The purpose of this article is to indicate which land uses may
locate in each zoning district and under what requirements; and which
land uses may not locate therein. A further distinction is made for
land uses which may locate in a given district only upon obtaining
a conditional or temporary use permit to do so. Finally, certain land
uses may locate in a given district as a matter of right upon compliance
with special regulations for such a land use.
The land uses listed in Article
II are specifically designated and refer to the detailed listing of land uses contained in §§
250-35 through
250-44 (detailed land use descriptions and regulations).
A. Land uses permitted by right. Land uses listed as permitted by right are permitted per the general land use requirement of this chapter (§
250-34); per the general requirements of the specific zoning district in which they are located; per any additional requirements imposed by applicable overlay zoning districts as designated on the Official Zoning Map; per the general requirements of this chapter, including §
250-127; and per any and all other applicable Village, county, state and federal regulations.
B. Land uses permitted as a conditional use:
(1) Land uses listed as permitted as a conditional use are permitted subject to all the requirements applicable to uses permitted by right as listed in Subsection
A above, plus any additional requirements applicable to that particular land use as contained in §§
250-35 through
250-44 (detailed land use descriptions and regulations), including any additional requirements imposed as part of the conditional use process. Each application for and instance of a conditional use shall be considered a unique situation and shall not be construed as precedence for similar requests. (See also §
250-124 for conditional use procedures.)
C. Land uses permitted as an accessory use. Land uses permitted as an accessory use are permitted subject to all the requirements applicable to uses permitted by right as listed in Subsection
A above, plus any additional requirements applicable to that particular land use as contained in §§
250-35 through
250-44 (detailed land use descriptions and regulations).
D. Land uses permitted as a temporary use. Land uses listed as permitted as a temporary use are permitted subject to all the requirements applicable to uses permitted by right as listed in Subsection
A above, plus any additional requirements applicable to that particular land use as contained in §
250-44 (temporary land uses). (See also §§
250-35 through
250-43.)
(1) Land uses which are not listed in a specific zoning district in §§
250-20 through
250-23 are not permitted in such zoning district, except as legal nonconforming uses (§
250-46).
(2) Although a land use may be indicated as permitted by right or permitted as a conditional use in a particular district, it does not follow that such a land use is permitted or permissible on every parcel in such district. No land use is permitted or permissible on a parcel unless it can be located thereon in full compliance with all of the standards and regulations of this chapter which are applicable to the specific land use and parcel in question or unless an appropriate variance has been granted pursuant to §
250-129.
See Appendix C, which is nonregulatory, for a summary of the
treatment of all land uses regulated by this article.
All uses of land initiated within the jurisdiction of this chapter
on or following the effective date of this chapter shall comply with
all of the provisions of this chapter. Specifically:
A. Land use regulations and requirements. All uses of land shall comply
with all the regulations and requirements of this chapter pertaining
to the types of uses to which land is put within particular zoning
districts. Such regulations and requirements address both general
and specific regulations which land uses shall adhere to and which
are directly related to the protection of the health, safety and general
welfare of the residents of the Village of Johnson Creek and its environs.
B. Density and intensity regulations and requirements. All development
of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of
this chapter pertaining to the maximum permitted density (for residential
land uses) and intensity (for nonresidential land uses) of land uses.
Such regulations and requirements address issues such as floor area
ratios (FARs), green space ratios (GSRs), and landscape surface ratios
(LSRs), which are directly related to and are a critical component
of density and intensity and the protection of the health, safety
and general welfare of the residents of the Village of Johnson Creek
and its environs.
C. Bulk regulations and requirements. All development of land shall
comply with all the regulations and requirements of this chapter pertaining
to the maximum permitted bulk of structures and the location of structures
on a lot. Such regulations and requirements address issues such as
height, setbacks from property lines and rights-of-way, and minimum
separation between structures, which are directly related to and a
critical component of the effective bulk of a structure and the protection
of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the
Village of Johnson Creek and its environs.
D. Natural resources and green space regulations and requirements. All
land use and/or development of land shall comply with all the regulations
and requirements of this chapter pertaining to the protection of sensitive
natural resources and required green space areas. Such regulations
and requirements address issues such as absolute protection, partial
protection, and migration, which are directly related to and a critical
component of the protection of natural resources and the protection
of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the
Village of Johnson Creek and its environs.
E. Landscaping and bufferyard regulations and requirements. All development
of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of
this chapter pertaining to the provision of landscaping and bufferyards.
Such regulations and requirements address issues such as minimum required
landscaping of developed land and minimum required provision of bufferyards
between adjoining zoning districts and/or development options, which
are directly related to and a critical component of the effective
bulk of a structure and the protection of the health, safety and general
welfare of the residents of the Village of Johnson Creek and its environs.
F. Performance standards and requirements. All development of land shall
comply with all the regulations and requirements of this chapter pertaining
to the provision of appropriate access, parking, loading, storage
and lighting facilities. Such regulations and requirements address
issues such as maximum permitted access points, minimum required parking
spaces, the screening of storage areas, and maximum permitted intensity
of lighting, as well as defining acceptable levels of potential nuisances
such as noise, vibration, odors, heat, glare and smoke, which are
directly related to and a critical component of the protection of
the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Village
of Johnson Creek and its environs.
G. Signage regulations and requirements. All land use and/or development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of Article
IX pertaining to the type and amount of signage permitted on property. Such regulations and restrictions address issues such as the maximum area of permitted signage and the number and types of permitted signage, which are directly related to and a critical component of the protection of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Village of Johnson Creek and its environs.
H. Procedural regulations and requirements. All land use and/or development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of Article
X pertaining to the procedures necessary to secure review and approval of land use and/or development. Such regulations and restrictions address both procedural and technical requirements and are directly related to and a critical component of the protection of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Village of Johnson Creek and its environs. At a minimum, all development shall be subject to the requirements of §
250-127.
I. Number of buildings per lot. In the RH and SR-2, SR-3, SR-4 Districts, only one principal building shall be permitted on any one lot. In the TR-6, MR-8, MR-10, NO, PO, NB, PB, GB, CB, PI, GI and HI Districts, more than one principal building shall be permitted on any one lot upon the granting of a conditional use permit for a group development in compliance with §
250-47.
J. Number of land uses per building.
(1) No more than one nonresidential land use shall be permitted in any building unless a conditional use permit for a group development is granted in compliance with §
250-47.
(2) With the exceptions of a commercial apartment or a home occupation, no building containing a nonresidential land use shall contain a residential land use. (See §
250-43A and
J.)
K. Division or combining of a lot. No recorded lot shall be divided
into two or more lots, and no two or more recorded lots shall be combined
into one or more lots, unless such division or combination results
in the creation of lots, each of which conforms to all of the applicable
regulations of the zoning district in which said lot is located (as
set forth in this chapter). (See also the Land Division Regulations.)
The land use categories employed by this chapter are defined
in this article. Land uses which are not listed in this chapter are
not necessarily excluded from locating within any given zoning district.
Section 250-130 empowers the Zoning Administrator to make interpretations
on matters regarding specific land use proposals which are not addressed
by this chapter.
Accessory uses are land uses which are incidental to the principal
activity conducted on the subject property. Only those accessory uses
listed below shall be permitted within the jurisdiction of this chapter.
With the exception of a commercial apartment (see Subsection A below)
or a farm residence (see Subsection B below), in no instance shall
an accessory use, cellar, basement, tent or recreational trailer be
used as a residence. Accessory uses shall not be located between a
principal building and a street frontage on the same lot nor within
any required front yard or street side yard, except when there is
a shoreyard. In instances where there is a shoreyard, shoreyards shall
be treated as front yards and street yards as rear yards, whereby
accessory structures may be located between a principal building and
a street frontage on the same lot.
A. Commercial apartment.
(1) Description: Commercial apartments are dwelling units which are located above the ground floor of a building used for a commercial land use (as designated in §
250-39 above), most typically an office or retail establishment. The primary advantage of commercial apartments is that they are able to share required parking spaces with nonresidential uses.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
The gross floor area devoted to commercial apartments shall
be counted toward the floor area of a nonresidential development.
(b)
A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided
for each bedroom within a commercial apartment. Parking spaces provided
by nonresidential land uses on the site may be counted for this requirement
with the approval of the Zoning Administrator.
B. Farm residence. Description: A farm residence is a single-family detached dwelling unit located on the same property as any of the principal agricultural land uses listed in §
250-37 above.
C. Detached residential garage, carport, utility shed, or play structures.
(1) Description: A private residential garage, carport or utility shed is a structure which primarily accommodates the sheltered parking of a passenger vehicle and/or the storage of residential maintenance equipment of the subject property. Walks, drives, paved terraces, all play structures, and purely decorative garden accessories, such as garden pools, fountains, statuary, sun dials, flagpoles, etc., shall be permitted in setback areas but not closer than five feet to an abutting property line other than a street line. It may be located on the same lot as a residential unit or units or on a separate lot in conjunction with a residential land use. See §
250-62 for requirements applicable to legal nonconforming garages. Garages, carports and utility sheds in excess of 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, or which exceed 30% coverage of the rear yard area, or which exceed the lot coverage of the principal structure, are not permitted in residential districts except as conditional uses in the RH, SR-2 and SR-3 Districts.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
One attached and/or one detached garage and two accessory structures
shall be permitted by right.
(b)
A conditional use permit is required for:
[1]
A combination of accessory structures exceeding a total of 1,000
square feet; or
[2]
More than three accessory structures.
D. Company cafeteria. Description: A company cafeteria is a food service
operation which provides food only to company employees and their
guests, which meets state food service requirements and is located
on the same property as a principal land use engaged in an operation
other than food service.
E. Company-provided on-site recreation.
(1) Description: A company-provided on-site recreational facility is
any active or passive recreational facility located on the same site
as a principal land use and which is reserved solely for the use of
company employees and their guests.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
All structures and actively used outdoor areas shall be located
a minimum of 50 feet from any residentially zoned property.
(b)
All structures and actively used outdoor areas shall be located
a minimum of 50 feet from any residentially zoned property.
(c)
Outdoor recreation facilities using night lighting and adjoining a residentially zoned property shall install and continually maintain a bufferyard with a minimum opacity of 0.60 (see §
250-79). Said bufferyard shall be located at the property line adjacent to said residentially zoned property.
(d)
Facilities using night lighting shall require a conditional
use permit.
F. Outdoor display incidental to indoor sales and service (more than
12 days).
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Shall comply with all conditions of §
250-39D.
(b)
Display area shall not exceed 25% of gross floor area of principal
building on the site.
G. In-vehicle sales and services incidental to on-site principal land
use.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Shall comply with all conditions of §
250-39G.
H. Indoor sales incidental to storage or light industrial land use.
(1) Description: These land uses include any retail sales activity conducted
exclusively indoors which is incidental to a principal land use such
as warehousing, wholesaling or any light industrial land use on the
same site.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Adequate parking, per the requirements of §
250-87, shall be provided for customers. Said parking shall be in addition to that required for customary light industrial activities.
(b)
The total area devoted to sales activity shall not exceed 25%
of the total area of the buildings on the property. Areas devoted
to artisan studio uses, such as custom ceramics, glass, wood, paper,
fabric and similar crafts, may exceed 5,000 square feet with the granting
of a conditional use permit for such use.
(c)
Shall provide rest room facilities directly accessible from
retail sales area.
(d)
Retail sales area shall be physically separated by a wall from
other activity areas.
I. Light industrial activities incidental to indoor sales or service
land use.
(1) Description: These land uses include any light industrial activity
conducted exclusively indoors which is incidental to a principal land
use such as indoor sales or service on the same site.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
The total area devoted to light industrial activity shall not
exceed 15% of the total area of the buildings on the property or 5,000
square feet, whichever is less.
(b)
Production area shall be physically separated by a wall from other activity areas and shall be soundproofed to the level required by §
250-92 for all adjacent properties.
J. Home occupation.
(1) Description: It is the intent of this section to provide a means
to accommodate a small home-based family or professional business
without the necessity of a rezoning from a residential to a commercial
district. Approval of an expansion of a home occupation at a future
time beyond the limitations of this section is not to be anticipated;
relocation of the business to an area that is appropriately zoned
may be necessary. Home occupations are economic activities performed
within any single-family detached residence which comply with the
following requirements. Examples include personal and professional
services and handicrafts which comply with all of the following requirements.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
The home occupation shall be conducted only within the enclosed
area of the dwelling unit or an attached garage.
(b)
There shall be no exterior alterations which change the character
thereof as a dwelling and/or exterior evidence of the home occupation
other than those signs permitted in the district.
(c)
No storage or display of materials, goods, supplies or equipment
related to the operation of the home occupation shall be visible outside
any structures located on the premises.
(d)
No home occupation use shall create smoke, odor, glare, noise,
dust, vibration, fire hazard, small electrical interference or any
other nuisance not normally associated with the average residential
use in the district.
(e)
Only one sign may be used to indicate the type of occupation
or business. Such sign shall not be illuminated and shall not exceed
three square feet.
(f)
The use shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for
more than occasional delivery of materials to or from the premises.
(g)
A permitted home occupation is restricted to a service-oriented
business prohibiting the mass production of items or products or the
sale of items or products on the premises. Examples of service-oriented
businesses include, but are not limited to, computer programming,
accounting, insurance agency and computer-based consulting and clerical
services.
(h)
A permitted home occupation shall not occupy more than 30% of
the floor area of the dwelling.
(i)
Persons employed by a permitted home occupation shall be limited
to the resident family members and no more than one nonresident employee.
(j)
Under no circumstances shall a vehicle repair or bodywork business
qualify as a home occupation.
(k)
The Plan Commission may approve home occupations in residential districts which do not meet standards in Subsections
J(2)(a) through
(j) above as conditional uses, subject to the following:
[1]
The types and number of equipment or machinery used on the conditional
use site may be restricted by the Plan Commission.
[2]
Sale or transfer of the property or expansion of the home occupation
shall cause the conditional use permit to be null and void.
K. Family day-care home (four to eight children). Description: Family
day-care homes are occupied residences in which a qualified person
or persons provide child care for four to eight children. The care
of less than four children is not subject to the regulations of this
chapter.
L. Intermediate day-care home (nine to 15 children). Description: Intermediate
day-care homes are occupied residences in which a qualified person
or persons provide child care for nine to 15 children.
M. Migrant labor camp.
(1) Migrant labor camps include any facility subject to the regulation
of § 103.90, Wis. Stats.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Shall be surrounded by a bufferyard with a minimum opacity of 0.60 along all property lines adjacent to all properties in residential, office or commercial zoning districts (see §
250-79).
(b)
Migrant labor camp shall be an accessory use to an active principal
use under the same ownership which is located within the Village.
N. On-site parking lot.
(1) Description: On-site parking lots are any areas located on the same site as the principal land use which are used for the temporary parking of vehicles which are fully registered, licensed, and operative. Refer also to §
250-87.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Access to an off-site parking lot shall only be permitted to
a collector or arterial street.
(b)
Access and vehicular circulation shall be designed so as to
discourage cut-through traffic between streets.
O. Private residential recreational facility.
(1) Description: This land use includes all active outdoor recreational
facilities located on a private residential lot which are not otherwise
listed in the Table of Land Uses in the Appendix. Materials and lighting shall limit light levels at said property line to be equal to or less than 0.5 footcandle (see §
250-90). All private residential recreation facilities and their attendant structures shall comply with the bulk requirements for accessory structures (see Article
V). Common examples of these accessory uses include swing sets, tree houses, basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pools, and recreation-type equipment.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Swimming pools shall be regulated by the performance standards provided in §
250-106.
(b)
Tree houses and similar platforms shall not exceed a platform
height of eight feet and shall be set back twice their elevation from
any property line.
P. Private residential kennel:
(1) Description: A maximum of any combination of two dogs and/or cats
(over six months of age) are permitted by right for any one residential
unit. Any residence housing a number of dogs and/or cats exceeding
this number shall be considered a private residential kennel. Such
a kennel (dogs only) shall require licensing by the Village. In addition
to those requirements, a private residential kennel shall meet the
following requirements.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
For any number over three animals, a maximum of one additional
animal per five acres shall be permitted.
(b)
Outdoor containments for animals shall be located a minimum
of 25 feet from any residentially zoned property and shall be screened
from adjacent properties.
Q. Private residential stable.
(1) Description: A private residential stable is a structure facilitating
the keeping of horses (or similar animals) on the same site as a residential
dwelling.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
A minimum lot area of 175,000 square feet (four acres) is required
for a private residential stable.
(b)
A maximum of one horse per five acres of fully enclosed (by
fencing and/or structures) area is permitted.
(c)
Outdoor containments for animals shall be located a minimum
of 25 feet from any residentially zoned property.
(d)
The minimum permitted size of horse or similar animal stall
shall be 100 square feet.
R. Drainage structure.
(1) Description: These include all improvements, including, but not limited
to, swales, ditches, culverts, drains, tiles, gutters, levees, basins,
detention or retention facilities, impoundments and dams intended
to affect the direction, rate and/or volume of stormwater runoff,
snowmelt and/or channelized flows across, within and/or away from
a site.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Shall comply with §
250-45 for the placement of drainage structures in permanently protected green space areas.
(b)
Shall comply with §
250-45 regarding protection measures for drainageways.
(c)
Any drainage improvement shall not increase the rate or volume
of discharge from the subject property onto any adjacent properties,
except where regional stormwater management facilities such as storm
sewers and retention or detention facilities are in place to serve
the subject property.
S. Filling.
(1) Description: Filling includes any activity in an area over 4,000
square feet or greater than 500 cubic yards of fill, involving the
modification of the earth's surface above that in its undisturbed
state.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Shall comply with §
250-45I regarding filling activities in permanently protected green space areas.
(b)
Shall comply with Article
VI regarding protection measures for natural resources.
(c)
Shall not create drainage onto other properties.
(d)
Shall not impede on-site drainage.
(e)
Shall comply with provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance.
T. Lawn care. Description: Lawn care includes any activity involving the preparation of the ground, installation and maintenance of vegetative ground cover (including gardens) which complies with the Village of Johnson Creek Code. Lawn care is not permitted in certain permanently protected green space areas, see §
250-71.
U. Individual septic disposal system.
(1) Description: This land use includes any state-enabled, county-approved
septic disposal system.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Minimum lot size of 0.5 acre.
(b)
Shall comply with Article
VI regarding protection measures for natural resources.
V. Exterior communication devices (e.g., satellite dishes, ham radio
towers, TV antennas).
(1) Description: This land use includes any antennas used for communication
reception.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Except for television antennas and satellite dishes 18 inches
or smaller, exterior communication devices shall not be visible from
a public street.
(b)
Devices must be sited an equal or greater number of feet from
any property lines as their maximum height and may not be located
in a required street yard.
(c)
The applicant must demonstrate that all reasonable mechanisms
have been used to mitigate safety hazards and the visual inputs of
the device.
W. Caretaker's residence.
(1) Description: This land use includes any residential unit which provides
permanent housing for a caretaker of the subject property in either
an attached or detached configuration.
(2) Regulations.
(a)
Shall provide housing only for on-site caretaker and family.
(b)
Shall provide a minimum of two on-site parking spaces.
In all developments, certain areas may be required to be set aside as permanently protected green space for the purpose of natural resource protection, to meet a minimum green space ratio (GSR) requirement, or to meet a minimum landscape surface ratio (LSR) requirement. Where such permanently protected green space is required and where the land use is also permitted per the land use regulations of the applicable conventional zoning district (see §§
250-35 through
250-44, Detailed land use descriptions and regulations), the following regulations shall also be employed to establish land use regulations. All land uses listed in §§
250-35 through
250-44 but not listed in this section are prohibited in permanently protected green spaces. For all land uses, disruption to natural resource areas shall comply with the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance pertaining to drainage, grading and erosion control. All
land uses located within permanently protected green space areas shall
comply with the following:
A. Cultivation: permitted as a conditional use (permanently protected
green space areas outside a natural resource protection overlay zoning
district). Permitted only if designated on the submitted site plan
and/or the recorded plat or certified survey as an "area which may
be used for cultivation."
B. Passive outdoor public recreational area: permitted by right (all
permanently protected green space areas).
(1) Limited to a twenty-foot-wide area in permanently protected natural
resource areas. Permitted in other permanently protected green space
areas without restriction.
(2) Nonnative vegetation shall not be permitted to spread into permanently
protected natural resource areas beyond said twenty-foot-wide area.
C. Active outdoor public recreational area.
(1) Permitted by right (permanently protected green space areas outside
a natural resource protection overlay zoning district). Nonnative
vegetation shall not be permitted to spread into permanently protected
natural resource areas.
(2) Permitted as a conditional use (flood-fringe). Parking may be permitted
in areas located more than five feet from property lines.
D. Outdoor institutional.
(1) Permitted by right (permanently protected green space areas outside
a natural resource protection overlay zoning district). Nonnative
vegetation shall not be permitted to spread into permanently protected
natural resource areas.
E. Lawn care.
(1) Permitted by right (permanently protected green space areas outside
a natural resource protection overlay zoning district). Nonnative
ground cover shall not be permitted to spread into permanently protected
natural resource areas. Clearance of understory growth shall be permitted.
(2) Permitted as a conditional use (all permanently protected natural
resource areas except wetlands).
(a)
Only disturbance associated with the care of native vegetation
is permitted, with the exception of a twenty-foot-wide access path
which may be cleared for passive recreation purposes.
(b)
Each property abutting a natural resource area shall be limited
to one such access path.
(c)
Nonnative vegetation (such as domestic lawn grasses) shall not
be introduced into natural resource areas beyond said twenty-foot-wide
access path.
F. Golf course.
(1) Permitted by right (permanently protected green space areas outside
a natural resource protection overlay zoning district). Nonnative
vegetation shall not be permitted to spread into permanently protected
natural resource areas.
(2) Permitted as a conditional use (all permanently protected natural
resource areas). Only disturbance associated with the care of native
vegetation is permitted. Natural resource areas which are located
within or adjacent to golf play areas shall be incorporated into the
course design as out-of-bounds play hazards and shall be maintained
in their natural state.
G. Any permitted temporary use: permitted by right (permanently protected green space areas outside a natural resource protection overlay zoning district). Activity shall in no manner encroach upon permanently protected natural resources areas. Party securing the temporary use permit shall be responsible for restoring all such natural resource areas to an undamaged state or shall be considered in violation of the provisions of this chapter (§
250-125).
H. Drainage structure: permitted as a conditional use (all permanently
protected green space areas).
(1) Structure shall be deemed necessary by the Village Engineer.
(2) Natural native vegetation shall be restored in disturbed areas.
I. Filling: permitted as a conditional use (all permanently protected
green space areas).
(1) Filling in the floodway shall be done only as required by a necessary
road, bridge, utility or other infrastructure facility which has been
deemed necessary by the Department of Public Works and in a manner
deemed least intrusive by the Village Engineer.
(2) Natural native vegetation shall be restored in disturbed areas.
(3) In no instance shall filling raise the base flood elevation.
J. Individual septic disposal system: permitted as a conditional use
(permanently protected green space areas outside a natural resource
protection overlay zoning district). Shall not locate closer than
30 feet to any other permanently protected natural resource area.
K. Road and/or bridge: permitted as a conditional use (all permanently
protected green space areas).
(1) May locate in or across a natural resource areas only in conjunction
with a boat landing or when deemed essential by the Department of
Public Works.
(2) May locate in other permanently protected green space areas if designed
to provide an essential service to an activity area located within
the green space area which cannot be efficiently reached from another
point.
(3) Road networks shall be designed to circumvent permanently protected
green space areas, thereby eliminating the need for intrusions and
crossings.
L. Utility lines and related facilities: permitted as a conditional
use (all permanently protected green space areas).
(1) May locate in or across a natural resource areas only when deemed
essential by the Department of Public Works.
(2) May locate in other permanently protected green space areas if designed
to provide an essential service to an activity area located within
the green space area which cannot be efficiently reached from another
point.
(3) In general, utility lines shall be designed to circumvent permanently
protected green space areas, thereby eliminating the need for intrusions
and crossings.
M. Piers and wharfs: permitted as a conditional use (all permanently protected green space areas). A site plan shall be required per §
250-127 for construction, erection, placement or extension of a pier or wharf, with specific information provided regarding its location in relation to the shoreline and abutting riparian property lines and regarding dimensions and building materials.
N. Protection of existing significant trees: permitted as a conditional
use (all permanently protected green space areas).
(1) Development activity will be limited to clear-cutting of nonsignificant
trees and undergrowth. Significant trees are crown deciduous or twenty-five-foot-tall
coniferous tress. Significant trees shall be protected and left undisturbed.
New bufferyards of five feet in excess of driplines will be provided
and fenced off prior to any development activity or other significant
disruption activity.
(2) Trees will either be protected either as single specimen or in groves,
groups or savannas.
(3) Letter of credit (150%) updated annually for up to seven years after
the end of construction/development activity.