35-5-9 Secondary conservation areas

(1) Secondary conservation areas consist of undeveloped or unconstrained but buildable land and protected or constrained lands. Secondary conservation areas include the following: (a) farmlands, including fields, pastures, and meadows; (b) woodlands and buffers except for riparian buffers; (c) historic and archaeological sites as identified by the Utah Division of State History, Utah State Historical Society; (d) passive recreation areas, public and private, including pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian trails, picnic areas, community commons or greens, and similar areas; (e) active recreation areas and facilities, public and private, to include parks, playing fields, and playgrounds, but recreation areas with impervious surfaces greater than 15% of the total secondary open space such as parking lots, tennis courts, basketball courts, and pools shall be excluded; (f) existing healthy, native forests of at least one-acre contiguous area; (g) individual existing healthy trees greater than eight inches caliper; (h) other significant natural features and scenic viewsheds such as ridge lines, peaks, and rock outcroppings, particularly those that can be seen from public roads; and (i) trails that connect the tract to neighboring areas. (2) One hundred percent of secondary conservation areas may be considered open space. (Ord. 2022-32, 11/29/22)