20.20.110 A4 district – Intent, permitted uses, and special exception uses.
A. District Intent. The A4 (agricultural business) district is intended to be used as follows:
Use, Type, and Intensity.
•Commercial uses directly related to agricultural operations and compatible with the character of the area
Application of District.
•Existing or new development
•Adjacent to or in close proximity to existing agricultural land
Development Standards.
•Enact development standards to minimize the impacts on adjacent properties while encouraging agricultural vitality within the agricultural business district
Appropriate Adjacent Districts.
•CO, PR, A1, A2, A3, A4, IS, I1, and I2
Plan Commission.
•Protect the adjacent agricultural land and operations within the agricultural business district from uses that may conflict with their continued operation through the use of appropriate buffers and setbacks
•Be sensitive to the potential for water pollution and other negative impacts to nearby agricultural, residential, and commercial land
B. Permitted Uses.
Accessory Permitted Uses.
•Wind turbine system, small
Agricultural Permitted Uses.
•Agricultural products, processing
•Agricultural products, sale
•Agricultural products, storage
•Grain elevator
•Orchard
•Plant nursery, wholesale
•Tree farm, wholesale
Commercial Permitted Uses.
•Agriculture supply store
•Animal grooming
•Farm implement sales and service
•Farmers market
•Plant nursery, retail
•Retail, agriculture related
•Tool/equipment rental (indoor)
•Tree farm, retail
•Veterinary clinic
•Winery
Industrial Permitted Uses.
•Farm equipment repair
•Welding service
C. Special Exception Uses.
Agricultural Special Exception Uses.
•Stable (public)
Commercial Special Exception Uses.
•Commercial solar energy systems
•Kennel
•Shooting range (indoor)
•Tool/equipment rental (outdoor)
Industrial Special Exception Uses.
•Liquid fertilizer distribution [Ord. 3-4-19A; Ord. 12-27-11 § 2.11.]