§ 213. A-2, Agricultural Rural Farm District.

(a)

Purpose and intent. The A-2 zoning district is composed chiefly of open land, small agricultural uses, and individual single-family homes including manufactured homes. The A-2 zoning district is intended to be compatible with and implement the agricultural and rural character areas described in the comprehensive plan, and it is intended to implement the intensive agriculture, agricultural/forestry, residential (agricultural character area only), and public/institutional land use categories of the future land use plan as provided in the comprehensive plan.

(b)

Permitted and special uses. Permitted and special uses shall be as specified in table 2-1, "Use Regulations for Zoning Districts."

(c)

Dimensional requirements. Height, setback, lot area, density, intensity, and other requirements for development within the zoning district shall be as specified in table 2-2, "Dimensional Requirements for Zoning Districts," except as may be specifically provided otherwise.

(d)

Exception to lot frontage requirement. Notwithstanding the lot frontage requirements of section 117 of this UDC, in the A-2, Agricultural Rural Farm District, lots that contain a minimum lot area of eight acres shall only be required to front on an access easement that has a minimum width of 60 feet. No lot created pursuant to this paragraph shall be further subdivided except as a major subdivision.

(e)

Exception to minimum lot area requirement. Notwithstanding the minimum lot area requirements of section 115 and table 2-2 of this UDC, any lot in the A-2, Agricultural Rural Farm District which contains eight or more acres may be divided into no more than three lots (including the original tract) each with a minimum lot area of one and one-half acres, provided that such lots shall meet the minimum lot width requirements of section 116 for the A-2 zoning district as shown in table 2-2 and the minimum lot frontage requirements of section 117 of this UDC. No such lots shall be further subdivided except as a major subdivision.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)