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Chapter 12, Sec. 12-503
Farm. The land, buildings, structures, and machinery which are primarily adapted and used for agricultural purposes when such land is classified agricultural pursuant to Section 193.461, F.S., or has been determined to be a farm pursuant to a joint administrative determination by the code enforcement official and the building official or a final order of a hearing officer in accordance with Section 12-34 (B) Animals, subparagraph (15) of the Town of Davie Land Development Code.
Farm Building or Structure. Any building or structure located on a plot classified as a farm, which is used to house or store farm products or materials and equipment necessary to farm operations. A farm structure shall also include fences, walls, and hedges along the plot line of a farm.
Farm Operation. All conditions or activities by the owner, lessee, agent, independent contractor, and supplier which occur on a farm in connection with the production or marketing of farm products.
Farm Product. Any plant, as defined in Section 581.011, F.S., any animal, except household pets, useful to humans, including any product derived therefrom, the cultivation of crops, groves, thoroughbred and pleasure horse ranches, including horse boarding, private game preserves, fish-breeding areas, tree and plant nurseries, cattle ranches, and other similar activities involving livestock or poultry.
Livestock. Grazing animals, such as cattle, horses, sheep, swine, goats, other hoofed animals, ruminants, ostriches, emus, and rheas.
Development. It is expressly recognized that the term ‘development’ as defined herein and throughout this Code, shall not include nor be interpreted to include any farm, or ‘agricultural uses’ as that term is defined pursuant to Section 12-32(A).
Hobby farm. A parcel of land located in an existing or designated semi-rural area, with or without a residential dwelling and/or accessory buildings, where limited agricultural activities for primarily recreational purposes are not prohibited at the time of the adoption of this act and which does not meet the criteria to be classified as a "farm" under the Florida Statutes or Section 12-34(B)(16) of this Code.
Limited agricultural activities. Agricultural uses as defined under Chapter 12 of this Code, not qualifying as a "farm" under the Florida Statutes.
Semi-rural area. Existing residential neighborhoods within the town, where limited agricultural activities are not prohibited by the Davie Town Code at the time of the adoption of this Act.
Chapter 12, Sec. 12-32(A)
Agricultural Uses. The term agricultural uses is to be defined to mean “those activities within land areas which are predominantly used as farms, and for the cultivation of crops and livestock, including, but not limited to, cropland, pastureland, orchards, vineyards, nurseries, ornamental horticulture areas, groves, confined feeding operations, specialty farms, and silviculture areas.”
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