§ 11-12. Permitted uses by right in the floodway district.

The following uses having a low flood damage potential and presenting no obstruction to flood flows shall be permitted within the floodway district to the extent that they are not prohibited by any other ordinance and provided they do not require structures, fill, or storage of materials or equipment. No use shall in any manner affect the capacity of the channels or floodways of any tributary to the main stream, drainage ditch, or any other drainage facility or system. Approval from the state department of natural resources is needed for construction activity taking place in the floodway and floodway fringe areas of the floodplain district.

(1)

Recreation uses. Parks, playgrounds, playfields, bridle paths, nature trails, natural wildlife preserves, outdoor tennis courts, archery ranges, boat launching ramps, target ranges, trap and skeet ranges, game farms, fish hatcheries and similar uses.

(2)

Golf courses and driving ranges.

(3)

Agricultural uses. General farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, viticulture, truck farming and wild crop farming.

(4)

Uses incidental to single-family dwellings. Lawns, gardens, and play areas.

(5)

Use not permitted. Permitted uses in underlying zoning districts shall not be construed as being permitted uses in the floodway area of the floodplain district unless those uses are indicated as being permitted in the subsections listed above.

(Code 1977, § 5.712)