Uses permitted as special exceptions in the master use table above must adhere to the following special exception standards for the respective use:
Special Exception Use | Additional Use Standard if permitted as a Special Exception |
Vehicular Sales - Recreational Vehicles and Boats | Recreational vehicle and boat sales, where permitted as a special exception, must comply with the following standards. • Recreational vehicles stored on site may not be visible to adjacent properties and must be shielded via fence or tree line that provides full opacity. |
Vehicular Care Services - Major | Major vehicular care services, where permitted as a special exception, must comply with the following additional standards: • Vehicles undergoing repair may not stay on site longer than eighty (80) days from the date of service intake. |
School - Post-Secondary | Post-secondary educational facilities, where permitted as a special exception, must submit a parking and circulation plan which displays the following. • All curb cuts that connect the main thoroughfare to internal circulation; • All internal thoroughfares and travel lanes for all modes of transportation; • All parking areas; and • The anticipated daily automobile flow at the site, in addition to the maximum person capacity on the property. |
Camping | A campground must submit a full site plan displaying all structures, thoroughfares, pedestrian paths, lighting, water/drainage/sewage provision, and lighting, in addition to compliance with the following additional regulations: • There must be at least one common building on site that complies with the State of Indiana Building Code where campground guests may shelter in the case of an emergency. • There may be only one recreational vehicle allowed per camp site space. • At least one potable water supply must be located per property. |
Golf Course | Golf courses are permitted adjacent to residential properties so long as there is a buffer yard thirty feet (30') in width between residential property lines and any areas of active play, clubhouse or club social activities, parking areas, or pro shops. |
Dwelling - Attached Single-Family | An attached single-family dwelling must be separated by a fire separation wall that meets the requirements of the State of Indiana Building Code. |
Dwelling - Assisted | Assisted living facilities located in the OTR District may not house more than 20 residents/clients at a given time. |
Dwelling - Group | Group dwelling facilities must submit a parking and circulation plan which displays the following: • All curb cuts that connect the main thoroughfare to internal circulation; • All internal thoroughfares and travel lanes for all modes of transportation; • All parking areas; • The anticipated daily automobile flow at the site, in addition to the maximum person capacity on the property; and • A pedestrian walkway no less than four feet (4') in width leading from the sidewalk to an entrance must be provided. |
Mixed-Use Development (mix of permitted uses) | A mixed-use structure may locate in the Commercial - Medium (CM) and Commercial - Large (CL) zones only if it complies with the following Standards: • At least fifty percent (50%) of the Gross Floor Area (GFA) must be comprised of a commercial use(s). Within the Commercial - Small (CS) zone, mixed-use structures must comply with the following standards: • The building height of mixed-use structures in the CS may not exceed the building height of the tallest immediately adjacent primary structures by more than fifteen feet (15'). A mixed-use structure may locate in the Old Town Residential (OTR) District only if it complies with the following Standards: • A mixed-use structure may locate only next to an existing mixed-use structure. • The building height of mixed-use structures in the OTR may not exceed the building height of the tallest immediately adjacent primary structures by more than fifteen feet (15'). |
Auction Facility | Auction Facilities shall comply with the following standards: • Auctions must be conducted in an enclosed structure. • No merchandise used in the auction may be stored outside of an enclosed structure. |
• Auctions must be operated as part of, and in the space occupied by, a retail business which is open for retail sales on a regular on-going basis. • No auction, or the retail business in conjunction therewith, may be licensed as a pawn shop. | |
Storage - Outdoor | Storage that is located outside as the primary use of the property, not located within a primary or secondary structure, must adhere to the following standards: • All outdoor storage of goods and materials shall be enclosed with a solid, opaque wall or fence, including solid gates. The wall or fence shall have a height tall enough to conceal all materials therein from the view of any observer standing at grade level. However, in no case shall the height of the fence or wall be less than six feet (6'). The solid wall or fence and the associated gates shall be maintained in good condition. • All areas of the outdoor storage use shall be organized in such a way that it is accessible to fire-fighting equipment and emergency vehicles at all times. • Areas devoted to outdoor storage shall be located in a rear yard so that it is behind the principal building and not visible from any public street, unless the outdoor storage is located on a corner lot. It shall also be setback thirty feet (30') from any residential property boundary. Any outdoor storage of equipment for more than one hundred eighty (180) days each calendar year is prohibited. |
Animal Cultivation | Properties engaging in animal cultivation must have a minimum lot size of five (5) acres and all activities must be setback from all property lines by a minimum of fifty feet (50'). |
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)