Lima Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Land Conservation Districts L-C
§ 250-40 Purpose.
The purpose of the Land Conservation District is to delineate those areas where substantial development of the land in the way of buildings or structures is not desirable because of special or unusual conditions of topography, drainage, floodplain or other natural conditions, whereby considerable damage to buildings or structures and possible loss of life may occur due to the processes of nature and the lack of proper facilities or improvements resulting in the land not being suitable for development at the present time and where such facilities or improvements must be undertaken on an areawide rather than individual parcel basis in order to serve adequately at a reasonable cost to the Town.
§ 250-41 Permitted uses.
A.
To promote these purposes in Land Conservation Districts L-C, all site and construction plans must be approved by the Planning Board in accordance with Article XV hereof.
B.
No building or other structure shall be built or land used, and no building shall be built, altered or erected to be used for any purposes other than that of:
(1)
Structures constructed to facilitate agricultural purposes and operations and farming, but specifically excluding erection of dwellings.
[Amended 9-1-2011 by L.L. No. 7-2011]
(2)
Park, playground, athletic field, golf course, riding academy, game preserve and other similar uses, including usual accessory buildings.
(3)
Municipal or public utility structures or facilities.
§ 250-42 Prohibited uses.
[Amended 4-3-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
Explicitly prohibited uses, and any use not specifically set forth in § 250-41 above as a permitted use (as of right, accessory, or upon special permit, as the context may admit), shall be prohibited within Land Conservation Districts L-C.
§ 250-43 Area, setback and height restrictions.
A.
Area.
(1)
The minimum area per establishment shall be one acre and the minimum width of the lot at the front building line shall be 150 feet.
(2)
For purpose of calculation of the area of land required, reference is made to the definitions contained in Article III of this chapter, and specifically to the definitions of "area, land"; "building line, front"; "lot, corner"; "lot depth"; "lot of record"; "street line" and "setback, front," which said definitions are to be deemed to be incorporated in this section and subsections, and as such definitions may be amended from time to time.
B.
Front setback. There shall be a front yard with a depth of not less than 80 feet, into which space there shall be no encroachment of building construction.
C.
Side and rear setbacks. No building shall be placed closer to side or rear property line than 50 feet.
D.
Height. For each foot the height of a building or other structure exceeds 35 feet, the total width of the two side yards shall be increased by two feet.