Chapter 17.12
PRIME AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT—AP
Sections:
17.12.020 Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses.
17.12.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the AP district is to identify lands that have soil quality and other physical and chemical characteristics, including an adequate water supply in irrigated areas, needed to economically produce sustained high yields of crops when treated and managed according to acceptable farming methods. Included within this designation are the areas that fall into either the dry land prime or irrigated prime criteria identified in the Adams County comprehensive plan. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))
17.12.020 Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses.
Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses in this district shall be as identified in Chapter 17.08, Use Districts and Chart. Said uses shall be allowed, as indicated in the district use chart, only after the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable Adams County rules and regulations are complied with. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))
17.12.030 Standards.
In addition to the applicable requirements of this code, including without limitation Chapter 17.76, General Standards, all development authorized in this zoning district shall meet the following minimum standards:
A. Minimum yard areas and setbacks in this district are as follows:
1. The minimum required front yard for shop buildings, barns, and/or home storage facilities shall be at least one hundred feet from the property line;
2. The minimum required front, side and rear yards for residential uses shall be at least three hundred feet from any property line;
3. The minimum required side and rear yards for all nonresidential structures shall be at least fifty feet from any side and/or rear property lines, except when adjoining a municipal boundary or a residential zoning district, the required side and rear yards shall be at lest one hundred feet;
4. The minimum required setbacks for residential uses on a legal or legally nonconforming lot of record, as defined under Section 17.04.635, may be reduced by the planning official subject to the following:
a. Adequate proof of a hardship is provided to the planning official; and
b. A reduction shall be kept to the minimum amount needed and shall in no case be less than the minimum setbacks specified above for shop buildings, barns and/or home storage facilities and nonresidential structures.
B. The maximum density of development allowed in this district shall be one unit per sixty acres.
C. The minimum lot size allowed in this district shall be at least sixty acres, except as provided for elsewhere in this code.
D. Allowed residential dwelling units per parcel shall be as follows: one single-family residence per parcel. On parcels meeting the established minimum lot size of this district, up to two single-family residences may be located on a single parcel, provided the requirements of this chapter other than the density requirement are met, and the following additional requirements are implemented:
1. The purpose for the second dwelling unit is to provide a residence for persons who own, manage or work on the farming operation; and
2. A signed notarized certificate is provided by the property owner of record acknowledging that future subdivision of the parent parcel will not occur for a period of five years, and that any future subdivision will comply with all of the minimum requirements of the zone including without limitation setbacks, density and minimum lot sizes, and will include only one residence each on the newly subdivided parcels. (Ord. O-01-07 § 5; Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))