Bill: Draft Farmland and Ranch Zoning Clarification Act

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A
BILL
To

Amend the Property Standards Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Farmland and Ranch Zoning Clarification Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Acting Interior Secretary winterwolf and edited by Speaker Multiman155
(4) This Act has been sponsored by Speaker Multiman155 and co-sponsored by Rep. Scassany

2 - Reasons
(1) There’s nothing governing proper industrial/commercial use on farmland plots at present.
(2) There was support in expanding the residential areas of ranch plots from 12x12 to 20x20 block areas.
(3) This act addresses these issues by amending the Property Standards Act.

3 - Amendment
(1) The following shall be amended in the Property Standards Act

11 - Farmland Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with 'F' or ‘Wl-F’ are farmland plots (e.g. ‘Wl-F001’)
(2) Farmland plots may not be used for commercial purposes, nor industrial purposes other than agriculture, except:
(i) when a substantial portion of a plot is used for agricultural purposes, such plot may contain processing facilities, factories, or warehouse facilities unrelated to agriculture; or
(ii) when such use existed prior to the enactment of the Farmland and Ranch Zoning Clarification Act.
(3) Farmland plots are height limited to 40 blocks, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.

12 - Ranch Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘fr’ are ranch plots (e.g. ‘fr001’).
(2) Ranch plots shall consist of two sections:
(a) A single rectangular Residential Area defined as a subregion of the ranch plot (e.g. fr001-Residential); and
(b) A single Agricultural Area located outside the Residential Area.
(3) Ranch Residential Area Regulations
(a) The residential structure must be entirely contained within the area;
(i) EXCEPTION: As basements and rooftops aren't entirely visible, they are an exception to this rule; and
(b) The residential area of ranch plots are height limited to 15 blocks above grade, and must remain within a 1220-block-by-1220-block square floor space, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.
(4) Agricultural Area Regulations
(a)The agricultural area is defined as the portion for the ranch plot outside of the ranch's corresponding Residential Area;
(b)The agricultural area may only be used for agricultural purposes; and
(c) The maximum structure or crop height permitted in the agricultural area is 10 blocks above grade, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.
(5) In addition to the other requirements laid out in Section 12 herein, the separate Ranch Residential and Agricultural areas are subject to the relevant regulations of that zoning type unless otherwise specified, but do not contribute towards plot limitations for that zoning type.