5709 Lakewood Ridge Rd, Edmond, OK 73013

Lake Preservation District

It is the purpose of this district to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize the public and private losses due to surface and subsurface water pollution and to provide for the protection of the rural environment of water supply reservoirs. It is not intended that this district provide a location for a lower or higher standard of residential or nonresidential development than is authorized in other districts. The type of uses, area and intensity of use of land which is authorized in this district is designated to encourage and protect the environmental resources of the district until urbanization is warranted and the appropriate change in district classification is made. This district is intended to preserve rural character and in specific areas is designed to: Minimize the expenditure of public money for the costly replacement of environmental resources.; Minimize the need for additional water treatment measures and concepts associated with run-off pollution, which are generally undertaken at the expense of the general public.; Provide for the maintenance of the aesthetic value of the lake area.; Maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of adjacent land areas in such a manner to minimize future water quality and environmental concerns.; The minimum lot area for the L-1 district is two and one-half acres.