Okaloosa County BOCC — November 1, 2016 — Agriculture District text

2.01.00 AGRICULTURE (AA) DISTRICT 2.01.01 Purpose: The purpose of the Agriculture (AA) district is to provide areas for production of plants and animals useful to humans, including to a variable extent the preparation of plant and animal products for human use by sale or otherwise and includes aquaculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, dairy, livestock, poultry, bees, and any and all forms of farm products and farm production. This district is also suitable for preservation of green spaces, conservation uses, outdoor recreation uses, very low-density residential uses, and public/institutional uses. 2.01.02 Intent: The intent of the AA district is to implement and otherwise put into regulatory effect the provisions of the “Agricultural” future land use category established in the Comprehensive Plan. 2.01.03 Location/Designation Guidelines: Land to be designated as, or re-zoned to, an AA district may be located inside or outside the urban development area boundary. Agriculture districts may be located in the Agriculture future land use category. 2.01.04 Permitted Uses: The following uses are permitted as of right in an AA district. All other uses are permitted by special exception, or prohibited. 1. General Agriculture. Land, buildings, support machinery, and other appurtenances typically found in the production of agricultural products and activities including cropland, pastureland, orchards, vineyards, nurseries, ornamental horticulture, groves, tree farms, timberland feedlots, farmhouses, barns, stables, silos, farm accessory buildings and sheds, seasonal roadside produce stands, and the like. Specific, permitted agriculture uses are listed and described in Chapter 11, North American Industry Classification System, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012. 2. Conservation. Conservation uses including large land holdings, areas of green space, wildlife management areas, state and federal forests, bird or wildlife sanctuaries, nature parks and preserves, natural area interpretation areas, natural wonder tourist attractions, forestry-related facilities such as fire towers and maintenance yards, agriculture or fisheries-related experimental stations or facilities, environmental education facilities, and other similar conservation-related uses. 3. Outdoor Recreation. Outdoor recreation uses including public or private parks, recreation areas, campgrounds, preserves, nature walks/trails, hunting or gun clubs/lodges, shooting ranges/sporting clays, canoe/kayak/boat rentals, horseback riding stables and trails, summer camps/youth camps/day camps, motor vehicle/motorcycle/ATV tracks and trails, and other similar outdoor recreation uses where large areas of land are necessary and/or desirable to accommodate the use. 4. Public/Institutional. Public/institutional uses including college and university training and/or research facilities, public or private schools, correctional institution, telecommunications towers, cemeteries, houses of worship, private clubs/lodges, utilities necessary for the collection, transmission, generation, or distribution of utility service (i.e. electricity towers/lines, gas lines, water and sewer lines, telecommunications lines, lift station, water storage tanks/treatment plants, community or public water supply wells, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste transfer/recycling stations, etc.), military bases and camps, government storage and maintenance yards, and similar public/institutional uses. Uses permitted by this paragraph are not subject to the 10-acre minimum lot size must comply with all other applicable bulk regulations. 5. Residential. Residential uses including single-family detached homes, category A and B manufactured/mobile homes, customary accessory uses and structures (shed, garages, pools, decks, out-buildings, etc.), residential subdivisions, home occupations, and family day care homes. More than one dwelling may be permitted when the additional dwellings will be occ