Churches and other facilities normally incidental thereto may be permitted upon special approval in the A/R, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, RM Residential Districts subject to the following special land use approval requirements. These requirements do not apply to churches in the O Office and GB, General Business Districts, as they are permitted uses.
(A) The site is so located as to have at least one property line abutting a public thoroughfare of not less than 120 feet of right-of-way width, either existing or proposed, and all ingress and egress to the site shall be directly onto the major thoroughfare, or a marginal access service drive thereof.
(B) Front and side yards shall be equal to at least one and one-half the height of the main building. The height limitations set forth in § 154.063 shall not apply to churches.
(C) Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 154.023. No off-street parking area may occupy a required front yard.
(D) Whenever an off-street parking area is located within 50 feet of the abutting property line of a residential district, a continuous and obscuring protective screening device at least four feet six inches in height, but not more than six feet in height, shall be provided along the sides of the parking area adjoining the residentially zoned land. The screening device shall comply with the provisions of §§ 154.018 and 154.019.
(E) The site shall not be used for dwelling purposes, except that residential dwelling facilities may be provided for regular employees of the church and their families. These dwelling units or quarters shall comply with the minimum requirements for dwellings in that district.
(F) Accessory structures shall not exceed one story or 14 feet in height.
(G) For the purpose of ensuring that large churches are located within or adjacent to the urban portion of the township where adequate infrastructure is available to service the facility and not in an inappropriate rural setting where the services are not available, and for the protection of the public health, churches having seating capacity in the main sanctuary for 100 or more persons shall not be approved unless accessible from a paved road and connected to public water and, if available, public sewer facilities.
(Ord. passed 6-28-2006)