§ 18-10-161. Wineries.  


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  • A winery shall comply with all of the following requirements.
    (1) A winery shall be located on a farm of at least 10 acres, and the farm shall produce at least 25% of the fruit that is processed into wine at the winery.
    (2) The minimum setback from any lot line for a structure, storage, parking, picnic area, or loading area shall be 100 feet, except that if the farm is bounded by a road the minimum setback from the road may be reduced to 50 feet if the Planning and Zoning Officer finds that the reduced setback is compatible with surrounding uses.
    (3) Direct vehicular access:
    (i) shall be located on an arterial or collector road, except that the Planning and Zoning Officer shall allow access from a private road if access from a public road is not feasible and, if the private road is shared, the applicant submits affidavits of consent from and maintenance agreements with those who share the private road;
    (ii) shall be sufficient to prevent traffic congestion on roads in adjoining residential areas; and
    (iii) may not be closer than 40 feet to the lot line of a residentially zoned adjoining lot that is not part of the winery unless the applicant submits affidavits of consent from all owners of the residentially zoned lot.
    (Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 2-09; Bill No. 82-09; Bill No. 39-10; Bill No. 15-12; Bill No. 68-13; Bill No. 8-15; Bill No. 14-15; Bill No. 44-15; Bill No. 96-15; Bill No. 75-16; Bill No. 83-16; Bill No. 17-17; Bill No. 67-17; Bill No. 84-17; Bill No. 89-18; Bill No. 76-19; Bill No. 16-20; Bill No. 23-20)