A. Permitted activities.

[1] The following activities, and activities that the applicant proves to the Zoning Hearing Board are closely similar, shall be permitted as farm-related businesses:

[a] Farm equipment or farm vehicle repair;
[b] Occasional repair of one motor vehicle at a time, beyond those vehicles owned or leased by a resident of the property or his/her relative, but not including a junkyard, auto body shop or spray painting;
[c] Welding and custom machining of parts;
[d] Sale, processing, or mixing of seeds, feed, chemical fertilizers, or wood/leaves/bark compost;
[e] Construction tradesperson's headquarters;
[f] Music, hobby, trade or art instruction for up to 10 persons at a time;
[g] Small engine repair;
[h] Custom woodworking or wood refinishing;
[i] Custom blacksmithing or sharpening services;
[j] Rental storage of household items, vehicles, boats and building materials;
[k] Boarding of animals, not including a kennel or a stable (which are separate uses);
[l] Custom butchering, not including a commercial slaughterhouse or stockyard;
[m] Processing and storage of agricultural products;
[n] Sawmill; or
[o] Commercial farm tourism and special events, such as farm tours and Halloween activities.

[2] See also "stable, nonhousehold" and "retail sales of agricultural products," which are treated as separate uses.

B. If an activity would be permitted as either a farm-related business or a home occupation, then the applicant may choose which set of provisions shall apply.
C. The lot shall have provisions for trucks to turn around on the site without backing onto a public street. When special exception approval is required, the Zoning Hearing Board shall consider the suitability of the adjacent roads for the amount and weights of truck traffic that will be generated.
See § 295-96D(6) for more information.