(A) Boat or marine repair (outdoor). Boat or marine repair occurring outdoors shall:
(1) Not include the dry stacking of boats or hulls;
(2) Occur to the side or rear of a principal structure; and
(3) Be fully screened from single- or two-family structures on a different lot.
(B) Food sales (indoor). Food sales occurring as an accessory use shall comply with the following standards:
(1) The amount of square footage utilized by food sales operations (including preparation, sales, and storage, but not including dining) shall not exceed 30% of the principal use where located.
(2) To the maximum extent practicable, food sales areas shall be internal to the principal use they serve.
(3) Entrance to the food sales area shall be via the principal use it serves, and food sales uses shall not have dedicated off-street parking areas or signage.
(C) Home occupations. A home occupation shall be permitted as accessory to any principal dwelling unit, provided that:
(1) Size/area. The business or service is located within the dwelling or an associated accessory building, and does not exceed 30% of the heated floor area of the principal structure or 600 square feet, whichever is less.
(2) Employees and residency.
(a) The principal person or persons providing the business or service resides in the dwelling on the premises.
(b) The home occupation employs no more than one person who does not reside on the premises.
(3) Neighborhood compatibility.
(a) The home occupation causes no change in the external appearance of the existing dwelling and structures on the property.
(b) All vehicles used in connection with the home occupation are of a size, and located on the premises in such a manner, so as to not disrupt the quiet nature and visual quality of the neighborhood, and there are no more than two vehicles per home occupation.
(c) There is sufficient off-street parking for patrons of the home occupation, with the number of off-street parking spaces required for the home occupation to be provided and maintained in addition to the space or spaces required for the dwelling itself in accordance with § 166.06, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(d) There are no advertising devices on the property, or other signs of the home occupation, which are visible from outside the dwelling or accessory building.
(e) The property contains no outdoor display or storage of goods or services that are associated with the home occupation.
(f) Wholesale or retail sales of goods do not occur on the premises.
(g) The home occupation does not create traffic or parking congestion, noise, vibration, odor, glare, fumes, or electrical or communications interference which can be detected by the normal senses off the premises, including visual or audible interference with radio or television reception.
(D) Laundry facilities. Laundry facilities shall be internal to the use they serve, be accessed from the principal use, and shall not have dedicated parking or signage.
(E) Neighborhood recreation center. A neighborhood recreation center shall:
(1) Provide parking in accordance with the standards for an outdoor commercial recreation use, except that the total number of off-street parking spaces may be reduced by 0.25 spaces for every dwelling unit within 500 feet of the lot or site containing the center; and
(2) Be surrounded by a fence meeting the standards of § 166.09, Fences and Walls.
(F) Outdoor display and sales. It is the intent of this ZDO to allow the display of merchandise for sale, but not where the display of such items impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or creates an unsafe condition. This shall not include hazardous and flammable materials, such as gasoline, oil, antifreeze, kerosene, poisons, pesticides and similar items. The display of goods shall meet all of the following standards.
(1) Procedure. All applications for a site plan, § 162.03-06, or zoning permit, § 162.03-13, must show the location of such areas in accordance with this section.
(2) Location and dimensions.
(a) All outdoor display of goods shall be located immediately adjacent to the storefront, or building sides, and not in drive aisles, loading zones, fire lanes, or parking lots.
(b) Outdoor display areas shall be limited to no more than one-half of the length of the store front or building side, unless increased by the Zoning Administrator after taking into account aesthetic and safety concerns.
(c) The area used for outdoor display or sales shall not occur on the rear of buildings.
(d) In the case of a shopping center, the "storefront" shall include the entire frontage of the shopping center, meaning that the total amount of display for all the in-line tenants combined shall not exceed 50% of the aggregate store front of the total shopping center.
(e) The area of outdoor display or sales shall not encompass the width of the entrance doors to the establishment as projected straight out from the facility. (For example, if the width of the entrance doors is ten feet, there shall be at least a ten-foot clearance from the doors as projected straight out and away from the facility.)
(f) The height of the outdoor display shall not exceed six feet.
(g) The outdoor display area shall take place on an improved surface such as the sidewalk or pavement.
(3) No pedestrian obstruction. At least five feet along the parking lot side of the display shall be maintained free of obstruction to allow for pedestrian and handicap movement, such that handicapped pedestrians and others do not have to enter the parking lot or drive aisle to walk around the display.
(4) Temporary sales distinguished. The provisions of this section shall not apply in cases of temporary sales events, such as weekend sidewalk sales, seasonal sales and other similar temporary uses. See § 164.05, Temporary Uses and Structures, for regulations applying to temporary sales.
(G) Outdoor storage (as an accessory use). Outdoor storage (as an accessory use) shall meet all of the following standards:
(1) Each outdoor storage area shall be incorporated into the overall design of the principal structure on the site and shall be located at the rear of the principal structure.
(2) Goods stored in an outdoor storage area which are intended for re-sale shall be limited to those sold on the premises as part of an associated, additional principal use.
(3) Each outdoor storage area shall be screened from view from all property lines and adjacent rights-of-way by an opaque fence or wall between six and eight feet in height that incorporates at least one of the predominant materials and one of the predominant colors used in the primary structure. Materials may not be stored higher than the height of the primary structure.
(4) A landscaped earth berm may be used instead of or in combination with a fence or wall.
(5) If the outdoor storage area is covered, then the covering shall include at least one of the predominant exposed roofing colors on the primary structure.
(6) No materials may be stored in areas intended for vehicular or pedestrian circulation.
(H) Retail sales and services.
(1) All retail sales shall be conducted within the same structure housing the principal use, and no outdoor retail sales activity shall be allowed.
(2) There shall be no additional advertising for the retail sales operation.
(3) Maximum gross floor area of the accessory retail use shall be either 10% of the total gross floor area of the principal use or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less.
(4) Parking for the retail accessory use is provided according to the off-street parking standards for retail uses as stated in Table 166.07, Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards.
(I) Swimming pool or hot tub. Swimming pools, hot tubs, and ornamental ponds, and pools shall comply with the following standards:
(1) All swimming pools shall be located at least five feet from any lot line.
(2) All swimming pools and ornamental ponds and pools having a depth greater than 24 inches and all hot tubs and spas shall be enclosed by fencing of a type that is not readily accessible by children and that contains no opening larger than four inches.
(3) Fencing shall be not less than four feet in height and, if equipped with a gate, shall have a latch.
(4) In lieu of fencing, spas and hot tubs may have a lockable cover capable of supporting a minimum of 150 pounds, and such cover shall be locked when the spa or hot tub is not in use.
(J) Vehicle storage. Storage of vehicles, trailers, or major recreational equipment that does not have a current license plate shall only occur within an enclosed structure or be screened from off-site views.
(Ord. 05-10, passed 3-23-10)