§ 128-5. Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted, either by right or after review and approval by the municipality in the Riparian Buffer Conservation Zone.

A. 

Zone One.

(1) 

Uses permitted by right. Open spaces uses that are primarily passive in character shall be permitted to extend into the area defined as Zone One, including:

(a) 

Wildlife sanctuaries, nature preserves, forest preserves, fishing areas, passive areas of public and private parklands, and reforestation in compliance with the guidelines of the riparian buffer management plan;

(b) 

Stream bank stabilization in compliance with the guidelines of the riparian buffer management plan.

(2) 

Uses requiring municipal review and approval: buffer crossings by farm vehicles and livestock, recreational trails, roads, railroads, centralized sewer and/or water lines, and public utility transmission lines; provided that any disturbance is offset by buffer improvements identified in the riparian buffer management plan.

B. 

Zone Two.

(1) 

Uses permitted by right. The following uses which are primarily passive in character shall be permitted by right to extend into the area defined as Zone Two:

(a) 

Open spaces uses including wildfire sanctuaries, nature preserves, forest preserves, passive areas of public and private parklands, and recreational trails;

(b) 

Reforestation in compliance with the guidelines of the riparian buffer management plan;

(c) 

Minimum required front, side, and rear yards on private lots; provided that no yard may extend into Zone two more than half the distance between the outer boundaries of Zone One and Zone Two;

(d) 

Agricultural uses existing at the time of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(2) 

Uses requiring municipal review and approval.

(a) 

New agricultural uses;

(b) 

Buffer crossings by farm vehicles and livestock, roads, railroads, centralized sewer and/or water lines, and public utility transmission lines; provided that any disturbance, is at a minimum, offset by buffer improvements identified in the riparian buffer management plan;

(c) 

Centralized sewer and/or water lines and public utility transmission lines running along the buffer; provided that any disturbance is, at a minimum, offset by buffer improvements identified in the riparian buffer management plan. These lines shall be located as far from Zone One as practical;

(d) 

Selective cutting of trees when removal is consistent with approved standards in the riparian buffer management plan;

(e) 

Areas such as camps, campgrounds, picnic areas and golf courses. Active recreation areas such as ball fields, playgrounds, and courts; provided these uses are designed in a manner that will not permit concentrated flow;

(f) 

Naturalized stormwater basins in compliance with the guidelines in the riparian buffer management plan. The entire basin shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from the defined edge of identified watercourses.