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r <br /> A parcel of land containing at least five (5) acres used for the <br /> primary purpose of agriculture, horticulture, floriculture or <br /> viticulture, including facilities for the sale of produce, wine and <br /> dairy products, insofar as the majority of products for sale have <br /> been produced or grown by the owner of the land on which the <br /> facility is located. (Emphasis added). <br /> Mr. Cook's proposal does not meet this definition for two reasons. First, <br /> the term "aquaculture" is not included in the definition. Second, the proposed <br /> grant is less than the five (5) acre minimum requirement. Consequently, Mr. <br /> Cools cannot claim that his proposal is a "farm." <br /> Section 174-25(C)(2) permits "Farms: livestock or poultry, but not swine, <br /> provided that any building housing livestock or poultry is not less than one <br /> hundred and fifty (150) feet from the property boundary." Mr. Cook's proposal <br /> does not qualify for this provision because it is not a "farm" and because it is <br /> less than five (5) acres.7 <br /> Section 174-25(C)(4) permits "agricultural activities other than the <br /> raising or housing of livestock, swine or of poultry where more than twenty <br /> four (24) birds are kept." Mr. Cook's proposal is not eligible under this <br /> provision because "aquaculture" is not mentioned and "aquaculture" is not <br /> "Agriculture." Furthermore, Mr. Cook is conducting aquaculture whereas this <br /> particular provision applies to "other agricultural activities." Aquaculture is the <br /> raising of shellfish; the raising of animals is specifically addressed in <br /> Subsections (1) and (2). Subsection (4) is obviously intended to permit "other <br /> agricultural activities" and cannot be read to authorize the entirely different <br /> activity of aquaculture. <br /> Finally, Section 174-25(C)(5) allows, by Special Permit, "the raising or <br /> housing of livestock, but not swine, or of poultry where more than twenty-four <br /> birds are kept on a parcel of land containing less than five (5) acres, provided <br /> 7 Mr.Cook's flexible cages are"structures"and fall within the definitions of"structures"and"buildings"under <br /> the Zoning Bylaw definitions. <br /> 11 <br />