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<br />I <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />would provide some natural buffering betweeen the JC'"i dentia I ctnd <br />the business and industrial uses. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />!~ning District Descriptions <br /> <br />Floodplain <br /> <br />This district, FP, is designed to be located in ilJ] ilU'ClS which <br />arc defined as being within the floodplain and identified in the <br />Town Ordinance No. 18-1979, and all amendments thereto, as <br />floodplain. In general, it should consist of those ilreilS <br />él.djoining streams of other natural drainage channels 01- areas <br />wl,lch are low-lying, difficult to drain and subject to flooding. <br />IJowever, any ground listed as a floodplain arcct wh i cl,i c; f i It cd to <br />,1 J evel above the one hundred year flood elevélt i on ,;haJ J no longcr <br />be considered in the floodplain district. <br /> <br />p,,'cCluse of flood hazctrds, a floodplain is unsuitab]c for most <br />killds of development. Land uses that should be encourilged in this <br />(Ii ~;Lr.ict include agri.culture, parks and other outdoor I-{~crcation <br /> <br />\ I :-; {~ ::-; . <br /> <br />1\(1' ¡culture <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'I'h,' AG district is designed to recogni ze the c'xi s t,'nce 0 f <br />¿ll,t~iculture as the dominant lise, with ancillary r0f;irl(,t]t~ial usc. <br />AI, I'i cultural districts should be located in ctl.'eelS whi ell are more <br />Sllitilble to support agricultural uses than othel' uses. this <br />ineJudes land in the buffer zone that is not Jocaled on ct miljor <br />11 ()roughfare or rail line. <br /> <br />J<ec;idential <br /> <br />The El, R2, and R3 districts are designated to be locilled in ,1reas <br />where residential uses should predominate. Thn?e districts have <br />been designated to allow for a variety of housing types and to <br />provide control over varying densities of residentiill development. <br />Ectch district should consist of a sufficient number of dwelling <br />units to maintain a cohesive neighborhod character to fAcilitate <br />I I\(' extension of town services or uti li ties to ~3c;r-VC' \-.IF' <br />(I i ~; I I:' ict. <br /> <br />I¿J is the least dense residential district, desiyniltcc1 Cor areas <br />with single family dwelling units. This district is especially <br />appropriate for areas with unique topographical quctIitics, such ilS <br />hills or bodies of water, that are residential Amenities but ilre <br />01,,; I,<lcles to other types of development. <br /> <br />"2 is the district designated for two family dwelling units. It <br />L ,; "S tablished to promote an economical housing ill tenl,l ti ve to <br />al)<lltment dwelling. This district is especially appropriate where <br />JlIC'di urn density residential use shouJ d be encourAged, where rights- <br />of-way can accommodate resultant traffic and where <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan 32 <br />