[Ord. No. 2000-46 §1(16-00), 4-10-2000]
This zone is established to protect and enhance vital natural
resources, to maintain a buffer between incompatible land uses, to
restrict development in areas not suitable or capable of sustaining
such development while allowing certain uses which are not detrimental
to the land.
[Ord. No. 2000-46 §1(16-01), 4-10-2000]
A.
The
following are permitted uses in the "O-I" Zone.
1.
Permanent open space including, but not limited to, parks, forests
and game preserves.
2.
Soil and water conservation programs.
3.
Public non-commercial recreational uses including trails.
4.
Harvesting of crops as an agricultural pursuit.
5.
Production and harvesting of forest crops, forest management activities
including planting, culture, thinning and harvesting of trees.
6.
Temporary forest processing activities including portable sawmills,
debarking and chipping facilities and temporary yarding areas.
7.
Fire and water towers and related facilities.
8.
Wayside rest stations.
9.
Outdoor sports.
10.
Sewage lift station and public utilities facilities.
11.
Other uses, similar to those listed above, which clearly reflect
the purpose and intent of the open space zone.
[Ord. No. 2000-46 §1(16-02), 4-10-2000]
[Ord. No. 2000-46 §1(16-03), 4-10-2000]
A.
Uses
authorized upon issuance of a conditional use permit include, but
are not limited to, the following:
2.
Utility corridors and related facilities including, but not limited
to, transmission towers and lines, microwave relay towers, substations
and pipelines.
3.
Necessary facilities for the production of electric power including,
but not limited to, dams, reservoirs and power plants. Projects requiring
mandatory review by the Missouri Public Service Commission shall be
exempt from conditional use review.
4.
Borrow pits and related facilities including, but not limited to, portable crushing, screening and batching equipment except as provided in the permitted uses listed in Section 405.780.
6.
Other uses similar to those listed in this Section and approved by
the Planning and Zoning Commission.
[Ord. No. 2000-46 §1(16-04), 4-10-2000; Ord. No. 2019-10, 3-11-2019]
Areas designated as flood plain under the Federal Flood Insurance
Act or by the City Planning and Zoning Commission after a land survey
has been completed shall be restricted from development and from construction
of structures designed for year-round residential habitation. All
new structures or modifications to existing structures within the
designated flood plain shall have a low flood damage potential and
shall not unduly impede the flow of potential floodwaters. The City
Planning and Zoning Commission may require that buildings constructed
in the designated flood plain areas of Chillicothe after the date
of adoption of this Chapter can be floodproofed in a manner designed
to minimize the potential for flood damage.
