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Exeter
Town of Exeter Zoning Ordinance
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§ .9EL

Sec. 7(a).9. - Eligibility.

  • A. The farmland must have a minimum combined lot size of no less than 75 acres of contiguous land under common ownership; and

  • B. The entirety of the farmland shall be located within the RU-3, RU-4 or CR-5 zoning district; and

  • C. The farmland shall have access and egress and contain the minimum improved frontage on a town or state roadways; and

  • D. The farmland has been in agricultural use and production for the previous five consecutive years with gross sales income from farming of not less than $10,000.00 as verified by the filing of a Schedule F (Form 1040) tax filings "Profit or 296 Loss from Farming" Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service or other agricultural tax return filing based on ownership structure (Individual, Partnership, Limited Liability Company or 299 Corporation). Any documentation provided in satisfaction of this subsection shall not be deemed a public record pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(O); and

  • E. The farm overlay district floating zone (FOD) shall only apply to those qualifying parcels that the farm owner seeks application thereon.

  • F. The agricultural operations of the farmland shall be the primary use of the farm operation.

  • G. Notwithstanding the minimum setback required by section 7(a).6, the town council may grant a variance of the minimum setbacks required by this chapter utilizing the criteria stated in RIGL 1956, 45-24-41, as amended, for dimensional variances.

(Ord. of 7-7-2025(1))