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NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY -Rural Enterprises <br />Proposed Use Categories and Permitting Requirements based on Intensity <br />^ Pick-your-own fruits & <br />vegetables <br />^ Retail sales for site <br />grown products <br />^ Small-scale processing <br />for site grown <br />products <br />^ Agricultural tourism <br />for site grown <br />products: <br />corn mazes, hay rides <br />Exempt <br />^ Cooperative farm <br />stand <br />^ Cooperative or <br />teaching farm w/ <br />communal facilities <br />^ Year-round <br />agricultural tourism <br />^ Rural special events <br />^ Off-season use of farm <br />equipment <br />Modified Site Plan <br />2-4 Weeks <br />^ Retail garden center <br />^ Country store <br />^ Mobile veterinarian <br />services <br />^ Farm machinery repair <br />^ Feed mill, seed <br />storage, retail sales, <br />farm supply <br />^ Rural heritage <br />museum <br />^ Community farmers <br />market <br />^ Winery/brewery w/ <br />minor events <br />^ Small-scale butchering <br />operation <br />^ Retail garden center <br />^ Farm machinery repair <br />^ Feed mill, seed <br />storage, retail sales, <br />farm supply <br />^ Veterinarian services <br />^ Composting w/ or <br />w/out grinding <br />^ Livestock market, <br />exchange/auction <br />facility <br />^ Cold storage facilities <br />^ Large-scale processing <br />facility <br />^ Winery/brewery w/ <br />major events <br />Site Plan <br />1-2 Months <br />Class B Special Use Permit <br />2-3 Months <br />Rezoning/Site Plan <br />Quarterly Public Hearing <br />9-12 Months <br />