The purpose of the General Forest Zone (GF) is to protect and preserve for present and future utilization commercially viable important timber resource production areas not in the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ).

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

The following uses shall be permitted in the General Forest Zone (GF):

(1)

Timber management, agriculture, wildlife management, and animal breeding and boarding;

(2)

One dwelling unit and, on any parcel of eighty (80) acres or more, one additional dwelling unit;

(2.1)

Accessory dwelling units as set forth in Article 45, Accessory Dwelling Units, of this chapter; and

(3)

Child day care homes, limited child day care homes, and home businesses.

(b)

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a special use permit:

(1)

Mining, limited electric generation, home industry, public utility facilities, public service facilities, outdoor shooting ranges, and hunting clubs.

(c)

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a planned development permit:

(1)

Dwelling units at the ratio of up to one per each forty (40) acres of lot area.

(d)

Telecommunications facilities in the General Forest Zone (GF) shall be as permitted in Section 9-2.4105, Permits Required, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter, except as exempted under Section 9-2.4106, Exemptions, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 26, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986, and Exh. A, § 7, Ord. 873, eff. October 31, 1996; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1116, adopted January 22, 2019; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. No. 2024-1154, adopted May 7, 2024)

No structure in the General Forest (GF) shall exceed sixty (60') feet in height, except for dwelling units, which shall not exceed thirty-five (35') feet, and wind turbines which may be any height subject to the issuance of a special use permit and Board of Supervisors' approval.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985; § 1, Ord. No. 2005-1038; adopted October 11, 2005)

(a)

The minimum gross lot area in the General Forest Zone (GF) shall be (40) acres.

(b)

The minimum width shall be 300 feet.

(c)

When a parcel resulting from a lot line adjustment contains an area zoned General Forest Zone (GF), that area shall be of at least the minimum area required by subsection (a) of this section, or the lot line adjustment shall be denied.

(d)

Each dwelling unit and/or other permitted structure shall cover no more than one acre.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 6, Ord. 94-834, eff. June 23, 1994; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1122, adopted October 15, 2019)

The minimum yard requirements in the General Forest Zone (GF) shall be as follows, except as modified by Section 9-2.419 of Article 4 of this Chapter (General Requirements: Yards) and Sec. 9-2.4504 of Article 45 of this Chapter (Accessory Dwelling Units: Development Standards):

(a)

Front yards: Not less than twenty (20') feet; and

(b)

Side and rear yards: Not less than five (5') feet.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 20, Ord. No. 2004-998, adopted January 6, 2004; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. No. 2024-1154, adopted May 7, 2024)

Parking and loading in the General Forest Zone (GF) shall be as required by Section 9-2.414 of Article 4 of this chapter (General Requirements: Parking and loading).

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

Signs in the General Forest Zone (GF) shall be as permitted by Section 9-2.416 of Article 4 of this chapter (General Requirements: Signs).

(b)

Business signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)