Smith Township Washington County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 4
C-D Conservation District
§ 400 Purpose.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
The purpose of the C-D Conservation District is to preserve natural features and resources, particularly State game lands, and to provide for compatible principal and accessory structures.
§ 401 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007; Ord. 2009-6, 8/20/2009; Ord. 2010-3, 9/1/2010; Ord. 2010-4, 11/8/2010; Ord. 2013-1, 9/9/2013; Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015; Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023; Ord. No. 2024-5, 11/12/2024; Ord. No. 2025-2, 8/18/2025]
In the C-D Conservation District, only the following uses are authorized:
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Agriculture, subject to § 1208.
(b)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building, public utility storage or transmission structure or existing communications tower, subject to § 1211.
(c)
Essential services.
(d)
Forestry.
(e)
Oil and gas pipelines, subject to § 1214.
(f)
Reentry drilling, subject to notice provision in § 1103, Subsection 49.
(g)
Public buildings.
(h)
Public recreation.
(i)
Single-family dwellings.
(j)
Traffic control sites, subject to notice provision in § 1103, Subsection 47.
(k)
Certified small temporary water facilities.
(2)
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted when accessory to any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district:
(a)
Accessory structures, subject to § 1203C.
(b)
No-impact home-based businesses, subject to § 1212.
(c)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 13.
(d)
Private residential swimming pools, subject to § 1203C.
(e)
Signs, subject to Part 14.
(f)
Temporary housing for well site workers, subject to § 1215.
(g)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
(h)
Accessory solar energy systems.
B.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Cemetery, subject to § 1103, Subsection 8.
(b)
Mineral extraction, subject to § 1103, Subsection 23.
(c)
Natural gas compressor station, subject to § 1103, Subsection 28.
(d)
Recreational vehicle park, subject to § 1103, Subsection 44.
(e)
Shooting range, subject to § 1103, Subsection 35.
(f)
(Reserved)
(g)
(Reserved)
(h)
Oil and gas development, subject to § 1103, Subsection 45.
(i)
Certified water storage facilities (small, medium, large and MLVTs), subject to § 1103, Subsection 46.
(j)
Storage depot(s) and truck staging area(s), subject to § 1103, Subsection 48.
(k)
Reentry-related operations, subject to § 1103, Subsection 50.
(l)
Public utility installation/substation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 33.
(m)
Principal solar energy systems.
(n)
Battery energy storage systems.
(o)
Data centers.
(2)
Accessory uses: none.
C.
Uses by special exception.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Communications tower, subject to § 1103, Subsection 9.
(b)
Noncommercial recreation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 27.
§ 402 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
In the C-D Conservation District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses contained in Part 11:
Type | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | ||
Agriculture | 10 acres | |
Single-family dwelling | 2 acres | |
All other principal uses | 2 acres | |
Minimum lot width | 200 feet | |
Maximum lot coverage | 15% | |
Minimum front yard | 50 feet | |
Minimum rear yard | ||
Principal structures | 50 feet | |
Accessory structures | 20 feet | |
Minimum side yard | ||
Single-family dwelling | 20 feet | |
All other principal structures | 30 feet | |
Accessory farm structures | 60 feet | |
All other accessory structures | 20 feet | |
Special yard requirements | See § 1203 | |
Permitted projections into required yards | See § 1204 | |
Maximum height | ||
Farm structures, other than feed storage | 50 feet | |
Farm feed storage structures | 100 feet | |
All other principal structures | 2 1/2 stories, but no more than 50 feet | |
Accessory structures | 1 story, but no more than 20 feet | |
Height exceptions | See § 1205 | |
§ 403 Off-Street Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 13.
§ 404 Signs.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 14.
§ 405 Screening and Landscaping.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See § 1202.
