ARTICLE XIV: "O" OPEN SPACE DISTRICT

14.10   Purpose:  The Open Space Zone District is established to protect and enhance vital natural resources, to maintain a buffer between incompatible land uses, and to restrict development in areas not suitable for or capable of sustaining such development, while allowing certain uses which are not detrimental to the land.
            A.         Permitted Uses:
1.         Permanent open space, including, but not limited to, parks, forests, and game preserves.
                        2.         Soil and water conservation programs.
                        3.         Public non-commercial recreational uses including trails.
                        4.         Harvesting of wild crops, including but not limited to, wild rice, marsh hay, ferns, moss, and berries, provided all rules and regulations governing such activities are observed.
5.         Production and harvesting of forest crops; forest management activities including planting, culture, thinning, and harvesting of trees.
                        6.         Temporary forest processing activities including portable sawmills, debarking and chipping facilities, and temporary yarding areas.
7.         Fire and water towers, and related facilities.
                        8.         Wayside rest.
                        9.         See Article XIV, 14.10,  B, 1,  A .
                        10.       Accessory uses clearly incidental to principal use.
                        11.       Signs, on-site, subject to provisions of Articles I and V of this Ordinance.
12.       Transfer station.
                        13.       Removed
                        14.       Removed
                        15.       Other uses, similar to those listed above, which clearly reflect the purpose and intent of the Open Space Zone District.
           
            B.         Uses Authorized by Conditional Use Permit:
                        1.         Single family dwelling.
                                    A.  Home occupation
2.         Seasonal cabin.
                        3.         Farming activities of all types.
                        4.         Utility corridors and related facilities including, but not limited to, transmission towers and lines, microwave relay towers, substations, and pipelines.
5.         Necessary facilities for the production of electric power including, but not limited to, dams, reservoirs, and power plants.  Projects requiring mandatory review by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board shall be exempt from conditional use/variance review.
                        6.         Removed
7.         Borrow pits and related facilities including, but not limited to, portable crushing, screening, and batching equipment.
                        8.         Signs, off-site, subject to provisions of Articles I and V of this ordinance.
                        9.         Mineral exploration.
                        10.       Other uses similar to those listed above.
C.         Requirements:
                        1.         Minimum Lot Area:    One (1) acre (43,560 square feet.)
                        2.         Minimum Lot Width:  One undred (100) feet
3.         Maximum Lot Coverage Allowed:  including accessory structures:  Twenty-five (25) percent
                        4.         Lot Line Setbacks:
a.         Front Yard Setback (all structures)  Fifty (50) feet
                                    b.         Side Yard Setback:
1.         Principal structure:  Twenty-five (25) feet
                                                2.         Accessory structure:  Twenty-five (25) feet
                                    c.         Rear Yard Setback:
                                                1.         Principal structure:  Twenty-five (25) feet
                                                2.         Accessory structure:  Twenty-five (25) feet
                                    d.         Shoreline Setback:
                                                1.         Principal structure:  Fifty (50) feet
2.         Accessory structure:  Fifty (50) feet
                        5.         Road Setback:  (from centerline of driving surface or thirty-five (35) feet from right-of-way, whichever distance is greater)
                                    a.         Principal and Minor Arterials:  One hundred ten (110) feet
                                    b.         Major Collectors:  Eiighty-five (85) feet.
                                    c.         Minor Collectors and Local Roads:  Sixty-eight (68) feet
6.         Height Limitation:  Thirty-five (35) feet
 measured from first floor level to highest point of roof.
                        7.         Parking Requirements:  Off street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XVI of this Ordinance.