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e. Existing Code Section Attachment to Zoning Text Amendment Application g. Non-agricultural low impact use, A, RT districts. The city recognizes that allowing non-agricultural low impact uses, strictly controlled and regulated by interim use permit, might allow a farmer or large property owner an economical use of his property that is zoned agricultural. The following standard s may apply to these types of uses: 1) All of the property owner's real estate that is contiguous to the non -agricultural low impact use must be zoned agricultural and remain so zoned while the conditional use permit is in effect. 2) The area where the non-agricultural low impact use is located shall be legally deflned and approved by the city and is hereafter known as the "non -ag area." The non-ag area shall not exceed four percent of the property owner's contiguous agricultural zone gross lot area. The building footprints and asphalt and concrete surfaces within the non -ag area shall not exceed 1.5 percent of the property owner's contiguous agricultural zone gross lot area. Landscaping, berms, ponds, gravel driveways, and other improvements that would otherwise be permitted in the agricultural zone may be located outside of the non -ag area. 3) Non-agricultural low impact uses shall only be allowed on a parcel of a nominal 40 acres or larger. 4) Non-agricultural low impact uses shall not generate more than three trips per day per acre of contiguous agriculturally zoned area, with the exception of land with sole access to Hudson Boulevard that shall not generate more than six trips per day per acre. 5) Any uses under this section involving the outside storage of vehicles, equipment, or goods shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from any public roadway or adjacent landowner's boundary, except that the setback from the I -94 frontage road shall be not less than 50 feet. In addition, any such outside storage shall be screened from view from adjacent property and the public roadway by berms and landscaping. A plan for such screening shall be submitted with the application for the interim use permit which sha ll clearly demonstrate by view cross-sections that said screening will be effective immediately, and in all seasons. Degradation of such screening by loss of landscape materials, outdoor storage of items that exceed the screened height or for any other reason shall be grounds for rescinding the outdoor storage portion of the interim use permit. 6) Non-agricultural low impact uses may not generate more than 3.0 SAC units per 3.5 acres or 235 gallons per day per net acre of land based upon design capacity of facilities, whichever is more restrictive. 7) The property owner shall maintain the remaining land or farm outside of the IUP area in accordance with the permitted uses of the agricultural zoning district and the required practices of the soil and water conservation district. 8) Rate and volume of stormwater runoff must meet the requirements of the city's stormwater ordinance. 9) In the event that the property owner, or future property owner, initiates a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning of any or all of the contiguous real estate from agriculture to a more intensive use, the interim use permit shall terminate and all nonco nforming structures shall be removed from the site within one year from the date of the city council's adoption of the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning, unless the city agrees otherwise. This