585 Washington Post Rd, New Bern, NC 28562

Agriculture District

The A-5 agriculture district is designed to secure the agricultural integrity of the areas so classified and to allow for low-density single-family development on five acre minimum lots. The uses encouraged in this district are primarily agricultural or forestry related. Residential developments of five units or more shall comply with the cluster subdivision provision outlined in article XII of this ordinance. For the A-5 agriculture district, in promoting the general purposes of this ordinance, the specific intent of this district is: (a) To encourage the conservation of the area's existing agricultural and forestry resources and to promote the further expansion of these land-related resources.; (b) To prohibit non-agricultural and non-forestry-related commercial and industrial use of the land and to prohibit any other influx of uses likely to render it undesirable for farms and low-density development.; (c) To encourage the sensitive incorporation of low-density single-family or multifamily development into an agricultural and forested area in an effort to maintain rural character and conserve valuable lands.; and (d) To discourage any use which, because of its character or size, would create requirements and cost for public services, such as police and fire protection, water supply and sewerage, substantially in excess of such requirements and cost if the district were developed solely for single-family purposes.