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(Sec. 10.121 Con' t) 10-30 (5) Area and lot width. A lot maintain a viable agricultural -} shall be not less than 100 feet base to support agricultural pro- in width at the building setback cessing and service industries; line and have an area of at least prevent conflicts between incom- 20,000 square feet. patible uses; reduce costs for (6) Density. Buildings shall providing services to scattered not occupy more than sixty per- nonfarm uses; pace and shape ur- ban growth; implement the provi- sions of the county agricultural interior or corner lot. plan when adopted and periodi- (7, Setback requirements. cally revised; and comply with Buildings that are erected, the provisions of the Farmland altered or moved shall be set Preservation Law to permit eli- _ ' back not less than is prescribed gible landowners to receive tax in Section 10.17. credits under Section 71.09(11) (8) Side yard requirements. Ten of the Wisconsin Statutes. `I (10) feet. _ Lands to be included within 'ti_e A-2 Exclusive Agriculture. (9) Rear yard requirements. Ten This district is generally in- 10 feet. tended to apply to lands in pro- (10) Off-street parking. Off- ductive farm operations includ- street parking shall be provided ing: lands historically exhibit- as required by Section 10.18. ing good crop yields or capable of such yields; lands which have been demonstrated to be produc Section 10.123 A-1 AGRICULTURE tive for dairying, livestock DISTRICT (Exclusive) . This dis- raising and grazing; other lands trict, Section 10.123 is in which are integral parts of such effect in the following towns: farm operations; land used for `� Albion, Berry, Black Earth, the production of specialty crops Blooming Grove, Blue Mounds, such as mint, sod, fruits and - I Christiana, Cottage Grove, Cross vegetables; and lands which are IJ Plains, Dane, Deerfield, Dunkirk, capable of productive use through Dunn, Madison, Mazomanie, Medina, economically feasible improve- Montrose, Perry, Pleasant ments such as irrigation. Springs, Primrose, Roxbury, Rut- --! land, Springfield, Sun Prairie, Applicability. This section Vermont, Verona, Vienna, West- s all apply only to those towns port, York. (1) (a) Statement of which have filed a resolution {_ Purpose. The purposes of the A-1 with the county clerk indicating .. , the election of the town to come Exclusive Agriculture are to: preserve productive agricultural under provisions of this dis- preserve ! '! land for food and fiber produc- trict. Towns which have filed tion; preserve productive farms resolutions indicating acceptance _ b of the exclusive agriculture dis- by preventing land use conflicts ( il between incompatible uses and trict prior to the date of this - controlling public service costs; amendment shall continue to be under the provision of this sec- tion. (2) Permitted uses. ,La/ Agricultural uses. Third Qtr. Supp. #10, 2/90