(a) Requirements. A business complex located in a residential district shall comply with all the following requirements.
(1) The business complex shall be located on property owned by a governmental entity or owned or controlled by a volunteer organization as of March 29, 2024 that provides first responder services as its primary function through the use of equipment and apparatus. For purposes of this paragraph, “controlled by” means subject to a purchase agreement in favor of the volunteer organization.
(2) The business complex shall be located on a lot of at least five acres.
(3) The business complex shall be located on a principal arterial road or at an intersection of a principal arterial road and a minor arterial road.
(4) The business complex may not draw traffic through local roads in nearby residential areas.
(5) The business complex is subject to the bulk regulations set forth in § 18-5-401.
(6) Development in the business complex shall:
(i) use environmental site design features approved by the Planning and Zoning Officer to address 50% of existing lot coverage and 100% of any new development; and
(ii) comply with the requirements of the County Landscape Manual.
(7) Any clearing shall be in accordance with the provisions of this article and Article 17 of this Code.
(8) The business complex shall be served by public water and sewer.
(9) The business complex shall be located either:
(i) in an area designated commercial in the planned land use map in the General Development Plan adopted as of May 13, 2021;
(ii) on property immediately adjacent to property owned by a government entity or volunteer organization as identified under paragraph (1); or
(iii) on property immediately adjacent to property identified under item (ii) if the property is included in the business complex.
(b) Additional uses allowed. If the requirements of subsection (a) are met, the permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in a C1 District or a C3 District under § 18-5-102 are allowed in the business complex.
(Bill No. 15-23; Bill No. 94-23)