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128 <br />article 30-3: Zoning Districts <br />Section C: Special Base Zoning Districts - <br />Subsection 3: Agricultural-Residential (AR} District <br />3. AGRICULTURAL-RESIDENTIAL (AR) DISTRICT <br />~ ® The Agriculwral-Rural (AR) District is established and intends to accommodate rural uses, <br />including agriculwrai~uses, uses that complemenc or support agricultural uses, and very low- <br />- ~ open spa e'throughflexlbly-designed cons'ervatlon suebdlvnsions~at preserves farmland and other <br />Lot area, min. <br />Lot width, min. (ft) <br />Gross residential density, max. (dwelling unitslacre) <br />Lot coverage, max. (% of lot <br />Height, max. (ft) <br />front and comer side setback min. (IC) <br />Sidesetback min. (k) <br />Rear setback min. (ft) <br />t aside (% of parcel size) <br />nla <br />n!a <br />nla <br />25 '-' <br />35; 1 S where abutting a single-family zoning <br />35 district or use <br />qp Not allowed in fron4 side, or corner side <br />setbacks <br />IS <br />35 " <br />Agricultural uses: nla; Residential uses: (pending in Module 3j; <br />Open space se - Conservation subdivisions: 50; All other uses: [pending In Module <br />NOTES: [I] The gross residential density sapt~~ ar ~applles to conservation subdivisions, but lot area, lotwidth,and lot coverage <br />standards do not apply. Setback standards onl from the perimeter of the conservation subdivision. <br />[2] Accessory structures/use areas associated with an agricultural use may exceed a principal dwelling unit s size. Accessory uses <br />azsociated with all other permitted uses shall not exceed the lessea~ of. 1,500 square feet in size or I S percent of the allowable lot <br />~~ The AR district carries forward the current district with a new maximum gross residential demiry of two units per acre. The new UDO will allow <br />meore, the new UDO will allow anaddldonalodwelling unit to be li«aced~on ars'aaee The new AR disvict vdnll alsocai~lowaco piervauonbsubdi~dsions, <br />which allow lot dimensional requirements to be reduced in favor of greater open space provislorJprotettion. <br />_. ._ ...__, _ .r_.wr. ~,....un; <br />Page 3-5 <br />Unified Development Ordirence- <br />Public Review Drak (REVISED) <br />Fivnre 30.3.<>: AR Typical Building Form <br />Fieure 30.3.<>: AR Typical Lot Pattern <br />