ARTICLE 16A. A-1 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

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1 ARTICLE 16A. A-1 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 1. Purpose: A. This district is intended to provide for any land-intensive agricultural uses contained within the city, certain public uses, and facilities or activities best located in a more isolated area. The principal land use is an agricultural area or public facility. B. In A-1 districts, no building, structure, land or premises shall be used; and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, other than in conformance with the provisions of this Article. 2. Permitted Uses: A. All uses permitted in the R-1 Single Family District and the R-2 Two- Family Residential District. B. Agriculture, farming, ranching, horticulture. C. Crop production, agronomy. D. Livestock production, grazing, forage, dairies, poultry raising. E. Operation and storage of farm machinery, farm implements and farm vehicles customarily incidental to the uses hereon. F. Processing of farm products to include grinding, milling, butchering, creameries, cheese production, milk bottling, baking and packaging when consistent with a family farm operation. G. Farm buildings and structures to include barns, sheds, granaries, silos, windmills, shops, stables. H. Forestry, fruit and vegetable production, wildlife conservation, sawmills. I. Fish and poultry hatcheries, apiaries, aviaries, fur farming. J. Nurseries, truck gardens, greenhouses. K. Buildings, premises, structures and equipment for public utility services or public service corporations. L. Home Occupations. See Article Updated May 2, 2011

2 3. Conditional Uses: The following uses are permitted in the A-1 District only by obtaining a conditional use permit. See Article 31 conditional Uses for complete information on the procedure and requirements. A. Kennels. B. Private telecommunications towers, lines and equipment. C. Billboards. D. Small animal confinement systems. E. Private corrections institutions. F. Inflatables over fifteen (15) feet high and greater than twenty (20) square feet in surface area. Ord. 5665, May 2, Height and Area Regulations: In A-1 districts the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of tracts and yards, the minimum tract area per family permitted on any tract shall be as follows: 5. Parking: A. Height: Buildings or structures shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2 ½) stories in height. Exception: Farm buildings and farm structures may have a maximum height of one hundred (100) feet. B. Front Yards: There shall be a front yard for each structure, the minimum depth of which shall be thirty (30) feet. C. Side Yards: There shall be a side yard on each side of the structure of not less than fifty (50) feet. D. Rear Yards: There shall be a rear yard for each structure the minimum depth of which shall be seventy-five (75) feet. E. Tract Width: The minimum width of a tract at the building line shall be three hundred (300) feet. F. Tract Size: All structures shall be on a tract having an area of not less than twenty (20) acres. A. Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit which shall meet the front yard set-back requirements. 2 Updated May 2, 2011

3 B. The parking requirements for this district shall meet the Computation, Location, Design Standards, and Loading regulations set forth in Sections 6 9 of Article 24, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. 6. Dogs and Cats: A. Notwithstanding the regulations set forth elsewhere in these statutes, there shall not be a limit on the number of dogs or cats allowed in this district nor shall they be prohibited from running at large. B. The foregoing shall not apply to vicious or dangerous animals or to the nuisance provisions of the Code. 7. Fireworks: A. The discharge of fireworks which may be legally sold in the State of Missouri is permitted within this district only during the times permitted by State Statute. B. The trajectory of the shell, rocket, projectile, parachute, incendiary, sparks, debris or any portion of any device shall not be permitted to over fly, fall, drift or land on any neighboring property. C. Nothing herein shall absolve the property owner or the person discharging said fireworks from any liability which may result from said discharge. D. During certain dry, windy or hazardous conditions, the State Fire Marshall, the City Manager, Fire chief or other authority may prohibit the discharge of fireworks in this district. 8. Firearms: A. Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary elsewhere in these Statutes, the discharge of lawful firearms and the use of air guns, slingshots, archery equipment and similar sporting gear shall be allowed in this district. B. All State and Federal possession, licensing and trespassing regulations shall be observed. C. No projectile shall be permitted to travel along or across any street, building or playground. D. No firearm shall be discharged in the direction of any person, domestic animal, vehicle, building or playground within reasonable range of the firearm 3 Updated May 2, 2011

4 at an angle which might allow the projectile to strike near any of these objects or areas. E. No firearm shall be discharged within three hundred (300) feet of any building or playground off the premises where the person is shooting. 9. Accessory Buildings: 10. Signs: A. When used for agricultural purposes, there shall be no limitation on the size or number of accessory buildings in this district. B. Accessory Buildings shall conform to the height and yard (setback) requirements of this Article. A. Maximum size per sign: Eighty (80) square feet. B. Maximum height: Twenty (20) feet. C. One (1) Pole Sign and One (1) Ground Sign shall be permitted per tract. D. In all other respects, the provisions of Article 23, Sign Requirements, and those of Section 6.A., Residential Districts, shall be observed. 11. Fences: When used for agricultural purposes, the construction or use of fences shall not be regulated in this district. 12. Nuisances: A. Except as provided in this Article, the Nuisance provisions of the Cameron City Code (8.III.) shall be enforced. B. Only those plants and vegetation so designated by an agency of the State or Federal Government shall be considered a rank weed and be subject to abatement. 13. Private Sewage Treatment Systems: A. All private sewage treatment systems shall conform to standards established by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Missouri Division of Health and Senior Services or other State/County/City agency having jurisdiction over sewage treatment facilities. 4 Updated May 2, 2011

5 B. No private sewage treatment system shall be installed without first being issued a building permit by the City. C. No private sewage treatment system shall be permitted to discharge waste or effluent without receiving a permit from the Missouri Department of natural Resources or other official agency having authority over such systems. D. No septic system or lateral field shall be covered until inspected and approved by the building official. E. Prior to the installation of any private sewage system, original soil morphology shall be determined by a licensed Soil Scientist registered with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 1) If the soil morphology as determined by the Soil Scientist allows, a septic and lateral system may be installed only by an onsite system installer registered with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2) In the event that the results of the soil morphology do not allow installation of a septic and lateral system, an alternative system may be installed. Such system must be designed and sealed by an engineer licensed in the State of Missouri. Such systems include, but are not limited to, low-pressure pipe systems; holding ponds; and drip irrigation systems. The alternative system must be installed by an onsite system installer registered with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 14. Mobile and Manufactured Homes: A. Mobile homes, single-wides, trailer coaches and similar structures are not permitted in this district whether used as human habitation, storage structures or accessory buildings. B. Manufactured and modular homes shall conform to the Family Housing Design Standards set forth in Article 13.5 and in Article 22, Manufactured Home Regulations, of this Chapter. C. No vehicle, vehicle component, van, trailer or trailer box may be used as a building, structure or sign. 5 Updated May 2, 2011

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