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NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR RURAL ECONOMY - Agri- business <br />Proposed New Use Categories and Permitting Requirements based on Intensity <br />• Pick - your -own fruits & <br />vegetables <br />• Retail sales for site <br />grown products <br />• Processing for site <br />grown products <br />• Agri- tourism for site <br />grown products: <br />corn mazes, hay rides <br />Exempt <br />• Sales: wayside stands <br />cooperative stands & <br />seasonal sales <br />• Agricultural education: <br />rural heritage <br />museums, petting <br />zoos, agricultural <br />learning centers <br />• Seasonal, or Special <br />Events: corn maze, <br />hay rides <br />Site Plan Review <br />2 -4 Weeks <br />• Veterinarian services <br />• Farm machinery repair <br />• Landscaping <br />• Grading operations <br />• Retail for farm, forest, <br />horticulture, nursery, <br />or equine related <br />products <br />Site Plan or Class B SUP <br />2 Weeks to 2 Months <br />• Vineyard/ Winery <br />• Dairy product <br />processing <br />• Special product <br />production (sauces, <br />etc.) <br />• Small -scale meat <br />processing <br />• Small -to medium scale <br />cold storage facilities <br />• Farmers' Markets <br />Class B Special Use Permit <br />1 -2 Months <br />• Large -scale <br />processing, <br />distributing <br />• Livestock yards/ meat <br />processing <br />• Grinding/ composting <br />facilities <br />• Cold storage facilities <br />Rezoning/ Class A SUP <br />Quarterly Public Hearing <br />6 -9 Months <br />