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facilitate the sale or donation of valuable natural resource areas to public or non- <br /> profit agencies for long -term protection and management by dividing <br /> conservation areas and remaining areas into separate parcels. <br /> (a) Conservation parcels are those set aside and managed to conserve natural <br /> resource values including the following: <br /> 1.. Wildlife habitat. <br /> 2. Ecological significance. <br /> 3. Rare or endangered species. <br /> 4. Water quality. <br /> 5. Flood storage and control. <br /> Conservation parcels are primarily undeveloped and natural, and shall have no <br /> minimum standards for lot area, frontage, width or depth. <br /> (b) Remainder parcels are those parcels that are not being protected for natural <br /> resource values. Remainder parcels may be developed, partly developed, <br /> or undeveloped. The planning director may authorize exceptions to the <br /> minimum platting standards for lot area, lot frontage, lot width, and lot <br /> depth for remainder parcels provided the following standards are met: <br /> 1. At least one of the lots created must be a conservation parcel and <br /> must be rezoned to NR Natural Resource zone prior to or concurrent <br /> with land division. <br /> 2. The number of remainder parcels created must be the least number <br /> that will accomplish the purpose of the conservation land division. <br /> 3. Exceptions to minimum lot and parcel platting standards will not be <br /> allowed on residentially zoned remainder parcels. <br /> 4. Exceptions to minimum lot and parcel platting standards for <br /> remainder parcels in agricultural, commercial and industrial zones <br /> will be no more than the minimum needed to accomplish the purpose <br /> of the conservation land division. <br /> (c) The city shall keep records of approved remainder parcels to ensure that <br /> zoning reviews on future development permit applications are consistent <br /> with that approval. <br /> (2) Platting Standards - Railroads. se of Property Line <br /> (a) In accordance with the purpose of EC 9.8000 Purpo perty <br /> Adjustments, special requirements may be imposed by the planning <br /> director in connection with railroad crossings including, but not limited to, <br /> provisions for separation of street and railroad grades, if necessary for the <br /> safety of the residents of the partition or subdivision and of the general <br /> . <br /> (b) Where the partition or subdivision is adjacent to a railroad right-of-way, <br /> and the surrounding economic and physical conditions indicate the <br /> property will be used for industrial purposes, all streets shall be located at <br /> a sufficient distance from the right -of -way to allow for reasonable sites for <br /> industrial use adjacent to the right -of -way. <br /> Ordinance - 378 <br />