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17 <br />Activity' <br />Considered <br />"Exempt" <br />from zoning <br />regulations if <br />bona fide farm ?" <br />Environmental <br />Health Concerns or <br />Comments <br />Building Code <br />Concerns or <br />Comments <br />Zoning /Land Use <br />Concerns or Comments <br />Beef processing (slaughter, packaging, selling) <br />Wastewater system <br />Building permits <br />Considered a "bona <br />permits and water <br />required if persons <br />fide farm" activity if <br />supply well permits <br />other than immediate <br />only processing animals <br />will be necessary. <br />family are employed. <br />raised on site. This is <br />YES <br />May fall under NCDA <br />also currently a <br />and /or Health <br />permitted use in the AS <br />Department <br />zoning district. <br />meat /food <br />processing permit. <br />Farm Stay Workers - people staying at a farm as <br />Water supply permits <br />Would be considered <br />Considered a "bona <br />paying guests doing farm work. The <br />and septic system <br />a Bed & Breakfast if 5 <br />fide farm" activity. <br />differentiation between this use and a B &B <br />permits required. <br />bedrooms or less and <br />Also, "Rural Guest <br />would be: <br />May require food- <br />owner is proprietor. <br />Establishments" were <br />1. The guests "pay for" their <br />service permit. May <br />Considered single <br />added to the zoning <br />accommodations and board in part by <br />require B &B or <br />family dwelling. No <br />regulations several <br />working on the farm; <br />lodging permit. <br />permits required. <br />years ago. Permitting is <br />2. The main business of the farm would <br />dependent on the type <br />not be guests; <br />YES <br />If owner is not <br />of establishment (Bed <br />3. Guests would be staying a minimum of <br />proprietor or more <br />& Breakfast, Bed and <br />a week; and <br />than 5 rooms, building <br />Breakfast Inn, or <br />4. Other criteria to justify this exception, <br />permits required. <br />Country Inn). Bed and <br />like limiting the number of rooms for <br />Breakfasts are <br />farm stay guests, etc. <br />permitted by right in <br />the RB, AR, and R1 <br />zoning districts. <br />