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Show flows to lands adjacent to the lake. As development moves lakeward, the uplands no longer provide a buffer to the lake wetlands, and diminishing irrigation return flows affect the wetland ecosystem ( Davis County Government et al., 1996). In addition, runoff from urban lands introduces water contaminants different from those of agricultural lands. A number of landowners adjacent to the lake are managing their holdings primarily for habitat protection. Approximately 150,000 acres of adjacent lands are within state and federal WMAs. In addition, approximately 10,000 acres of wetland and upland parcels are owned and managed by groups like TNC and the National Audubon Society for habitat preservation. Private hunting clubs own and manage over 50,000 additional acres on the east side of the lake, primarily adjacent to Bear River Bay and south of Farmington Bay. Elsewhere around the east side of the lake agricultural uses predominate. Grazing and crop production from dry and irrigated acreage are the most common land uses around the north and west sides of the lake. The notable exceptions are the mineral evaporation ponds of Bear River and Clyman Bays and the south shore, and the bombing and gunnery range which lies on the western shore of the lake. County Zoning Adjacent to Great Salt Lake Box Elder County Box Elder County covers approximately 800 square miles of GSL, the largest area and the longest shoreline of the five counties adjoining the lake. Several abandoned industrial ventures abut the lake, but brine shrimping is the only current lakeshore commercial activity other than mineral production. Only a portion of the lake shoreline is zoned. The area on the west side of the lake from Kelton to the southern county line is zoned M- 160, multiple uses with 160 acre minimum lot size. The balance of the shoreline is not zoned. Davis County Zoning along the GSL shoreline in Davis County is controlled by three governmental entities; Davis County, Kaysville City and Centerville City. Most of the county- controlled land adjacent to the lake is zoned A- 5 for Agriculture and Farm Industry with a five acre minimum lot size. The A- 5 zone is intended to promote and preserve agricultural uses and to maintain greenbelt open spaces. Primary uses include single- family dwellings, farm industry and agriculture. Several conditional uses include stables and dog kennels. Kaysville City abuts the lake for only a few hundred feet, and is also zoned A- 5 with similar uses. Davis County and others sponsored the development of the Davis County Wetlands Conservation Plan, published in December 1996, as a non- regulatory, multi- faceted program, " To conserve and enhance the integrity of Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems in Davis County,..." 112 |
