chapter 17.56 for interpretation.)

17.18.040 Intensity of Use Regulations.

1. Tracts in this district shall be two acres or larger.

17.18.050 Height Regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in the height, are, bulk and dimensional requirements of this ordinance, no building or structure shall exceed the following height restrictions.

1. When a building or structure is within 150 feet of a dwelling district zone, said building or structure shall not exceed 35 feet in height.
2. When a building or structure is more than 150 feet from a dwelling district zone, said building or structure shall not exceed 80 feet in height.

17.18.060 Yard Regulations

1. The yard regulations for an A-L district shall be as follows.

1. Front Yard

1. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than forty feet except as required for arterial and collector streets or roads. (See additional height, area and use regulations.)
2. Where a lot or tract has double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets or roads.
3. Where a lot or tract is located at the intersections of two or more streets or roads, there shall be a front yard on each street or road side of said lot or tract. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street or road.

1. Side Yard.

1. There shall be a side yard on each side of every building or structure which side yard shall not be less than fifteen feet.

1. Rear Yard.

1. Except as hereinafter provided in the additional height, area and use regulations of this ordinance, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than forty feet.

17.18.070 Sign Regulations.

1. For sign regulations in an A-L district, see Chapter 17.50.

17.18.080 Parking Regulations.

1. For parking regulations in an A-L district, see Chapter 17.52.