(A) Purpose. It is the purpose of this district to preserve areas of any size in the county having special resources of a nature that are environmentally sensitive, unique, aesthetic, significantly rare or of an endangered biological productivity.
(B) Restrictions.
(1) Use restrictions. Except in extraordinary cases of an overriding public need or interest, uses shall only be permitted that are consistent with intent to protect conservation districts from any use that is inconsistent with protecting the character of the environmentally sensitive, significantly rare or endangered biological productivity or character or of other unique qualities.
(2) Development restricted. There may be no activity, construction or development, or use of the land in this zone that will endanger, destroy or modify the current environmentally sensitive uses, or which would significantly alter the ecological integrity, balance, character, except in the case of overriding public need or interests. These areas might include marshes, bogs, woodlands, wetlands, waterways and other areas of significant biological productivity or uniqueness.
(3) Conservation easement. This zone may at the time of rezoning, include an easement granting a right or interest in real property that is appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominantly in their natural, scenic, open or wooded condition; retaining such areas as suitable habitat for fish, plants or wildlife; or maintaining existing land uses.
(Ord. passed 3-10-1993)