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Direct MarketingNalue -Added - Any marketing method whereby farmers sell their products
<br />directly to consumers. Examples include farm stands, pick - your -own operations, community
<br />supported agriculture or subscription farming, farmers' markets, etc,
<br />Equestrian Facilities: - A building, group of buildings, or use of land, or any combination
<br />thereof where provision is made for horses or ponies for hire or instruction in riding, for
<br />compensation.
<br />a. Farm Building Rental —Horse Boarding Stable – The owner of a bona fide farm
<br />may lease stable space for horse boarding and may provide opportunities for riding
<br />instruction, as an accessory use to the farm. Horse shows, equestrian events, and
<br />other activities designed to attract spectators are not permitted as part of this use
<br />b Riding Stable /Academies - A commercial facility where horses are sheltered, fed,
<br />groomed, and bred. Typical accessory uses may include riding instruction, horse
<br />shows and auctions, a tack shop, and storage of feed and supplies.
<br />c Large -Scale Equestrian Facility with Commercial Stables, Events, and Rodeos –
<br />A large -scale horse complex designed to accommodate numerous spectators at
<br />regular events. Events and activities may include steeplechase and other equestrian
<br />events, rodeos, dog and livestock shows, horse and tractor pulls, field sports, firework
<br />displays, fair and circuses, with a maximum cumulative number of spectators
<br />exhibiting, judging, showing or racing of horses at a frequency greater than one a
<br />year where more than 75 spectators are reasonably anticipated.
<br />Exempt - (Exempt from zoning regulations)
<br />Bona fide farms are exempt from zoning regulations per NC General Statutes. Many
<br />accessory uses to bona fide farms are also exempt. Certain building code requirements
<br />apply to farm structures, and environmental health requirements may still apply, but for the
<br />most part land use permits and related fees (from Planning) are not needed.
<br />Farming - The use of land primarily for one or more of the following: the production in the
<br />open of cash grains, field crops, vegetables, melons, fruits, berries and nuts and /or the
<br />raising or keeping of general livestock and poultry for the sale of such livestock and poultry
<br />for the products thereof or the breeding of such livestock and poultry. Farming includes any
<br />buildings or structures which are customarily incidental or subordinate to the farming
<br />activities listed above, including residences for the owners, operators or employees of the
<br />farm and their families. General livestock and poultry includes those animals involved which
<br />are customarily and traditionally raised on farms, such as beef and dairy cattle, hogs, sheep,
<br />goats, rabbits and horses, mules, ponies, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese for the
<br />purpose listed above, Farming does not include agricultural services and processing,
<br />avocational farming, specialized commercial horticulture, and specialized commercial animal
<br />husbandry, however some of these uses may be considered accessory to a bona fide farm
<br />Farm Employee Housing (Tenant Housing) - A detached dwelling or mobile home located
<br />on a farm for the purpose of housing an employee of the farm operation and his /her family.
<br />Also included in this use type would be multi - family dwelling(s) for seasonal employees in
<br />connection with an orchard or other agricultural use, which relies on seasonal employees
<br />who must be housed.
<br />Farm Machinery Service, Rental, and Sales Establishment - A use of land where the
<br />primary occupation is the sale, rental or service of vehicles in operating condition and non -
<br />vehicular equipment designed specifically for agricultural purposes whether for use on a farm
<br />or in the transportation of farm products, but shall not include buildings For the purpose of
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