A.

The purpose of the conservation district is to retain certain open space for its natural beauty and recreation value and to preserve and protect areas of natural resources, including woodlands, wildlife, habitat, scenic areas, wetlands, floodplains and water supply sources.

B.

The district is intended for areas generally unsuitable for intensive development or where development would have a significant adverse effect on the natural environment and on public and private lands which have been set aside for conservation, open space and recreation. The following use and area regulations have been developed based upon this purpose.

(Prior code § 150-125)

Permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Beaches, public;

B.

Boat landings, docks and boathouses owned or managed by public agencies or as an accessory use to a permitted use;

C.

Cultivation of land;

D.

Cultural uses limited to museums, libraries, art galleries, symphony halls and theaters, excluding movie theaters, on a minimum site of three acres;

E.

Swimming pools;

F.

Wildlife refuge, nature preserve;

G.

Zoo, public.

(Prior code § 150-126)

Uses permitted by special exception shall be as follows:

A.

Boat landings, docks and boathouses privately owned;

B.

Concession stand, private;

C.

Golf courses;

D.

Shooting ranges.

(Prior code § 150-127)

Accessory uses shall be as follows:

A.

Concession stand at a public or nonprofit community swimming pool, playground or park operated solely for the convenience of patrons of the facility;

B.

Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental to, customary to and associated with the permitted use.

(Prior code § 150-128)

The following development standards shall not apply to lands maintained or preserved in their natural state which are controlled by a federal, state or local government agency or trust and which are not used or intended for use by the general public or which have limited public use controlled by the governing agency or trust.

A.

Minimum Lot Requirements. All lots hereafter established shall meet the following minimum requirements:

1.

Lot area: forty thousand (40,000) square feet;

2.

Interior lot width: two hundred (200) feet;

3.

Corner lot width: two hundred (200) feet.

B.

Minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:

1.

Front: seventy-five (75) feet;

2.

Rear: fifty (50) feet;

3.

Side: fifteen (15) feet; two required;

4.

Side, corner: twenty (20) feet.

C.

The height limitation shall be forty (40) feet.

D.

Parking, loading and unloading shall be provided in accordance with chapter 17.196.

E.

Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with chapter 17.216.

F.

Landscaping or Screening.

1.

Either landscaping or screening shall be provided in accordance with chapter 17.220;

2.

In addition to the requirements of chapter 17.220, all areas not devoted to buildings or required parking areas shall be landscaped as defined in Section 17.04.120 and maintained in accordance with Section 17.220.080.

G.

Watercourse Setbacks and Development Standards.

1.

No building, structure, parking lot or loading and unloading area shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the edge of any on-site watercourse or any watercourse abutting any property line.

2.

No clearing or cutting of any trees or existing natural growth shall occur within twenty-five (25) feet of the edge of any watercourse until a landscaping plan has been approved by the planning commission.

(Prior code § 150-129)