A. Purpose and intent of this district:
1. To provide residential opportunities for the use of lands optimally suited to neither prime agricultural nor high density urban uses because of location, topography, soil characteristics, wetness, vegetation, or other natural or man induced factors.
2. To provide lands for single-family residential and open space uses which are the optimum uses due to topography, soil's natural characteristics, manmade features, and/or location and existing uses, and where each single-family residence may be served by an on site sewage disposal system.
3. To provide areas where portions of the land may be kept open to protect and preserve hilly areas, wetlands and other aquifer recharge and discharge areas, prairies, wooded regions, and other unique areas, or to preserve open space, for either public or private benefit, and for the perpetuation of the diversity of natural ecological systems.
4. To provide the opportunity to keep horses or domestic farm animals and the right to practice in a limited manner agriculture, floriculture, horticulture, cultivation of field or garden crops, and similar related activities, as accessory uses to the principal residential use. (Ord. 1565, 5-27-2003)