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222 <br />The purpose of the Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE -CZ) <br />District is to provide for agriculturally - related activities that are not <br />considered bona fide farming activities within the County's planning <br />jurisdiction. <br />The district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible <br />with the character of existing development of surrounding properties, <br />thus insuring the continued conservation of building values and <br />encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. <br />Therefore, when evaluating an application for this district, emphasis <br />shall be given to the location of the proposed development, the <br />relationship of the site and site development plan to adjoining <br />property, and the development itself.° This diStFinf shall nnf be <br />applied in the Rural lguffar lapel- use iaGG fmvatiGR, -as d ssig TT d by <br />5 <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES:° <br />[1 ] Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the method of <br />water supply and sewage disposal. <br />[2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially zoned <br />land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of the <br />adjacent residential district. <br />[3] Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br />increase of the required front and side setbacks. <br />[4] The overall development will be evaluated to ensure compatibility <br />with surrounding properties and with planning objectives. <br />2. <br />Lot size, min., per use <br />(square feet) <br />Lot Width, min. (feet) <br />Front Setback from <br />ROW, min. (feet) <br />Side Setback, min. <br />(feet) <br />Rear Setback, min. <br />(feet) <br />Height, max. (feet) <br />Floor Area Ratio, max <br />Required Open Space <br />Required Livability <br />Space Ratio, min. <br />Required Recreation <br />Space Ratio, min. <br />Required Pedestrian / <br />Landscape Ratio, min. <br />40,000 [1 ] <br />150 <br />40 <br />20 [2] <br />20 [2] <br />45 [3] <br />No requirement [4] <br />No requirement [4] <br />No requirement [4] <br />No requirement [4] <br />No requirement [4] <br />Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the ASE -CZ District in Section 5.2. Certain uses shall not be <br />approved on parcels located within the Rural Buffer land use classification, as designated by the adopted <br />Comprehensive Plan (refer to Section 5.2.3 for these uses). Additionally, non - residential uses are restricted based <br />on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use <br />restrictions. <br />the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use <br />in Article 5 and all <br />3 These standards are consistent with other existing zoning districts such as AR and AS and /or are consistent with <br />how other CZ districts are handled. <br />4 This statement is consistent with the statements made for other CZ districts. <br />5 This sentence needs to be removed in order to allow certain ASE -CZ uses in the Rural Buffer land use <br />classification. <br />6 Consistent with how similar uses /zoning districts are written. <br />These are typical of other zoning districts and seek to direct users to other applicable sections of the UDC. #3 <br />also clarifies that residential uses in the ASE -CZ district are incidental. <br />