ENFIELD ZONING ARTICLE III DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 300 SHAKER MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION DISTRICT (C) (See Figure A.) The Conservation District, as established by the Town of Enfield in 1973, shall be located within the area of the Town of Enfield lying between Interstate Highway 89 and route 4A, encompassing Shaker Mountain and its associated ridges, Smith Pond, Half Mile Pond and Cole Pond, etc. and situated above the elevations as follows: A. Easterly Side 1. Southerly from Goodhue Hill Road above elevation 1,100 feet MSL. 2. Northerly from Goodhue Hill Road above elevation 900 feet MSL. B. Westerly Side 1. Southerly from the Montcalm-Smith Pond Road above elevation 1,500 feet MSL 2. Northerly from the Montcalm-Smith Pond Road above elevation 1,420 feet MSL. ARTICLE IV REGULATION OF USES 402 CONSERVATION DISTRICT (C) In the Conservation District land may be used and buildings may be erected or altered for the following purposes only and subject to the following regulations and limitations. Within the Conservation District the topographic information and data required for subdivision approval by the State of New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission (WS&PCC) shall be recorded in actual elevation above mean Article IV - Page 9 sea level (MSL), and said data shall be submitted to the Zoning Board of Adjustment in duplicate for purposes of record. A. Forestry: Growth and harvesting of forest products (not to include the clear cutting of timber); B. Agriculture, including farm animals and other generally accepted land uses for farm purposes; C. Single family dwellings. D. Cluster development is permitted as per Section 405. E. Water supply. F. Non-commercial. recreation activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. G. Private yard sales and auctions. H. Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above uses and not detrimental to the neighborhood to include the construction of access roads and buildings other than dwellings. I. A recreational vehicle such as a motor home or camper may be permitted on a lot, with an existing dwelling unit, so long as it is not used for occupancy or as a dwelling in excess of three weeks in a calendar year. J. A recreational vehicle such as a motor home or camper may be permitted on a lot without an existing dwelling unit, so long as sewage and gray water disposal is in accordance with State law. Occupancy shall be limited to six months in a calendar year. K. Dwellings shall be limited to a density of one dwelling unit to ten acres of land and no structure shall be constructed within 300 feet of an existing river, stream, wetland, lake or public pond. L. Electric, telephone and cable television distribution systems shall be underground including services to residents and to street lights. M. No structure shall be located nearer than seventy-five (75) feet from any lot line contiguous to the street or fifty (50) feet from any other lot boundary or shall be higher than twenty-five (25) feet or two (2) stories. N. In the Eastman Subdivision as shown by Tax Map 51, existing lots 1-127, no structure shall be located nearer than twenty (20) feet from any edge of a lot line contiguous to a street or fifteen (15) feet from any other lot boundary or higher than 35 feet or two and one-half stories. Article IV - Page 10 403 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS The Zoning Board of Adjustment, upon application and after public hearing, shall have the power to permit the following special exceptions in accordance with the restrictions contained in Sections 401 and 402 of Article IV. 6. C District a. Construction of buildings for non-dwelling purposes b. Construction of roads not reasonably related to forestry, agricultural or residential use c. Bus stop shelters. The above Special Exceptions may be permitted, however, only if the Zoning Board of Adjustment makes all of the following findings of fact: A. The proposed site is found to be an appropriate location for such use. Article IV - Page 12 B. The proposed use will not adversely affect property values or improvements in the adjacent area. C. Appropriate and adequate facilities will be provided for the proper operation of the proposed use. D. The proposed use will comply with the applicable regulations of the District in which it is to be located. 406 SENSITIVE RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS The following Sensitive Resource Protection Areas are hereby established: 1. Wetland Areas 2. Steep Slope Areas. 2. Steep Slope Areas The purpose of a Steep Slope Area is to prevent development on slopes in excess of twenty-five percent. Development of such slopes causes: a. Soil erosion and stream sedimentation; b. Unnecessary loss of vegetative ground cover and destruction of trees; c. On-site waste disposal problems; d. Difficult street construction; and e. Expensive maintenance. A. Description of Steep Slope Areas A Steep Slope Area includes all areas of the Town of Enfield with slopes in excess of twenty-five percent. The slope of the natural terrain, as determined by the SCS soil survey, shall be determinative of whether or not land is in a Steep Slope Area. B. Mapping The descriptions of Steep Slope Areas as given above are solely determinative of the boundaries of the Steep Slope Area. As a guide, the Steep Slope Area map of the Town of Enfield (Figure C), on file in the Town Clerk's and Planning/Zoning Board's office, should be viewed. Where the precise location of a steep slope is difficult to establish, a steep slope map prepared by a professional engineer may be required to establish the location of the area. C. Permitted Uses Article IV - Page 19 1. Forestry and farming using best management practices in order to protect streams from damage and to prevent sedimentation. 2. Wildlife refuges, conservation areas and nature trails. 3. Open space and outdoor recreation. 4. Downhill and cross-country ski trails. D. Special Exceptions Structures customarily incidental to ski lift operations such as lift towers and related powering facilities, snow-making equipment and related pumping facilities and first aid shelter but not lodges, parking lots or equipment structures. The Zoning Board of Adjustment may consider an exception for roads where findings show that water runoff resulting from the proposed use will not result in soil erosion, down slope pollution or stream turbidity or where the visual impact of such development would not adversely impact the scenic or natural rural features of the area. A registered state hydrologist, soil scientist or engineer shall be utilized to help assess the impact of the proposed development on water runoff, potential soil erosion and down slope movement of sewerage and pollutants. The Board shall request the recommendations of the Conservation Commission and shall give due consideration the Commission's recommendations and findings. Where development may be granted on slopes over 25 percent, mandatory controls required to prevent down slope soil slumping, erosion or excess tree cutting must be inspected by the Zoning Administrator and any infraction shall require a stop to the development.