DESCRIPTION

Large lots that allow for the more dense arrangement of buildings in the pattern of traditional rural farms, with buildings grouped together to efficiently meet residential and working needs.

PURPOSE

1. To allow increased density and uses without altering the underlying zoning.
2. To allow the creation of development that maintains a rural pattern while creating real estate value, economic activity, and housing opportunities.
3. To promote a long-term development pattern that keeps rural [NAME OF TOWN / CITY]

PRIMARY BUILDING TYPES

ACCESSORY BUILDING TYPES

STANDARDS

1. Large rural compounds are only allowed on lots that meet the following conditions:
   1. Lot is 10 acres or greater.
   2. Lot width is at least 500 feet along an existing thoroughfare.
2. A Large Rural Compound may include any combination of the permitted building types found in the corresponding building types tables on this page, or the Connected Farmhouse.
   1. Each real or Virtual Lot within a designated Large Rural Compound shall contain no more than 1 Primary Building Type, and no more than 2 Accessory Building Types.
3. The Large Rural Compound must designate a main primary building, behind which all additional buildings must be located, with the following exceptions:
   1. When all buildings within the large rural compound are located 300 feet or more from the public thoroughfare.
   2. Farmstands may always front on a thoroughfare.
4. All buildings within a large rural compound must be located entirely within a circle 250 feet in radius. This circle defines the boundary of the large rural compound and must meet all district setbacks.
5. All land within the boundary of a Large Rural Compound must be divided into real or Virtual Lots.
6. Virtual Lots within a large rural compound must be a minimum of 20 ft in width and have 10 ft minimum front, side, and rear setbacks to enable buildings that are located in closer proximity to abutting thoroughfares and to each other.
7. Building lots within a large rural compound must have frontage on an existing thoroughfare or a new Natural Lane.
8. All additional buildings within the small rural compound must orient themselves perpendicular or parallel to the main primary building, except located more than 300 ft from the primary thoroughfare, in which case they may front on a new Natural Lane.
9. Fabrication and Inn buildings must be set back at least 500 ft from all property lines.
10. Work yards with material storage and long term equipment parking must be screened from any thoroughfare by buildings unless they are part of an active agricultural use.
11. Each Large Rural Compound must have a maximum of one curb cut from a public thoroughfare extant at the time of adoption of this Code.
12. The curb cut for a large rural compound must be a minimum of 500 ft from any adjacent curb cut.