AC Agricultural Conservation

This district is intended to protect agricultural activities from incompatible uses and complement the New York State Agricultural District Program by encouraging only those forms of development which complement agricultural activities.  The district is further intended to preserve sensitive natural areas and ensure they are used in ways which adapt to those limitations and do not threaten the health and safety of adjacent landowners.

 

Principal Permitted Uses

 

1.                  Dairy, livestock and poultry farming, the raising of crops, vineyards and orchards

2.                  Nurseries and tree farms

3.                  Greenhouses

4.                  Hunting and fishing camps and wildlife preserves

5.                  Kennels

6.                  Single-family dwellings, including mobile homes.

 

Special Uses

 

1.                  Natural resource extraction and processing operations

2.                  Farm equipment sales and service operations

3.                  Commercial stables and riding academies

4.                  Cemeteries

5.                  Animal hospitals

6.                  Farm and garden stores and feed and fertilizer businesses

7.                  Auction barns

8.                  Single-family cluster development

9.                  Sawmills and other wood products industries

10.              Public and semipublic uses

11.              Essential services

12.              Shooting ranges

13.              Sanitary landfills

14.              Two-family dwellings

 

Accessory Uses

 

1.                  Signs

2.                  Parking areas

3.                  Home occupations

4.                  Gardens

5.                  Farm stands

6.                  Carports and private garages

7.                  Storage and machinery sheds, barns and coops

8.                  Silos and grain bins

9.                  Swimming pools

10.              Private stables

11.              Electronic reception devices

12.              Other accessory uses customary to principal permitted and special uses

 

Development Standards

 

  1. Minimum lot size = 2 acres
  2. Minimum lot width & depth = 200 feet
  3. Minimum yards
    1. Front 50 feet
    2. Side 50 feet
    3. Rear 50 feet
  4. Maximum Building Height = 50 feet
  5. Maximum Building Coverage = 20%