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Section 4.02: A-1 Agricultural-Primary District 4.02.01 Intent The A-1 Agricultural District regulations are intended to provide for the preservation of lands best suited for agricultural uses of all types including feed lots and the commercial feeding of livestock and accessory uses; to prevent encroachment of uses of land that could be mutually incompatible and continue to provide for agricultural uses as a major uses to the economy of the area for the use and conservation of agricultural land, to protect the value of such land, and to protect it from indiscriminate residential and urban development and other incompatible and conflicting land uses. The A-1 Agricultural District is also intended to conserve and protect the value of open space, wooded areas, streams, mineral deposits and other natural resources and to protect them from incompatible land uses and to provide for their timely utilization. The district intends to provide for the location and to govern the establishment and operation of land uses that are compatible with agriculture and are of such nature that their location away from residential, commercial and industrial areas is most desirable. In addition, to provide for the location and to govern the establishment of residential uses which are accessory to and necessary for the conduct of agriculture and to provide for the location and to govern the establishment and use of limited non-agricultural residential uses. Such non-agricultural residential uses shall not be so located as to be detrimental to or conflict with other uses that are named as permitted or conditional uses in this district and are appropriate to other property in the area. The nature of the A-1 Agricultural District and the uses allowed outright or by conditional use permit precludes the provision of services, amenities and protection from other land uses which are afforded to residential uses by the regulations of other districts, and it is not intended that the A-1 Agricultural District regulations afford such services, amenities and protection to residential uses located therein. 4.02.0/2 Permitted Principal Uses The following principal uses are permitted in the Agriculture A-1 District. A Agricultural operations, and the usual agricultural and farm buildings and structures, including the residences of the owners and their families and any tenants and employees who are engaged in agricultural operations on the premises. 1. State Agencies shall govern all use of farm chemicals, including application of pesticides and herbicides, and applicants using restricted-use pesticides shall be required to be certified as required by law. 1. The spreading of manure by a "Farming" Operation. (as defined in Article 2 of this Resolution) 2. Agricultural operations having up to 1,000 A.U.'s are considered a farm and are permitted by right, provided other requirements in this district are met and submission of a no-fee livestock registration permit to the Hall County Regional Planning Director is done. 3. Operations having up to 1,000 animal units shall locate at least 1,320 feet from a platted residential area,Public Park,recreational area, church,cemetery,religious area, school, historical site, and Residential District. 4- " 'Mobile homes are permitted only when the land is used or intended to be used only for agricultural operations. - -:° :-_ t t- -• B Ranch and farm dwellings, subject to Section 4.02.08. C Recreational camps, parks, playgrounds, golf courses, country clubs, tennis courts, riding academies and other similar recreational uses. D Single family dwelling subject to Section 4.02.08 E Utility substation,pumping station,water reservoir and telephone exchange F Fire Stations. G Churches, seminary and convent. Fl Public and parochial school; college. I Publicly owned and operated buildings and facilities such as community centers, auditoriums, libraries, museums. J Private kennels and facilities,provided that all buildings and facilities be at least 100 feet from the property line and 300 feet from any neighboring residence. K Roadside stands offering agricultural products for sale on the premises.