Agricultural District “A-1” (Ord. No. 2025-05)
A. Purpose and Intent
The Agricultural Zone accommodates sparser development patterns and agricultural uses. It is the most appropriate zone for land not served by a communal sewer system and is the base zone for annexed land not yet proposed for any specific rezoning or development. Land in the Agricultural Zone shall not be split or subdivided without completing a simultaneous or prior rezoning process.
B. Development Criteria
A. Minimum lot size: One (1) acre.
B. Building Setback – Front 25′ min, Building Setback – Side Interior 15′ min, Building Setback – Side Street 15′ min, Building Setback – Rear 25′ min.
C. Stories/Height Dwelling: 3 stories max; Other structures: 50′ max
D. Lot Width 150′ min, Lot Depth 200′ min, Building Coverage 33.3% max, Impervious Surface Coverage 50% max
E. Land in the Agricultural Zones shall not be subdivided into any lots below 5 acres in size without first or simultaneously completing a rezoning process.
C. Permitted Uses:
A. Conventional built residential homes.
B. Non-commercial farming and agricultural operations. (Ord. No. 2025-05)
Commercial Agricultural Operations “A-2” (Ord. No. 2025-05)
A. Purpose and Intent
The “A-2” Commercial Agricultural Operations district is intended to accommodate commercial agricultural production, agribusinesses, and related commercial activities that support agricultural industries while ensuring compatibility with surrounding land uses.
B. Development Criteria
A. Minimum lot size: Five (5) acres.
B. Setbacks: Fifty (50) feet from all property lines for primary structures.
C. Screening: Adequate buffers shall be required when adjacent to residential zones.
D. Environmental Compliance: All operations shall adhere to local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
E. Land in the Agricultural Zones shall not be subdivided into any lots below 5 acres in size without first or simultaneously completing a rezoning process
C. Permitted Uses:
A. Commercial crop production, including but not limited to row crops, orchards, and nurseries.
B. Livestock farming, including cattle, poultry, swine, and dairy operations.
C. Agribusiness facilities, including feed mills, grain storage, and processing plants.
D. Greenhouses and hydroponic farming.
E. Farmers’ markets and agricultural retail sales. (Ord. No. 2025-05)
Open Space District “OS”
A. Purpose and Intent
The “OS” District has the purpose to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by protecting set aside open space whether for institutional reasons or aesthetic reasons or for the protection of land area where natural topography creates practical difficulty for urban development. It is the intent of this district to enhance the natural conditions of open space areas and to reduce the disproportionate costs of providing public facilities.
B. The “OS” District is proposed for application to public and private recreational areas including playground, pedestrian walkways, buffer strips, parks, golf courses, and country clubs, where these uses comprise a significant component of the city’s open space network.
Preservation of Open Space
Open space areas shall be maintained so that their use and enjoyment as open space are not diminished or destroyed. Open space areas may be owned, preserved, and maintained as required by this section by any of the following mechanisms or combinations thereof:
A. Dedication of open space to the municipality or an appropriate public agency, if there is a public agency willing to accept the dedication.
B. Deed-restricted private ownership which shall prevent development and/or subsequent subdivision of the open space land and provide for maintenance.
Development Criteria
Unless otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance, the following development criteria shall
apply to the “OS” District.
A. Dumping of trash, waste or offensive materials or the creation of a junkyard of any kind shall be expressly prohibited.
B. Where the “OS” District is established, all such areas shall remain in their natural state unless otherwise authorized by the city of Mayflower.
C. A buffer of “OS” zoning shall be no less than twenty (20) feet wide.
D. Enhancement, such as additional screening or planting, of the open space area, when proposed for use as a required buffer zone, may be required.
Conditional Uses
All uses of land and structures and the building or alteration of proposed structures in the “OS” District whether by private or public means, shall be construed to be conditional uses and shall follow the procedures for conditional uses found in Section 14.04.07 of this ordinance. Some uses which are characteristic of an open space district and which may be considered for conditional use as listed:
A. Municipal, governmental, private or philanthropic recreational use, including parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, golf courses, skating rinks, and hiking or bridle paths.
B. Country club, golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts or other private recreational uses usually associated with or incidental to a social country club operated for mutual recreation for the members and not as a business for profit.
C. Wildlife refuge or bird sanctuary.
D. Greenhouses and structures associated with an arboretum, not operated for profit.
E. Recreation, refreshment and service buildings in parks, playgrounds and golf courses.
F. Parking facilities.
G. Public utility buildings and facilities, when necessary for serving the surrounding area, provided no public business office and no repair or storage facility or sewage treatment plant are built therein
Area Regulations
No yard or height dimensions are set in this section for uses and structures in the “OS” District. Determination of area regulations and flood plain ordinance compliance shall be determined and recommended by the Planning Commission in the conditional use review process on a case-by-case basis.
Floodway District “FW”
A. Purpose and Intent
The “FW” Floodway District designates areas where special flood hazards exist. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris that become potential projectiles and since erosion is prominent, it is intended to keep the area free of land uses which are endangered by floods or which increase the danger from floods to other property. The purpose of the “FW” district is to protect the lives and property of persons living in areas subject to the effects of the floodway. The following provision shall apply:
1. Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development unless certification by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor is provided demonstrating that encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels during occurrence of the base flood discharge.
2. Floodway areas may come under State and Federal Regulations. If any subject property is in the jurisdiction of any of these agencies, the city of Mayflower will require specific approval from these agencies.
B. Conditional Uses
1. Landing strips for aircraft
2. Marinas and boat landings
3. Public or private parks
The conditional uses, and others in character with those listed, may all be considered but all are subject to the limitations cited in the preceding paragraph.
