[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article also redesignated Arts. X through XIX as Arts. XII through XXI and §§ 160-52 through 160-103 as §§ 160-64 through 160-115, respectively.
The purpose of the Critical Rural District is to designate an area deserving maximum protection from residential development, to preserve natural resources and related economic activities including farming and forestry, and to protect high-value wildlife habitat and open lands. All of these purposes together serve to support a vibrant rural economy.
The location and boundaries of the Critical Rural District are established as shown on the Official Zoning Map and are a part of this chapter.
[Amended 3-9-2007 ATM by Art. 25]
Except for legal nonconformities, buildings or land used or occupied, lots created, and buildings erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered, whether requiring a land use permit or not, must comply with the requirements of Articles XVII and XVIII (general and specific performance standards) of this chapter and the following dimensional requirements:
A. 
Minimum lot size.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 217,800 square feet/five acres.
(2) 
Two-family dwelling: 217,800 square feet for the first dwelling unit plus 108,900 square feet for the second dwelling unit.
(3) 
Other allowable uses: 217,800 square feet.
B. 
Minimum street frontage.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 360 feet.
(2) 
Two-family: 360 feet per principal structure.
(3) 
Other allowable uses: 360 feet.
C. 
Minimum yard dimensions.
(1) 
Setback from street right-of-way on new or existing streets: 75 feet.
(2) 
Side setback: 25 feet.
(3) 
Rear setback: 25 feet.
D. 
Maximum lot coverage.
(1) 
Residential: 10%.
(2) 
Nonresidential: 10%.
The permitted uses are those indicated in Article V of this chapter.