Commercial horse operations shall adhere to the following guidelines:
(A) A buffer area at least 20 feet in width shall be required along the property line to separate and shield residences from parking areas, barns, paddocks, manure stockpile, restrooms, concession stands, truck unloading areas, and other similar uses. The required buffer must be landscaped per the requirements for property buffers as provided in § 157.138(H)-Property Buffers.
(B) The lot must be designed and maintained to drain so as to prevent ponding and propagation of insects or pollution of adjacent streams.
(C) The lot must be maintained in a sanitary condition through the use of appropriate measures such as lime and pesticides.
(D) All grain must be stored in rodent proof containers.
(E) Signs announcing an event may be installed on subject property 30 days prior to the event and must be removed one week after the event. Maximum of one sign per road frontage and maximum height of 20 feet and maximum size 40 square feet is allowed.
(F) Directional signs related to specific events are permitted pursuant to the standard sign permitting process. No advertising information shall be allowed on a directional sign. Signs must be removed one week after the event.
(G) The site plan for any proposed commercial equine development must be approved by the Planning Commission per the applicable requirements of Chapter 156-Land Development Regulations.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)