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(b) Agricultural tourism is permitted as an accessory use to agricultural activities and agricultural processing facilities in the A, FA, IA,1ZA, and APD districts, subiect to plan approval and in conformance with section 25-4-15(d). (c) Agricultural tourism activities in A, FA, IA, RA, and APD districts that do not conform to section 25-4-15(d) shall obtain a special permit in the state land use agricultural or rural districts, or a use permit in the state land use urban district. (d) Agricultural tourism operations shall comply with the followine regulations: (1) The agricultural activity or agricultural products processing facility must have a minimum of $10,000 in verifiable Bross sales, exclusive of any income from agricultural tourism activities or any other non-agricultural activities, for the ' yeaz preceding the commencement of the agricultural tourism activity or, in the case of a new agricultural activity or agricultural products processing facility, provide evidence to the director's satisfaction that sufficient investment has been made in the plantin og f crops, acquisition of livestock, or construction of agricultural products processing facilities, that the agricultural activity or agricultural processing facility will achieve the minimum required gross sales; (2) Agricultural tourism activities shall not commence prior to 8:00 a.m. or continue past 6:00 p.m. daily: (3) The agricultural tourism operation shall have a maximum of thirty thousand visitors annually; (4) All visitor and employee parking, loadine/unloading, and vehicular turn-around azeas shall be located off-street;