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§ 5.148 HORSE, DOG OR AUTOMOTIVE RACING.
   (a)   Additional development controls shall be required, as follows:
      (1)   Holding areas for horses or dogs shall be provided in case of fire;
      (2)   An approved emergency plan and an approved evacuation plan shall be provided;
      (3)   Security plans shall be provided and reviewed by the police department;
      (4)   Spectator parking lots shall be 500 feet from any one- or two-family districts;
      (5)   Other facilities, including accessory uses and facilities such as the race track and the bleachers, shall be 1,000 feet from any one- or two-family district and from any multifamily district not a part of race track as a mixed use;
      (6)   The parking required shall be one space for every two spectator seats and one space for every ten square feet of spectator standing area;
      (7)   When located within or adjacent to any city, state or national historic district, the racetrack building and structures shall be designed to be compatible with said district;
      (8)   An approved solid waste disposal plan shall be provided and set into operation upon occupancy of the racetrack and its buildings and structures; and
      (9)   All support activities and other proposed uses, which the site may include, shall be specifically identified.
   (b)   In addition to site plan requirements and development controls above, the following design considerations shall be incorporated where feasible:
      (1)   Impact studies (such as traffic impact) on the effects of the track operations on adjacent lands. Such studies shall include setbacks; street, arterial and highway access; and buffering of properties surrounding the racetrack site;
      (2)   Compartmentalization of parking areas for traffic circulation and emergency vehicle circulation;
      (3)   Emergency vehicle access around site located at the bleachers area with connection through the spectator parking lots to the user area;
      (4)   Height of buildings and structures not to exceed 12 stories or 120 feet, whichever is the most restrictive; and
      (5)   User parking and storage area for trailers and similar vehicles with separate access than from spectator parking area.
(Ord. 23609-03-2019, § 8, passed 3-19-2019)