ZONING ORDINANCE - Stark County, North Dakota

5.7.1 Permitted Uses
1) Agriculture.
2) Public parks including golf courses and outdoor recreation facilities.
3) Hunting, fishing and trapping.
4) Raising of game animals, waterfowl and fish.
5) Harvesting of any natural crops.
6) Communication and power transmission lines and other public utility lines
7) Accessory buildings or structures to any permitted uses
5.7.2 Conditional Uses
1) Refreshment stands accessory to a public park.
2) Restaurants that are accessory to a public park.
3) Sports facilities, fields, and arenas.
4) Retail accessory to a park.
5.8 Floodplain Overlay District: Purpose
The purpose of this district is to minimize private and public losses due to flood conditions.
5.8.1 Land to Which Ordinance Applies
Applicability – The floodplain overlay district consists of the lands which have been
or may be covered by flood waters as delineated on maps of Stark County prepared
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for administration of the
National Flood Insurance Program or other maps and information provided by the
State of North Dakota. The areas delineated as floodplain shall be an overlay for all
zoning districts.
5.8.2 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability
The degree of flood protection required by this Ordinance is considered reasonable
for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations.
This Ordinance does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or
uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This
Ordinance shall not create liability on the part of Stark County, any officer or
employee thereof, or the Federal Insurance Administration, for any flood damages
that result from reliance on this Ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully
made there under.
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