In any residential district, model homes used as show homes and/or sales offices are permitted in a subdivision as approved by a final plat to which they pertain and subject to the following conditions.
(a) No more than five model homes per builder per platted subdivision are permitted.
(b) Model homes that are located more than 500 feet from an arterial or wider street must be at 300 feet from any occupied residence and are subject to a time limit of five years. Model homes that are located 500 feet or less from an arterial or wider street are not subject to the residential distance requirement or the five-year time limit of this section.
(c) A building initially permitted as a single-family residence and converted to a model home must be at least 300 feet from any occupied residence, regardless of distance to an arterial and is subject to a time limit of five years.
(Ord. 13896, passed 10-12-1999; Ord. 14624, § 6, passed 5-15-2001; Ord. 15825, passed 1-13-2004; Ord. 16926, § 1, passed 5-2-2006; Ord. 20899-09-2013, § 1, passed 9-10-2013; eff. 9-25-2013; Ord. 22491-11-2016, § 1, passed 11-1-2016, eff. 12-1-2016)