The purpose of this district is to:
A.
Recognize
areas of significant environmental sensitivity that should not be
intensely developed.
B.
Allow
reasonable uses of these lands that would still result in a large
proportion of the land remaining open.
C.
Also
recognize areas that would be very difficult to sewer and that are
not adjacent to suitable roads.
D.
Steer
more intense development to districts that are closer to community
facilities and services, are more naturally suited for development
and are more easily served by public sewers.
E.
Provide
for a system of clustering that will steer development to the most
accessible and environmentally suited portions of a tract.
F.
Protect
the water quality of surface waters.
Only the following uses are permitted by right in the CR District, provided that the requirements for specific uses of Article XX are met:
A.
Only the following uses are permitted by special exception in the CR District, provided that the requirements for specific uses of Article XX are met:
[Amended 3-15-1999 by Ord. No. 5-99]
Only the following use is a permitted conditional use in the CR District, provided that the requirements in Article XX are met:
Lot and setback regulations in the CR District shall be as follows, unless a more restrictive requirement is stated in Article XX for a particular use or elsewhere in this chapter. See definitions of these terms in Article II.
A.
Minimum lot area. For any permitted use: two acres. See single-family cluster option in Article XXII, which permits smaller lots.
B.
Minimum lot depth: 250 feet.
C.
Minimum lot width: 250 feet.
D.
Maximum lot coverage: 15% for buildings, 20% for total
impervious surfaces.
E.
Minimum front yard building setbacks, principal and
accessory buildings: 75 feet.
F.
Minimum side yard setback, principal and accessory
buildings: 40 feet for each of two side yards.
G.
Minimum rear yard setback, principal building: 75
feet; accessory building: 40 feet.
I.
Maximum height: 3 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever
is less.
J.
Minimum principal building setback from industrial
districts, for any dwelling, from any boundary of a GI, LI, LI(P)
or OB District: 100 feet.
K.
Impervious coverage across districts. If one lot crosses
more than one district, the land within CR may be used to meet the
requirements for minimum nonimpervious coverage for a use in another
district, within the same lot.