The primary purpose of this district is to provide for the retention
and enhancement of open space, recreation, and conservation areas
such as Hinkson's Run and the Parkside Woodlot adjacent to Chester
Park. Other purposes are to assure the preservation of significant
natural resources such as bodies of water, marshlands, and wooded
areas, and to establish reasonable controls in order to maintain the
benefits of open space, recreation, and conservation areas. District
regulations for uses permitted by right are strict in their nature
with the intent to ensure that there will be no adverse effect on
the natural resources and wildlife in the district or nearby residential
areas.
Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for one
or more of the following uses:
A. Nature center, arboretum, and similar preservation and conservation
uses.
B. Passive recreational use including hiking, walking, bicycling, picnicking,
fishing, and similar recreational uses.
C. Outdoor educational facilities (no structures), such as nature trails
and natural amphitheaters.
E. Any use of the same general character as the above permitted uses,
provided that such use is consistent with the purpose of the district
and not detrimental to the surrounding area.
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
A. Parking, subject to Article
XII.
B. Signs, subject to Article
XIII.
C. Storage building, subject to §
182-95.
D. Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the uses permitted above in §
182-43 and not detrimental to the area in terms of impacts such as noise, traffic congestions, smoke and similar impacts noted in Article
XVIII, Performance Standards.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements for uses permitted by right:
Standard
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Size
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Tract area
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1 acre
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Setbacks
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30 feet from all property lines and public streets, and 50 feet
from the mean high-water mark
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Building coverage
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2%, maximum
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Impervious coverage
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5%, maximum
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Height
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2 stories or 30 feet, maximum
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