The OR-1 Outdoor Recreation District is designed
to provide specific opportunities for passive outdoor recreational
use in conjunction with large properties like the Tyler Arboretum
and Ridley Creek State Park. The OR-1 District is also designed to
create areas for nature study, historic interpretation and the conservation
of natural resources.
In OR-1 Districts, land and water areas may be used and facilities may be erected, altered or used, subject to the provisions of Articles
XXIX and
XXX, and any of the following purposes:
A. Permitted principal uses.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 588]
(1) Passive recreation uses, such as parks, nature study
areas and trails.
(2) Conservation uses, including woodlands, lakes, ponds,
streams and related resources.
(4) Communications antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in §
275-216 of Article
XXXIV.
B. Accessory uses to permitted uses.
(1) Accessory use on the same tract and customarily incidental
to the above permitted uses.
(2) Parking in accordance with Article
XXXI.
(3) Signs in accordance with Article
XXXII.
C. Conditional uses.
(1) Any principal uses permitted in the R-1A Residential
District.
(2) Active recreational uses.
The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected, enlarged or used shall be 35 feet, except as provided in Article
XXXIV, which provides exceptions to height regulations for certain structures.
Each application for a permit to erect, construct or alter any building within an OR Recreation District, or to modify a previously approved plan, shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article
XXXIV, special provisions, relating to plan submittal and review.