(A) Intent.
(1) The Special Purpose District is established to accommodate uses that may constitute health or safety hazards, have greater than average impacts on the environment, aesthetics, community identity, view shed or diminish the use and enjoyment of nearby property by generation of noise, smoke, fumes, odors, glare, vibration, commercial vehicle traffic, or similar nuisances.
(2) If there are discrepancies with this section and § 155.130(BB), the stricter requirements shall prevail.
(B) Dimensional requirements.
(1) Lot size. Twenty-five acres shall be the minimum lot area. Any part of the property located in the road right-of-way shall not be included in this minimum lot area.
(2) Lot width. No specified minimum.
(3) Front yard. One hundred feet shall be the minimum setback of the structure or any installed equipment, measured from the nearest point of the building and the right-of-way line.
(4) Side yard setback. Twenty-five feet shall be the minimum side yard for each structure or any installed equipment, measured from the nearest point of the building to the side lot line.
(5) Rear yard setback. Forty feet shall be the minimum rear yard for each structure or any installed equipment, measured from the point of the building nearest the rear line and the rear lot line.
(6) Off-street loading and unloading. Buildings constructed or converted to uses permitted n this district shall provide off-street loading and
(8) Buffer strip. Upon any lot line that abuts a residential district or public street, there shall be a densely planted and maintained Type B buffer strip as specified in § 155.172 of this chapter.
(C) Access. Except for Solar Energy Generating Facilities, which shall require access to a state-maintained road, the Special Purpose site shall be accessed by a major or minor arterial road way as identified on the Davie County Comprehensive Transportation Plan.
(D) Community meeting. The applicant shall organize and conduct a community meeting with the surrounding property owners at a minimum of 30 days prior to the scheduled Planning Board meeting date. The petitioner must file in the office of the County Clerk a written report of any community meeting held by the petitioner. The report shall include, among other things, a listing of those persons and organizations contacted about the meeting and the manner and date of contact, the date, time and location of the meeting, a roster of the persons in attendance at the meeting, a summary of issues discussed at the meeting, and a description of any changes to the rezoning petition made by the petitioner as a result of the meeting.
(E) A second community meeting shall be arranged by the application following the Planning Board meeting and notes submitted to the Planning Department at least 15 days prior to the next regular Board of Commissioners meeting.
(Ord. passed 2- -2017; Ord. passed 6-4-2018; Ord. passed 10-7-2019; Ord. passed 12-21-2021; Ord. passed 7-11-2022)