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Show ( Davis County Government et al., 1996). The purposes of the plan are to define a Davis County conservation zone adjacent to the lake, "... incorporating provisions for appropriate development, infrastructure needs, resident livelihoods and quality of life, while ensuring perpetuation of these important natural resources;..." While many of the plan implementation steps remain to be completed, the conservation plan establishes a blueprint for land management and use adjacent to GSL in Davis County. Centerville City abuts the eastern shoreline of the lake for about two and one- half miles immediately to the east of the Farmington Bay WMA. City zoning in this area is A- l, agricultural or I- D, industrial development. The A- l zone allows both standard agricultural activities and single- family dwellings on one- half acre lots. The I- D zone allows for a wide array of industrial and commercial uses. Salt Lake County The shoreline of GSL in Salt Lake County is generally unpopulated, and is zoned A- 20, an agricultural zone with a 20 acre minimum lot size, or CV, a commercial visitor zone. The A- 20 zone provides for standard agricultural uses, but also allows solar evaporation ponds. It typically acts as a large- acre holding zone until a specific use is proposed, which can result in re- zoning for the use proposed. The C- V zone allows for commercial uses to accommodate the needs of visitors and travelers. Tooele County The shoreline of GSL is not specifically zoned in Tooele County, with land uses reviewed and approved on a case- by- case basis as conditional uses. Current uses include agricultural operations, brine mineral extraction and brine shrimping operations. Weber County Fifteen miles of GSL shoreline are within Weber County, and are zoned S- l, farming and recreation. Lands around Little Mountain are zoned M- 3, manufacturing. The M- 3 zone allows for the manufacture and testing of jet and missile engines, aircraft and spacecraft parts and similar heavy industry, and for the extraction and processing of brine minerals. Bordering the S- l and M- 3 zones on the east are agricultural zones A- l, A- 2andA- 3. Land Uses on Sovereign Lands The framework for sovereign land management is found in the Utah Constitution ( Article XX), state statute ( primarily Chapter 65A- 10), and administrative rule ( R652). Commercial uses are allowed on sovereign lands only by permit. Division rule allows for classification of sovereign lands based upon current and planned uses ( R652- 70- 200. " Classification of Sovereign Lands." ( See Appendix G, Map 3.) Class 1: Manage to protect existing resource development uses. 113 |