REYNOLDSBURG ZONING CODE L. Natural Preservation Zones. i. Applicability. Natural preservation zones are areas that protect both the aesthetic appearance and environmental significance including, but not limited to, woodlands, wetlands, ravines, flood plains, streams, lakes, ponds, and/or steep slopes and can provide effective buffers between different or same land uses. Such zones should be designated on the concerned property. It is the intent of this section to encourage the use of these preservation zones in new developments including single family subdivisions, multi family, commercial and industrial construction. It is the further intent of this section not to preclude and/or prevent development, but to protect and preserve environmentally significant areas by fostering the use of buffer zones that could be integrated within the development. Preservation zones shall be used in a manner to promote and protect the public safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare of the City. ii. Determination of Preservation Zones. 1. Environmentally significant areas shall be required to have a preservation zone(s). (The natural resources maps A and B in the Reynoldsburg Planning Guide are guides in determining the environmentally significant areas. These maps shall be a guide in determining areas that shall be required to have preservation zones.) 2. However, this shall not preclude the Planning and Zoning Administrator or the Planning Commission from recommending and/or approving preservation zones in other areas that are considered to be environmentally significant. In determining preservation zones, the Planning and Zoning Administrator or the Planning Commission determines that the area needs to be protected from development and which could serve as a buffer between different or same uses. 153
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