Proposed Zones

The proposed RR zone is the most similar to the current A zone.

RR - Rural Residential

The rural residential zoning district provides for low-intensity residential dwellings and related uses and activities.

The development pattern in a rural residential district is shaped by variation, with large lots of varying sizes arranged along roads that may not have an established grid or curvilinear pattern. For uses and standards, please review Article 4.01 RR - Rural Residential Zoning District.
Includes...

• Agriculture

Proposed Article 4.01

RP - Rural Preservation

The rural preservation zoning district is established to protect and conserve agricultural lands and other significant natural areas that contribute to the rural character of the County.

The district allows for limited residential, agricultural, and similarly compatible uses clustered with regard to existing topography, natural characteristics, and environmental constraints that may exist. Cluster development may be permitted in conservation areas. For uses and standards, please review Article 7.03 RP - Rural Preservation Zoning District.
Includes...

• Agriculture
• Agriculture - High Intensity
• Agritourism

Proposed Article 7.03

AR - Agricultural Rural

The agricultural rural zoning district is intended to ensure the continued production of agricultural commodities by preserving acreage of productive agricultural lands and activities that contribute to the rural character and economy of the County.

Uses and activities allowed within the district are limited to those which are compatible with agricultural production, with the intent of reducing conflicts between farming and development. Cluster development is not permitted within the agricultural rural zoning district. For uses and standards, please review Article 7.02 AR - Agricultural Rural Zoning District.
Includes...

• Agriculture
• Agriculture - High Intensity
• Agriculture - Related Business

Proposed Article 7.02

Agricultural Uses

Agriculture has four defined uses. Each use addresses different levels of activity.

• Agriculture
  Land and associated structures used to grow crops and/or raise livestock for sale, personal food production, donation, and/or educational purposes. The agriculture use includes single-family dwellings and any additional dwellings that are accessory to the principal activity of agriculture. Agriculture also includes the use of farmstands for the sale of crops grown on the premises.

• Agriculture – High Intensity
  Agricultural operations characterized by intensive production methods including, but not limited to, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), large-scale greenhouse operations, intensive livestock operations, and commercial poultry or egg production facilities. These operations typically involve significant infrastructure, high animal densities, or intensive cultivation methods that may generate greater impacts on surrounding properties than traditional agricultural uses.

• Agriculture – Related Business
  A commercial establishment that provides goods or services directly supporting agricultural operations including, but not limited to, farm equipment sales and service, agricultural supply stores, feed and grain stores, farm equipment dealers, veterinary services for livestock, and similar agricultural support businesses. Includes Garden, Markets, professional greenhouses, outdoor sale of plants as a primary use.

• Agritourism
  A form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production and/or processing with tourism in order to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch, or other agricultural business for the purposes of entertaining and/or educating the visitors and generating income for the farm, ranch, or business owner. This includes the sales of agricultural products produced on site.