32-38 A-4 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT.

a. General Provisions . All lands within an A-4 agricultural preserve district may be used for any of the following uses, under the following regulations set forth in this chapter.

b. Intent and Purpose . This land use district is intended to provide areas that provide primarily for the commercial production of food and fibre and other compatible uses consistent with the intent and purpose of the Land Conservation Act of 1965.

a. Uses Permitted . Uses permitted in the A-4 district shall be as follows:

1. All types of commercial, agricultural production, including general farming, horticulture, floriculture, livestock production, aviaries, apiaries, forestry and similar agricultural uses, excepting those uses requiring a permit in paragraph b. of this subsection.

2. Those agricultural and compatible uses specifically agreed upon between the County and the landowner at the time of entering into the agreement and designated in writing within the agreement.

b. Uses Requiring Land Use Permit . In the A-4 district the following uses are permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:

1. Related commercial agricultural uses including the erection, or modification of sheds, warehouses, granaries, hullers, dryers, fruit and vegetable packing and buildings for the storage of agricultural products and equipment;

2. A stand not exceeding four hundred (400) square feet for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises, if the stand is set back at least twenty-five (25') feet from the front property line;

3. Residence of the owner, owners, lessee, or lessor of the land on which the use is conducted. In no event shall any residential structure be permitted to be built or additional residential structure be erected on less than twenty (20) acres per unit;

4. Oil and gas drilling and production including the installation and use of only such equipment, structures and facilities

as are necessary and convenient for drilling and extracting operations;

5. A home occupation;

6. Nurseries and greenhouses;

7. Hog ranches;

8. Dairying;

9. Fur farms;

10. Livestock and feed yards;

11. Poultry raising;

12. Commercial fish farming;

13. Wineries and facilities for processing of all agricultural products produced on the premises;

14. Living accommodations for agricultural workers employed on the property of the owner;

15. Mushroom houses;

16. Commercial radio and television receiving and transmitting facilities but not including broadcasting studios or business offices;

17. Those uses described in Section 51201(e) of the Government Code.

a. Parcel Size . Unless otherwise permitted in accordance with paragraph a.,2. of subsection 32-38.2, no structure permitted in the A-4 district shall be placed or erected upon a parcel smaller than twenty (20) acres.

b. Parcel Width . No agricultural pursuit shall be permitted, and no structure erected or placed on a lot less than three hundred (300') feet in average width.

a. Lot Depth . No agricultural pursuit shall be permitted, nor shall any structure or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or established on a lot less than three hundred (300') feet deep.

• a. Building Height; Maximum . There shall be no maximum building or structure height in the A-4 district.

a. Yard; Side . No side yard shall be less than fifty (50') feet in width; barns, stables, and other buildings or structures used to house livestock, grainfed rodents, or poultry shall be at least fifty (50') feet from the boundary line of any residential land use district.

• b. Yard; Setback . There shall be a setback (front yard) of at least fifty (50') feet for any building or structure.

• c. Yard; Rear . There shall be a rear yard of at least twenty-five (25') feet for any building or structure.

a. Land Use and Variance Permit; Granting. Land use permits for the special uses enumerated in paragraph b. of subsection 32-38.2 and variance permits to modify the provisions contained in subsection 32-38.3 through subsection 3238.6 may be granted in accordance with subsection 32-3.

32-39— 32-44 RESERVED.