DECLARATION OF RESERVATIONS, continued
"OS"
OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Notwithstanding other uses permitted under Elko County Zoning Ordinance, the following uses and regulations shall apply unless otherwise provided in these reservations.
1. Open Space or "OS":
The Open Space exclusive district is intended to provide protection for agricultural areas from urban development of residential tracts, and to serve as an open space area around the more intensive urban uses of the County of Elko, Nevada.
2. Permitted Uses:
The following principal uses are permitted:
a. Botanical conservatory
b. Field and truck crops
c. Orchards and vineyards
d. Nurseries and greenhouses
e. Crop drying
f. Dairies and the processing of dairy products
g. Animal breeding and raising, including sheep, goats, cattle, dogs, cats, rabbits, fox, mink, and similar animals
h. Aviary
I. Riding academies and stable
j. Poultry raising, eggs and hatcheries
k. Hay and straw sale and storage
l. Pasture
m. Livestock ranches
n. Vegetable or flower farms
o. Necessary housing for farm workers whose employment is necessary to agricultural operations conducted on the same parcel of land.
3. Conditional Uses:
The following are conditional uses permitted only when authorized by the Elko County Planning Commission:
a. Amusement park
b. Church
c. School, attendance at which satisfies the requirements of the compulsory education laws of the State
d. Utility of public service facility, when operating requirements necessitate its location with the District
e. Park, playground, or community by a governmental agency or non-profit community organization
f. Golf course
g. Permanent farm labor camp
4. Accessory Uses:
Subject to the above provisions, uses customarily incident to any of the listed permitted uses may be maintained, and specifically the following:
a. Residence of the owner, owners, lessee, or lessor of the kind upon which use is conducted.
b. Residence of bona fide employees.
c. Approved incidental uses pertaining to conditional uses when authorized by the Elko County Planning Commission.
d. All necessary farm storage, administration or other buildings or enclosures customarily required for the efficient operation of any of the permitted uses.
5. Minimum Parcel Size:
Except as otherwise approved in the case of conditional or accessory uses, the minimum parcel size of land used for the permitted uses shall be ten (10) acres. No parcel shall have a width of less than five hundred (500) feet.
6. Yards:
The minimum requirements for yards shall be as follows:
a. Front yard - 50 feet
b. Rear yard - 30 feet
c. Side yard - 20 feet
7. Subdivision of Lots:
No lot or parcel of land shall be divided into smaller lots or parcels whether for lease, sale or rental purposes, provided that variations may be granted by the Committee of Architecture in accordance with provision of A-2, Page 3, of this Declaration of Reservations and upon approval of the Elko County Planning Commission.
