84.0210 Agricultural Land Use Types.

Agricultural land use types include the following sub-classifications:

(a) Row, Field, Tree, and Nursery Crop Cultivation

This land use type refers to a primary use of the land which includes cultivation of open field or greenhouse crops of fruits, vegetables, grain, fibers, flowers, ornamental, and nursery plant materials for wholesale or retail sales and ultimate consumption by others.

(b) Animal Raising

This land use type refers to a primary use of the land which includes animal husbandry activities for the production of animal products which will be consumed by others. Animal types and densities shall be specified by each land use

district. Additional animals may be raised as accessory uses.

This land use type refers to the keeping of more than five dogs or five cats for breeding, boarding and/or sale.

(d) Wholesale trade of livestock (e.g., animal auctions).
(e) Cow and Goat Dairies

This land use type refers to a any premises where milk is produced for sale or distribution and where 10 more cows or goats are in lactation.

(f) Hog Ranches and Calf Raising

This land use type refers to any premise used for the raising or keeping of 10 or more weaned animals.

(g) Agricultural Support Services

This land use type refers to uses supportive of the farm community which are fully compatible with agricultural uses. These include, but are not limited to, the following.

(1) Farm machinery equipment and supplies, sale, and repair.
(2) Farm produce sales and supply (feed, hay, grain and grain products, fertilizer).
(3) Farm products packaging and processing.
(4) Feed storage, farm products warehousing and storage (except stockyards).
(5) Animal husbandry services, veterinary services for large and small animals, horseshoeing, agricultural processing.
(6) Animal waste processing, stockyards, organic fertilizer, feed lots.
(7) The display and sales of farm machinery equipment and supplies.
(8) Agricultural chemicals, fuel and fuel oil, nonflammable bottled gas.

Agricultural support services are uses which directly support or which are accessory or incidental to established agricultural uses within the general vicinity. Such services do not adversely affect surrounding properties, groundwater, or infrastructure.