The Village of Yellow Springs Open Space Land Program, established by Ordinance 77-42, exists for the purpose of acquiring properties to be protected by appropriate conservation easements, after which they will become a permanent part of such Program. Such properties may have value in one or more of the following categories, although they are not required to do so:
(a) Lands that contain scenic, natural, geological, historical, agricultural or recreational importance;
(b) Lands that contain, or have the potential to contain, ecosystems of educational or scientific value;
(c) Wetlands, flood plains or other lands necessary for the protection of water quality;
(d) Lands of historical value, or which lie adjacent to lands of historical value, that are necessary for the protection of their qualities of historical interest;
(e) Lands that have potential to be a part of community, County, regional, State or national parks or greenway systems;
(f) Lands that are valuable to the community as open space due to their proximity to developing areas or their value in creating visual and geographic separation between the community and surrounding activities;
(g) Lands that are within the designated Open Space Program Map, or as outlined in the Comprehensive Development Plan (Ordinance 77-42).
(Ord. 92-8. Passed 5-4-92.)