3-70-20 T (Tourist)

(a) Intent

• The T (Tourist) district is intended to provide for the renovation of existing and construction of new tourist accommodation facilities, including traditional lodges, and to permit small retail outlets to serve persons residing on the site. The range of permitted facilities, and the scale, density, and intensity of facilities permitted in Rural Areas will be lower than those permitted within the urban growth boundaries.

(b) Locational Criteria

• Lands appropriate for the T zone district include those existing tourist-related non-residential facilities located outside or within urban growth boundaries that existed before the 5th of July, 2006. Additional lands outside the urban growth boundaries may be rezoned to the T zone district if (i) the principal structures supporting such facility will be grouped into a land area not exceeding one (1) acre in size (although the supporting lands used by patrons of the facility may be much larger), or (ii) the Community Development Director determines that a larger area of principal supporting structures will not significantly impact the rural character of the surrounding area. Additional lands within the urban growth boundaries may be rezoned to the T zone district if they are adjacent to non-residential zone districts.