The following areas are excluded from the LDD:
A. Areas which meet the criteria for an LDD but which
are both small and isolated from other LDD area. The determination
as to whether an area is small and isolated shall be made by the Planning
Board and shall be based on the specific characteristics of the site
and the extent to which designation will achieve the purpose of the
LDD ordinance. As a general guideline, an area is small if it can
be contained in its entirety within a circle with a diameter of 50
feet. It is isolated if it is more than 25 feet from any other area
which meets the criteria for an LDD.
B. Areas which at one time met the criteria for an LDD
but no longer meet the criteria due to disturbance by human activity
where such disturbance took place prior to September 1, 1995, or was
in accordance with an approved subdivision or site plan.
The following uses shall serve as guidelines
for permitted uses within an LDD, provided that they do not require
structures, the creation of impervious surface, cut, fill or storage
of materials and equipment:
A. Agricultural uses such as general farming, dairying,
grazing, Christmas or nursery tree farming or reforestation.
B. Open space, trails and recreational uses such as wildlife
study, hiking, hunting and fishing, provided that no extensive grading
or road construction is required.
C. Lawns, gardens and play areas that may be associated
with nearby residential uses.
D. Cutting and removal of dead or individual trees for
the purpose of maintaining the health or viability of a wood lot or
for safety.
The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted when authorized in accordance with this Article
VIII and §
550-40, Special requirements:
A. Nonhabitable structures associated with permitted
uses.
B. Single-family dwellings and their appurtenant utilities
and accessory structures. The minimum lot size shall be three times
the lot size required by the underlying zoning district in which the
property is located. Lots partially within an LDD may be less than
this minimum, provided that:
(1) There exists a contiguous area on the lot outside
the LDD which meets the area requirements of the underlying zoning
district.
(2) All setback requirements shall be measured from the
edge of the LDD.
(3) There is minimal or no disturbance of the LDD, and
that disturbance is for the purpose of providing access and utilities
to the lot.
C. Roads, to the minimum extent required to access permitted
and conditional uses, bridges, utility transmission lines, underground
utilities, pipelines and water retention or detention facilities.
D. Any cutting or removal of trees in excess of that specified in §
550-38.