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Sec. 7-8-14. Resort District.
(a)   Purpose. The Resort District is established to provide an area for the development of resort oriented uses and conference/retreat facilities. This district will provide areas for the development and expansion of facilities which serve primarily tourists and vacationers. Development standards are established to protect adjacent land uses from the adverse impacts of resort development.
(b)   Allowable land uses. All permitted uses, special uses, conditional uses and uses expressly prohibited are identified in subsection 7-8-1(d), Table of Permitted Uses. Standards for special uses and conditional uses can be found in article XVI of this chapter.
(c)   Reserved.
(d)   Reserved.
(e)   Reserved.
(f)   Development standards.
(1)   Density standards. The maximum residential density per acre within the Resort District shall be 16 dwelling units.
(2)   Structure size standards. None.
(3)   Lot size standards. The minimum lot size in the Resort District shall be five acres.
(4)   Lot width standards. Lots in the Resort District shall have a minimum width of 100 feet.
(5)   Setback standards. The following minimum setbacks shall be required for uses in the Resort District.
Front: 35 feet, except that the minimum setback may be reduced to five feet in pedestrian-oriented areas where road widening is not anticipated provided that all parking is located to the side or rear and not closer to the street than the façade of the principal structure, and where pedestrian-oriented design features are incorporated in building and site design.
Side: 15 feet.
Rear: 25 feet.
The landscape and buffering standards (section 7-11-3) may require additional setback; if so, the most restrictive requirement shall apply.
The minimum spacing between structures shall, in addition, be as per the Asheville Fire Prevention Code.
(6)   Impervious surface standards. The maximum impervious surface coverage in the Resort District shall be 80 percent.
(7)   Height standards. The maximum height of structures in the Resort District shall be 80 feet except in the transition area described below in subsection (13). The permitted height of buildings and structures in the Resort District may be increased by one foot for each two feet of additional front, side, and rear setbacks up to a maximum height of 100 feet.
(8)   Landscaping/buffering standards. Landscaping and/or buffering shall be provided as required by section 7-11-3 of this chapter.
(9)   Parking/loading standards. Parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by section 7-11-2 of this chapter.
(10)   Sidewalk standards. Sidewalks shall be provided as required by and pursuant to the requirements for sidewalks as set forth in section 7-11-8 of this chapter.
(11)   Access standards. None.
(12)   Open space standards. Open space shall be provided as required by section 7-11-4 of this chapter.
(13)   Design and operation standards. All exterior lighting shall be shielded such that light is not directed toward adjacent residential property. Outdoor loud systems shall be directed away from residential areas and shall not operate between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
      Transition area: Within 100 feet of a residentially zoned area, restrictions shall be placed on the height and location of uses other than those permitted in the adjacent residential zone. Height of buildings and structures located in this area shall be subject to the height limitations established in the least restrictive adjacent residential zone. Primary entrances of buildings and structures located in the transition area shall be directed away from residential uses. Restaurants, bars and nightclubs, facilities for animals (stables), mechanical equipment, and maintenance facilities shall not be located in the transition area.
(14)   Emergency wireless communications. Communication requirements shall be provided as required by section 7-11-9 of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 2539, § 1, 1-26-99; Ord. No. 2663, § 1(g), 2-8-00; Ord. No. 2664, § 1(n), 2-8- 00; Ord. No. 2904, § 1(n), 3-12-02; Ord. No. 3010, § 1(c), 3-25-03; Ord. No. 3156, § 1, 8-24-04; Ord. No. 3209, § 1b, 1-25-05; Ord. No. 3272, § 1(b), 7-26-05; Ord. No. 3483, § 1(b), 6-2-07; Ord. No. 3583, § 1(a), 2-12-08; Ord. No. 3643, § 1a, 7-22-08; Ord. No. 3743, § 1a, 6-9-09; Ord. No. 3959, §§ 1n, p, 4-12-11; Ord. No. 4361, § 1m, 3-23-21; Ord. No. 4961, § 1a, 7-26-22)