8.14.2.3 Prohibited Uses

Except as otherwise approved and permitted by the Town as a permitted or conditional use in conjunction with the Conservation Subdivision approval, the following uses shall be considered prohibited in conservation land areas: a. Any residential, commercial or industrial activity; b. Any development, construction or location of any man-made modification or improvements such as buildings, structures, roads, parking lots, or other improvements; a. Any filling, dredging, excavating, mining, drilling, or exploration for and extraction of oil, gas, minerals or other resources from the property; b. Any dumping or storing of ashes, trash, garbage or junk; c. Burning of any materials, except as necessary for agricultural, drainage and fire protection purposes; d. The use of motor vehicles, including snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and other recreational vehicles, except as may be necessary to maintain and operate the property and/or utility facilities within the property; e. Hunting or trapping for any purpose other than predatory or problem animal control; f. Advertising of any kind or nature and any billboards or signs; provided, directory and information signs may be displayed describing the easement and prohibited or authorized use of the same; g. Any cutting of trees or vegetation, except as necessary for fire protection, thinning, elimination of diseased growth, control of non-native plant species, maintenance of landscaped areas, and similar protective measures or those activities relating to permitted agricultural uses; h. The change, disturbance, alteration, or impairment of significant natural ecological features and values of the property or destruction of other significant conservation interests on the property; i. The division, subdivision or de facto subdivision of the property; j. Changing the topography of the property by placing on it any soil, dredging spoils, land fill, or other materials, except as necessary to conduct specific permitted purposes; and k. All other uses and practices inconsistent with and detrimental to the stated objectives and purpose of the easement.