(1) Farmland enterprises shall be allowed only on land:

(2) Applicants shall submit a site plan and description of the proposed farmland enterprise to permit approval authorities to determine whether or not additional conditions may be required to avoid impacts that are unduly or unreasonably offensive or injurious to properties, residents or improvements in the vicinity. The site plan shall delineate existing structures in a farm building cluster needed to support the activity or business, and include areas proposed for parking, access, storage, signs, lighting and screening as applicable;

(3) Farmland enterprises shall be confined to the portion of the farm site that includes an existing farm building cluster. The farm building cluster shall be designated on the site plan with an accurate legal description. Where the farm site is less than 10 acres in size, the farm building cluster may be increased up to 10 percent of the farm site to serve the farmland enterprise. Where the farm site is 10 acres or more, the farm building cluster may be increased up to one acre in size to serve the farmland enterprise;

(4) The applicant must demonstrate that the activities conducted as a part of the farmland enterprise, including the hours of operation, will be clearly incidental and subordinate to, and will have no significant adverse impact on surrounding agricultural uses and activities or on nearby or adjacent residential or institutional uses, or the rural character of the surrounding area;

(5) Farmland enterprises shall meet the off-street parking requirements of chapter 30.26 SCC, except that paved parking facilities shall not be required;

(6) Improvements associated with the farmland enterprise for access, parking, or drainage, as well as any other physical changes, may remove prime farmland soils from production or potential production, provided the buildings or infrastructures support long-term farm viability and are consistent with the rural character of the surrounding area, and meet the limitations set forth in subsection (3) of this section;

(7) No sewer lines shall be extended to service farmland enterprises;

(8) Any land disturbing activity required to support farmland enterprises shall not unduly impact prime farmland soils or existing natural vegetation;

(9) The farmland enterprise shall not displace any existing tree cover or vegetation that serves as a buffer between adjoining properties, tilled or grazed areas, adjacent wetlands, or adjacent water bodies;

(10) Structures shall meet all provisions of federal, state and local statute and laws, including provisions to assure water quality and flood protection. (Added by Amended Ord. 04-074, July 28, 2004, Eff date Aug. 23, 2004; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-023, June 9, 2010, Eff date Sept. 30, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 15-017, May 6, 2015, Eff date May 24, 2015).