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Editor's Note: Former Division 20, adopted 3-4-1997 by Ord. No. 28-1997, as amended, which contained provisions for the Protection Rural District, was amended in its entirety 4-6-2010.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
Permitted uses in the Protection Rural District are as follows:
(1) 
Residential uses (single-family and two-family), including manufactured housing units.
(2) 
Essential services.
(3) 
Municipal uses deemed necessary by the City Council, but, prior to taking action thereon, the council shall hold a public hearing for which 10 days' public notice shall be given.
(4) 
Agricultural uses, agricultural processing including the keeping of farm animals and pleasure animals, forest management activities and timber harvesting (see the erosion control measures in Article IX of this chapter), and horticultural uses, except commercial piggeries or the raising of poultry for commercial uses and slaughterhouses and factories.
(5) 
Farm stands.
(6) 
Accessory use to residential use, and yard sales on no more than 10 days in any calendar year.
(7) 
Animal breeding/care.
(8) 
Forestry: Woodlot management and on-site firewood processing.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
Permitted uses requiring Planning Board review in the Protection Rural District are as follows:
(1) 
Residential planned unit development and cluster housing development project, including the following types of such development:
a) 
Planned unit development and cluster housing development project proposed pursuant to Chapter 102, Zoning, Article VI, Division 1; or
b) 
Rural affordable housing development project proposed pursuant to Chapter 102, Zoning, Article VI, Division 2.
(2) 
Bed and breakfast, including class 1, class 2 and class 3.
(3) 
Veterinary hospital.
(4) 
Kennel or stable.
(5) 
Telecommunications facilities and stealth telecommunications facilities.
(6) 
Churches.
(7) 
Community centers/clubs.
(8) 
Day care facilities.
(9) 
Cemeteries.
(10) 
Fill, loam, sand, and gravel extraction, excluding bedrock, with restrictions on the extent of area to be extracted at one time and the establishment of a continuing reclamation and reforestation program (subject to the provisions of Chapter 90, no matter what the size of the nonvegetated area).
(11) 
Parks and recreation facilities.
(12) 
Raising of poultry for commercial uses.
(13) 
Home occupation (expanded definition).
(14) 
Essential services.
(15) 
Fire/police stations.
(16) 
Accessory uses for commercial, educational, institutional or public activities and outdoor resource-based uses/activities.
(17) 
Storage and spreading of septage provided such storage and spreading is found to be in compliance with Chapter 90, the site is approved by the City Council and storage and spreading of septage is in compliance with all state, federal, and City laws, rules, regulations and codes.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
Provisions of the Chapter 82, pertaining to shoreland zoning, and Chapter 78, Article II, pertaining to floodplains, may apply in the Protection Rural District. See the shoreland zoning maps and FIRM flood maps.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
(a) 
The general performance standards of Article IX of this chapter shall be observed in the Protection Rural District.
(b) 
The following standards shall also apply:
(1) 
Maximum residential density is one dwelling structure per two net acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot frontage is 200 feet.
(3) 
The minimum rear and side yard setback is 15 feet.
(c) 
The lot size requirement for subdivisions shall be two acres. Prior to the submission of a preliminary plan, a conceptual development plan and a cluster housing development plan must be submitted. Cluster housing plans will limit construction to an overall maximum density of two dwelling units per net acre, with a minimum of 30% of the total project area reserved for open space.
(d) 
The minimum setback shall be 30 feet from the road right-of-way line as determined by either measuring a distance from the center of the traveled way that equals 1/2 the right-of-way distance plus 30 feet, or determining the right-of-way boundary by a survey at owner's expense and adding 30 feet. Where the right-of-way width is unavailable or uncertain, the set-back shall be 60 feet from the center of the traveled way.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
In the case of a planned unit development and cluster housing development in the Protection Rural District, the standards in Section 102-704 may be modified in accordance with the special provisions of Article VI, Division 1, of this chapter. In addition, a planned unit development and cluster housing development project shall be reviewed under the subdivision ordinance. A cluster housing project shall limit construction to an overall maximum density of two dwelling units per net acre with a minimum of 30% of the total project area reserved for open space.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
In the case of a rural affordable housing development project subject to review pursuant to the Article VI, Division 2 process and requirements, the Planning Board shall determine the maximum number of dwelling units permitted. In no case, however, may the maximum number of dwelling units allowed for a project exceed seven.
[Ord. of 4-6-2010(2)]
Only those uses specifically listed as permitted uses or permitted uses requiring Planning Board review are allowed within the Protection Rural District. All other uses are excluded.