Orland Municipal Code Ch. 17.68 F-W Floodway Conservation Zone

The floodway conservation or F-W zone is intended to be applied to lands which lie within stream or drainage channels and to adjacent areas which are periodically inundated, or which will be inundated by a design flood. The design flood shall be specifically defined for each particular F-W zone on the zone map. The regulations set forth in this chapter are intended to provide for the reasonably unrestricted passage of a design flood, and to provide reasonable measures for the protection of life and property in floodway areas.

(Ord. 2007-05 § 3 (part))

Principal permitted uses in the F-W zone are as follows:

A. General agriculture, but not including buildings or structures;

B. Recreational uses on open land, including public and private parks and golf courses.

(Ord. 2007-05 § 3 (part))

Conditional uses requiring use permits in the F-W zone are as follows:

A. Water, sewer, roadway, bridge and other such facilities necessary for public health and safety;

B. Minor or temporary structures incidental to agricultural or recreational uses which will not impede flood flow and are of floodproof design;

C. Excavation of natural materials or construction of earthworks or water flow control devices.

(Ord. 2007-05 § 3 (part))

As specified in use permit conditions, and otherwise as follows:

A. Minimum lot area: one acre;

B. Minimum lot width: one hundred (100) feet;

C. Minimum yards:

1. Front and rear: twenty (20) feet;

2. Side: ten (10) feet.

(Ord. 2007-05 § 3 (part))