The Open Space District is intended to provide
permanent open space for its beauty and recreational value and to
safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people by limiting
development on excessive slopes, on floodplains, and on other areas
where protection against flooding and excessive erosion are not possible
without excessive cost to the community.
No building or structure may be erected or used
and no land may be used or occupied except for one or more of the
following principal uses:
A. Parks and other recreation areas of a nonprofit nature.
C. Forestation and wildlife preserves.
D. Public buildings and facilities.
E. Greenhouse, nursery. No sales to the public shall be permitted from
the greenhouse or nursery.
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-04]
[Amended 4-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04; 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
The Board of Appeals may authorize the following principal uses as special exceptions in accordance with §
165-87:
A. Public utility structures and buildings.
C. Clubrooms, club grounds, meeting hall.
Accessory uses are as follows:
A. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental
to any permitted special exception use.
For all uses in the OS District, the following
requirements shall be met:
A. All tree cutting shall meet the requirements of the
Town Forest Conservation Ordinance.
[Amended 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
B. Clearing shall be permitted for the actual site of
a building only.
C. Clearing for a private driveway, not to exceed 20
feet in width, shall be permitted. Cuts and fills shall not exceed
two feet.
D. Soil conservation practices for erosion and siltation
control as specified by the Soil Conservation Service shall be followed.
[Amended 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
There is no minimum lot size or lot width. However,
all buildings must be set back at least 25 feet from any property
or street line. Accessory buildings may be built within 15 feet of
a side or rear property line; however, any building or feeding pen
in which farm animals are kept shall be at least 200 feet from the
nearest non-farm dwelling or residentially zoned lot.