(a) Permitted Principal Uses. The following open space uses shall be permitted provided that they do not require the open storage of materials and equipment, or any fill material or permanent structures which project above the existing ground elevation, except as provided for under special uses in this section.
(1) Agricultural uses such as general farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, viticulture, truck farming, forestry, sod farming, and wild crop harvesting. Such activity shall not include the spreading, accumulation, feeding, or use of garbage in any manner on the open surface of the ground. Such agricultural uses shall only be permitted within areas bordered generally by land areas within the CD-Conservation District.
(2) Private and public outdoor recreational activities, including such uses as golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat and canoe launching ramps, swimming areas, parks, hunting areas, fishing areas, hiking trails, horseback riding trails and open amphitheaters.
(3) Residential open space uses such as lawns, gardens, woodlands, and play areas.
(4) Plant material nurseries.
(5) Public uses which are supported in whole or in part by taxes or special public assessments, the location of which has been fixed by studies. Such uses include, but are not limited to: parks; playgrounds; water treatment, pumping, and storage facilities; and other essential services.
(b) Permitted Accessory Uses.
(1) Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces as regulated in Chapter 1157.
(2) Accessory signs as regulated in Chapter 1161, provided that they do not impair the efficiency or the capacity of the flood plain to store and discharge flood waters.
(3) Accessory fences as regulated in Chapter 1157 provided that they do not impair the efficiency or the capacity of the flood plain to store and discharge flood waters.
(4) Other uses customarily incidental to the above permitted principal uses, provided that they do not require structures, fill, or the storage of materials and equipment.
(c) Special Uses. It is recognized that there are areas within the Floodplain District that are suitable for certain specific uses. These areas are generally located outside the floodway in areas known as the Flood Fringe. In this regard, the following uses may be permitted provided they meet the requirements set forth both in this Section and Chapter 1163 of this Ordinance.
(1) All structures associated with permitted uses as identified in this section. Such structures shall be constructed on fill so that the first floor and basement floor are above the regional flood protection elevation. The fill shall be at a point no lower than 1.5 feet above the regional flood protection elevation for the particular area and shall extend at such elevation at least fifteen (15) feet beyond the limits of any structure or building erected thereon. However, no use shall be constructed which will adversely affect the capacity of channels or floodways of any tributary to the mainstream, drainage ditch or any other drainage facility or system, as determined by the Brookville Planning Commission in conjunction with a recognized water management and flood control authority.
(2) Mineral extraction operations.
(3) Industrial or commercial uses such as loading areas and parking areas, where adjacent to permitted uses not in the floodplain.
(4) Circuses, carnivals, and similar transient amusement enterprises.