P-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right6
- Columbarium located in cemetery
- Fish hatcheries and fish ponds
- Game preserves
- Public parks, recreational areas, botanical and zoological gardens, golf courses, marinas and other public buildings and uses
- Watersheds, wells, water reservoirs and water control structures
- Timber harvesting (subject to conditions)
Conditional / special use13
- Borrow pit
- Cemetery, columbarium, crematory and mausoleum
- Colleges and universities, but not including dormitories or other housing facilities
- Environmental education centers other than those operated by a governmental entity
- Marinas, noncommercial
- Recreational campgrounds
- Riding academies, horses for hire or boarding
- Small wireless facilities not placed on existing structures
- Storage and maintenance installations for public utilities
- Television or other broadcasting stations
- Wind energy conversion systems, freestanding
- Wind energy conversion systems, roof-mounted
- Timber harvesting (if conditions not met)
Accessory1
- Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to principal uses and structures
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit per air navigation
There shall be no maximum height requirements in the P-1 Preservation District except that no building or other structure shall exceed the height limit established by section 202(b) regarding air navigation.
Other
- Lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. and width exemption for conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses and public utilitiesPublic utilitiesInfrastructure serving the wider area — substations, pump stations, towers.
Minimum lot area and lot width requirements do not apply to conditional uses or to public utility installations.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. increase for major street50 ft
Any yard that adjoins a major street or right-of-way designated on the official transportation plan shall be increased by fifty (50) feet.
- Timber harvesting notice period10 working days
Prior to commencing any timber harvesting activity, the owner of the property upon which such activity is to occur shall notify the zoning administrator, in writing, of his intent to harvest the timber on such property. Within ten (10) working days after the receipt of such notice, the zoning administrator shall notify the property owner whether the proposed activity will be allowed as a principal use or will require a conditional use permit.
- Screening for utility substations
utilities substations other than individual transformers, shall be surrounded by Category V screening, solid except for entrances and exits; and provided also, transformer vaults for underground utilities and the like shall require Category I screening, solid except for access openings
Parking
- Parking requirements reference
Parking shall be required for all uses and structures permitted in the P-1 Preservation District in accordance with section 203.
Signage
- Maximum sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
only one (1) sign, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area, shall be permitted on any zoning lot in connection with any use.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
No sign shall be directly illuminated or located closer than ten (10) feet to the property line fronting the street or be higher than eight (8) feet above the ground elevation.
- Direct illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No sign shall be directly illuminated or located closer than ten (10) feet to the property line fronting the street or be higher than eight (8) feet above the ground elevation.
- Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
No sign shall be directly illuminated or located closer than ten (10) feet to the property line fronting the street or be higher than eight (8) feet above the ground elevation.
From the ordinance
P-1 Preservation District regulations for uses, dimensional requirements, signs, and parking.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"permitted_uses": [
"Open agricultural and horticultural uses, provided that intensive cultivation shall not be allowed",
"Public utility installations and substations; provided offices, storage or maintenance facilities shall not be permitted; and provided, further, that utilities substations other than individual transformers, shall be surrounded by Category V screening, solid except for entrances and exits; and provided also, transformer vaults for underground utilities and the like shall require Category I screening, solid except for access openings"
]
}
}