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OUTLINE OF ZONING DISTRICTS I. FP-FLOOD PLAIN This district is designed to be located in all areas which are defined as being within the flood plain and identified in the Town Ordinance No. 18-1979, and all amendments thereto, as flood plain. In general, it should consist of those areas adjoining streams or other natural drainage channels or areas which are lowlying, difficult to drain, and subject to flood. Any ground listed as a flood plain area in the federal flood plain maps, as defined in Ordinance 18-1979, and all amendments thereto, which is filled to a level above the one hundred year flood elevation and shall no longer be considered in the flood plain district, and owner of the property shall have the option of requesting the Plan Commission to rezone said property with proper notice and at a public hearing, by filing for a petition for rezoning. (a) Representative Principal Uses: A4griculture, including customary agricultural Buildings and structures, but not including permanent dwellings, nurseries, structures and greenhouses. Special Exception Uses: Baseball or football fields, parks, riding stables, fishing lakes, boat docks, other recreational uses that do not require permanent structures. Gravel pits, mines, and stone quarries, provided that all other ordinances (state and loc, al) and standards are met. II. AG-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT This district is designed to recognize the existence of agriculture as the dominant land use, with ancillary residemiai use. (a) Representative Uses: Agriculture and agricultural buildings, provided that livestock shall not be held in a confined operation within 1,320 feet of any lot in an area zoned R-l, Residential, R-2 Residential or R-3, Residential as defined in this ordinance. Public parks, playgrounds, orchards, nurseries and greenhouse operations shall also be allowed in this district. Special Exceptions: The following uses shall be allowed by special exception: Campgrounds, residential country clubs, gravel and mining operations (so long as all other ordinances, state and local) and standards are met, churches, schools, cemeteries, airports, swimming clubs, stables, and similar recreational uses. (c) Restrictions: i.e., livestock and confinement operations as defined in this Ordinance. 15.