§ 110-304. A, Agriculture classification.

(a)

Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of the A Agriculture classification is to preserve and protect small farms for personal and limited agricultural production or to provide a transitional agricultural production or to provide a transitional agricultural zone between more intensive agricultural use areas and residential areas. It is intended that this classification be applied to properties which are undeveloped or in agricultural use and which lie between other undeveloped or agricultural areas and areas developed as or designated for non-agricultural uses by the comprehensive plan, or to properties, whether designated agriculture by the comprehensive plan, or not, so as to coincide with the existing character of an area in a manner consistent with the comprehensive plan.

(b)

Permitted principal uses and structures. In the A Agriculture classification, no premises shall be used except for the following uses and their customary accessory uses or structures.

Except for those permitted special exceptions listed hereunder, all agricultural pursuits, including the processing, packaging, storage and sale of agriculture products which are raised on the premises.

Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, minimum lot size five acres.

Animal husbandry.

Apiaries.

Aviaries.

Communication towers up to 70 feet high, in accordance with, chapter 82, Code of Ordinances, as it may be amended from time to time, except that licensed amateur radio operators' towers as an accessory use to a residential or agricultural use may be permitted up to 199 feet high.

Contractors storage including equipment in completely enclosed buildings, minimum lot size ten acres.

Essential utility services.

Exempt excavations (refer to section 110-817(o)).

Exempt landfills (refer to section 110-817(p)).

Fire stations.

Granny flats (refer to section 110-827(c)(4)).

Hobby breeder.

Home occupations (refer to section 110-807).

Parks and recreation areas accessory to residential developments.

Pisciculture.

Public schools.

Publicly owned parks and recreational areas.

Publicly owned or regulated water supply wells of less than eight inches in diameter in accordance with the potable water wellfield protection requirements of the Land Development Code, chapter 98, article V, Code of Ordinances.

Single-family standard or manufactured dwelling.

Riding stables (minimum parcel size requirement of five acres).

Tailwater recovery systems.

(c)

Activity center permitted uses. Only the following land uses are permitted in the area zoned within the activity center designated in the adopted Deltona Comprehensive Plan, as they may be amended from time to time.

Office uses as follows: professional, financial, banks, insurance agencies, real estate agencies, travel agencies, stock and bond brokers, commodities brokers, mortgage companies, accountants, attorneys, architects, engineers, and office uses determined by the enforcement official to have the same characteristics as those specifically listed herein.

Restaurants, cafeterias, lounges, coffee shops, and similar eating establishments without drive through windows, but not fast food or drive-in restaurants; bars or taverns for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Service establishments as follows: barber or beauty shops, interior decorators, photography shops, weight loss salon or gymnasium, laundry and dry cleaning establishments; self-service laundry; tailor or dressmaker; business school; and establishments determined by the enforcement official to have substantially the same characteristics as those specifically listed herein, but not adult entertainment establishments or tattoo parlors.

Computer hardware or software services and sales.

Medical or dental clinics.

Neighborhood convenience stores with or without gas pumps.

Motion picture or live performance theater, but not adult entertainment establishments.

(d)

Conditional uses. Additional regulations/requirements governing permitted conditional uses are located in sections 110-817 and 110-1102 of this chapter.

Communication towers, other than towers used by licensed amateur radio operators, over 70 feet high, other than the permitted licensed amateur radio accessory towers, in accordance with chapter 82, Code of Ordinances, as it may be amended from time to time.

Community residential homes (for 1-6 non-family residents); (refer to section 110-817(l)).

Bed and breakfast homestay (refer to section 110-817(s)).

Day care centers (refer to section 110-817(f)).

Excavations only for stormwater retention ponds for which a permit is required by this chapter.

Houses of worship, and cemeteries (refer to section 110-817(d)).

Kennels (minimum lot size, five acres, must consist of enclosed buildings with outdoor runs).

Off-street parking areas (refer to section 817.00(n)).

Private clubs (refer to section 110-817(m)).

Public markets.

Public uses not listed as a permitted principal use.

Public utility uses and structures (refer to section 110-817(a)).

Publicly or privately owned municipal or public water supply wells of eight inches diameter or greater.

Recreational (refer to section 110-817(c)).

Riding stables (minimum parcel size requirement of five acres).

Schools, parochial and private (refer to section 110-817(d)).

(e)

Dimensional requirements.

A - Agriculture
Minimum lot size
Area (acre)	1
Exceptions:
Animal hospital and veterinary clinics(acres)	5
Contractors' enclosed storage facilities(acres)	10
width (ft.)	150
Minimum yard size
Front yard (ft.)	40
Rear yard (ft.)	40
Side yard (ft.): (1)
Abutting any lot	25
Abutting any street	40
Waterfront yard	40
Maximum building height (ft.)	55
Maximum lot coverage (%) (with principal and accessory buildings)	35
Minimum floor area (sq. ft.)	1,400
(1) Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, and contractors' enclosed storage facilities from lot lines abutting residential zones or residential uses on lots of less than two and one-half acres: 200 feet

 

(f)

Off-street parking and loading requirement. Off-street parking and loading areas meeting the requirements of sections 110-828 and 110-811 shall be constructed.

(g)

Skirting requirement for mobile home dwelling. The area between the ground and floor of the mobile home dwelling shall be enclosed with skirting.

(h)

Types of signs permitted. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the Deltona Sign Code, chapter 102, Code of Ordinances, as it may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 06-2003, § 1, 11-3-03; Ord. No. 07-2010, § 1, 6-21-2010; Ord. No. 19-2011, § 1(Exh. A), 11-7-2011; Ord. No. 06-2013, § 1(Exh. A), 6-17-2013; Ord. No. 06-2017, § 1(Exh. A), 11-20-2017)