Zoning Dictionary

Category: Agricultural/Rural

Orchard

The establishment, care, and harvesting of more than ten (10) fruit or nut bearing trees. The products of an orchard may or may not be for commercial purposes.  An orchard as a principal use is considered an urban farm.

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Organic Soil Conditioning Site

Land where the incorporation of processed organic waste in the soil to improve its characteristics for crop or ground cover growth is conducted.

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Personal Farming

The use of land, or building, or structure accessory to a dwelling unit, where animal husbandry may be permitted provided that: the yield is for personal use of the inhabitants of the lot; there is no sale of the yield; and not more than a total of three animal units shall be permitted on the […]

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Ranch

A place where livestock is bred and/or raised.

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Roadside Stand or Stall

Means a place or temporary structure used for the retail sale of agricultural produce and/or hand crafted goods produced from the property on which the stall is situated or from an adjacent property. A temporary structure designed or used for the display or sale of agricultural products produced on the premises upon which such a […]

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Rural Industries

Industries that have, as their principal function, a clear connection to, or provide services to rural production activities or aquaculture activities; or use raw materials derived from rural production activities, aquaculture activities, or the natural resources on the site other than topsoil or aggregate. Such industries may have some form of processing facility, accessory depot or base or storage area, from which the activity […]

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Rural Tourist and Visitor Activities

Recreation activities or pursuits derived from and interacting with the rural environment or communities, including their history, and functionally dependent on the natural or rural environment.

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Silage

Any plant material harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation but excluding baleage, hay and wrapped silage.

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Slash

The debris left after logging, tree pruning, tree thinning or brush cutting and includes logs, chunks, bark, branches, stumps and brush.

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Sod Farm

The use of land for the purpose of eventual removal of such grasses, and the soil that supports them, for any retail or wholesale commercial purposes.

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