This C-1 district is established to protect environmentally fragile or significant areas. The specific purpose of this C-1 district is to prevent water pollution, control areas prone to soil erosion, protect watersheds, wetlands and forests, and to reduce the hazards associated with floods and fire. These areas are characterized by various open uses such as forests, farmlands, wetlands, water bodies, and parks and recreation areas. Uses which are not consistent with the existing character of these areas are not permitted. No dwelling units of any type are permitted.

(Code 1999, § 9-66)

In the C-1 conservation district, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Agriculture; provided, however, that in order to conserve agricultural soils, reduce erosion and sedimentation of streams and roadside ditches and neighborhoods, agriculture uses shall:

a.

Utilize best management practices whenever possible.

b.

Maintain a five-foot wide grass or planted strip on-site along all rights-of-way and streams to slow down runoff waters and filter out sediment.

(2)

Forestry.

(3)

Preserves or conservation areas.

(4)

Public utilities other than those requiring a conditional use permit under the provisions of section 98-173.

(Code 1999, § 9-67)

In the C-1 conservation district, buildings to be erected or land to be used for one or more of the following uses shall be permitted only after the issuance of conditional use permit by the board of supervisors or its agent as the case may be, and with an approved site plan submitted under the provisions of article XXI of this chapter:

(1)

Campgrounds.

(2)

Conference center.

(3)

Construction trailers and/or portable, or temporary buildings for offices, storage facilities, public and semipublic uses.

(4)

Hunting clubs.

(5)

Marinas.

(6)

Portable sawmills.

(7)

Public parks and playgrounds.

(8)

Public or private electrical generation facilities, electrical substations with a capacity of 5,000 kilovolt amperes or more, and electrical transmission lines capable of transmitting 69 kilovolts or more.

(9)

Public or private transmission pipelines, including pumping stations and accessory storage for natural gas, propane gas, petroleum products, chemicals, slurry coal and any other gases, liquids or solids, except that private connections to existing pipelines which are intended to serve an individual residential or commercial customer and which are accessory to existing or proposed development are permitted generally and without a conditional use permit.

(10)

Public or private water and sewer facilities including, but not limited to, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage facilities and transmission mains, except that private connections to existing mains which are intended to serve an individual residential or commercial customer and which are accessory to existing or proposed development are permitted generally and without a conditional use permit.

(11)

Railroad facilities including tracks, bridges, switching yards and stations, except that spur lines which are to serve and are accessory to existing or proposed development adjacent to existing railroad rights-of-way and track and safety improvements in existing railroad rights-of-way are permitted generally and without a conditional use permit.

(12)

Sporting clays.

(13)

Water impoundments for public or private use of 50 acres or more and a dam height of 25 feet or more.

(14)

Yacht clubs.

(Code 1999, § 9-68; Ord. No. ZO-02-01, 6-11-2001)

A minimum lot area in the C-1 district shall be 65,340 square feet.

(Code 1999, § 9-69)

Structures in the C-1 district shall be located 125 feet or more from any street right-of-way.

(Code 1999, § 9-70)

The minimum width for lots on which permitted buildings or structures are or are proposed to be located in the C-1 district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1999, § 9-71)

(a)

Side. The minimum side yard for any building or structure in the C-1 district shall be 25 feet, and the total width of the required side yards shall be 50 feet or more.

(b)

Rear. Each structure in the C-1 district shall have a rear yard of 50 feet or more.

(Code 1999, § 9-72)

Buildings or structures in the C-1 district not exempted by the provisions of section 98-55 may be erected to a height not to exceed 35 feet.

(Code 1999, § 9-73)