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July 18, 2014 Page 2 (4) New and existing facilities to be utilized principally for the agricultural tourism activity including tents and canopies shall be clearly indicated on the plot plan [and shall not exceed one thousand sEltiare feet in total area, not including par-king and vehiettla accesses]; and (5) Proof, acceptable to the director, of income from agricultural activities and/or agricultural products processing, or investment, as required under section 25-4-15(d)(1)." 2. Section 25-4-15 of Bill No. 25, Draft 2, is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-4-15. Agricultural tourism. (a) Agricultural tourism is permitted as an accessory use to agricultural processing facilities in the CG, CDH, CV, CN, ML, MG, and MCX districts. (b) Agricultural tourism is permitted as an accessory use to agricultural activities and agricultural processing facilities in the A, FA, IA, RA, and APD districts, subject to plan approval for major agricultural tourism 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 following regulations: (1) [ ] Major agricultural tourism operations must have a minimum of$10,000 in verifiable gross sales, exclusive of any income from agricultural tourism activities or any other non- agricultural activities, for the year 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 planting of 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 . Major agricultural tourism operations may old one event per calendar year that may be attended by up to, but no more than, seven hundred visitors on a single day* (2) Agricultural tourism activities shall not commence prior to 8:00 a.m. or continue past [ ,] twenty minutes after sunset as forecasted for each day y the