The special exception uses permitted in the residential districts, as designated in table 1, section 10-6-2 of this chapter, are subject to the minimum requirements set out below and such additional safeguards and conditions as may be imposed by the board of adjustment:
A. Signs: The accessory use provisions of the residential districts pertaining to signs are applicable to accessory signs for principal uses permitted by special exception.
B. Children's Nurseries: In the RE and RS districts, children's nurseries shall comply with the lot width, lot area, height, and yard requirements for single-family use and, in addition, a maximum floor area ratio of 0.5 shall apply.
C. Yard And Height Requirements: Except as provided in subsection B of this section, and section 10-4-9 of this title, special exception uses shall comply with the least restrictive yard and height requirements of the district in which located and, in addition, shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Maximum floor area ratio of 0.5.
2. Minimum lot size of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
3. Minimum frontage of one hundred feet (100').
4. A minimum building setback of twenty five feet (25') from abutting properties located within an R district.
Provided that if the use unit requirements are greater, the use unit requirements shall control.
D. Wind Energy Conversion Systems: Wind energy conversion systems (WECS) which comply with the requirements of subsection 10-5-3B3 of this title. (Ord. 165, 12-6-1983)
E. Mobile Home In RS-3 District: Before placement of a mobile home on a lot zoned RS-3, the owner of said mobile home must:
1. Apply for a special exception permit with the code enforcement officer of the city. The code enforcement officer shall, upon receipt of an application and fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) obtain from the owner the following information:
a. A copy of the papers indicating the age of the home and codes to which the mobile home is built.
b. A letter from the owner of each lot or portion of lot falling within three hundred feet (300') of the proposed location of the mobile home installation indicating that (s)he is not opposed to the placement of the mobile home.
c. A sketch of the lot where the proposed mobile home installation is to be made with the proposed placement of the mobile home sketched in, with measurements, indicating that it meets all of the setback requirements that a conventional home would be required to meet.
2. Upon receipt of the required information and application, the code enforcement officer shall notify the city clerk who shall place the application on the next city commission agenda for consideration of approval.
3. The applicant shall appear at the city commission meeting to represent his or her application. Unless prior notification is given that the applicant will be unable to be present, the application will be denied. If the applicant gives notice that (s)he will be unable to be present at the city commission meeting, the application will be tabled until the next following regular city commission meeting.
4. The city commission, upon hearing the application, may approve, deny or table the application. The commission shall make its determination on a case by case basis, considering the character of the neighborhood where the mobile home would be sited, the appearance of the mobile home as compared to other residential structures in the immediate area and the comments of the residents in the area. (Ord. 257, 12-8-2008)