Siltcoos Station Rd, Westlake, OR 97493

Natural Resource District

The Natural Resource District is intended to protect areas having unique or irreplaceable natural resources which are vital elements for a safe, healthful and pleasant environment for human life. The Natural Resource District may be applied to public and private lands where the Comprehensive Plan requires natural resource site protection. The District is not intended to be applied to other types of resource land, such as agricultural land and forest land. To minimize the potential hazards of pollution, resource conversion and land development resulting from increases in human population, urbanization, income, leisure time and individual mobility, emphasis will be placed on limiting and regulating human activity in those areas where.; The acceptable water quality of streams, lakes, estuaries of the ocean may be endangered; Watersheds and their streams or lakes are used for domestic water supplies; Vegetative cover is essential to maintain soil stability and prevent erosion; Natural conditions are vital for either unique vegetative ecosystems, aquatic or wildlife habitat; and Scenic quality or vistas or open space is unique and/or irreplaceable.