The land uses and activities within this section shall comply with the use-specific provisions provided herein, in addition to all other applicable provisions of this Ordinance. The use-specific provisions are listed below:
A. Detached Single-Family Home.
1. All detached single-family homes require sixteen feet (16') of separation between the neighboring detached single-family homes, which shall be measured from the nearest wall of the primary structure.
2. Carports and sheds shall not be constructed from metal.
B. Community Garden.
1. Community Gardens are permitted in any district or zone and may include the following uses:
a. The cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any agricultural, floricultural, or horticultural commodity;
b. A community garden may not exceed one (1) acre;
c. Animals may not be kept in community gardens;
d. Greenhouses, hoop houses, cold frames, and similar structures for the growing of plants;
e. Sheds, gazebos, and pavilions, and similar structures as accessory uses; and
f. Compost bins as an accessory use.
2. Community Gardens must adhere to the following standards:
a. Composting receptacles must be located no less than ten feet (10') from adjacent lot line and must be screened using plantings no less than four feet (4') tall, or a wood, stone or brick fence. Composting receptacles must be kept in good order, free of vermin;
b. Impervious surfaces shall be limited to a maximum of twenty percent (20%) of the total property area;
c. Accessory structures shall adhere to the accessory structure heights limits for its respective district or zone; and
d. Signage must adhere to the regulations that pertain to the underlying district or zone. If the community garden is located in a residential zone, one unlit sign is permitted, affixed to a fence or accessory structure, no larger than ten (10) square feet.
C. Manufacturing - Artisan. Artisan manufacturing uses shall not create smoke, gas, odor, dust, sound, vibration, soot, heat, glare or lighting to a degree that is readily detectable at any point beyond the property line of the use.
D. Auction Facility.
1. Speakers related to the auction use may not face toward adjacent uses and must face inward to the site and the auction activities;
2. No speaker shall be allowed within thirty feet (30') of a lot line;
3. All noises generated shall comply with the Greenwood Noise Regulations; and
4. Outdoor storage areas shall be screened from adjacent uses by shrubs that are a minimum of four feet (4') tall.
E. Equipment Repair - Heavy.
1. No more than twenty (20) vehicles shall be stored at any one time, and no individual vehicle may be stored for longer than eighty (80) days;
2. All noises generated shall comply with Greenwood Noise Regulations; and
3. Outdoor storage areas must comply with the standards of this Division.
F. Bed and Breakfast.
1. The principal building of the bed and breakfast establishment shall be the primary residence of the owner or manager of the bed and breakfast use;
2. A bed and breakfast establishment shall comply with all other provisions of the zone in which it is located and shall comply with all other ordinances of the City; and
3. Meals, if provided, shall be served only to residents and overnight guests of the bed and breakfast establishment.
G. Short-Term Rental Residences.
1. Within the RL, RM, and RA zones the proprietor of the short-term rental property must also have a primary residence on site;
2. Within the RL, RM, and RA zones, guests over the age of 18 shall be limited to six (6) for any single property;
3. All short-term rental units must have operational fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors; and
4. Guest stays within short-term rental properties shall not exceed forty (40) days.
H. Indoor Sporting/Entertainment Complex.
1. All recreational activities must take place in an enclosed space;
2. All noise, whether directly from the activity or from a facility announcement system, may not be audible to adjacent uses; and
3. Outdoor storage of associated equipment is not permitted.
I. Outdoor Sporting/Entertainment Complex.
1. If within one thousand feet (1,000) from a residential property, all noise generated from amplified entertainment or announcement systems may only operate between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and must adhere to Greenwood Noise Ordinance; and
2. All exterior night lighting fixtures shall be fully shielded and downward casting and do not cause glare or spill over onto neighboring properties or roadways.
J. Agricultural uses.
1. Agricultural uses includes Agricultural Processes, Enclosed Confined Feeding, Animal Cultivation Facilities must adhere to the following standards:
2. Agricultural processing, due to potential noise, odor or other negative externalities, may not occur within three hundred feet (300') of a lot line;
3. Agricultural processing activities must occur in an enclosed or covered facility;
4. For all new Agricultural Processing facilities, a waste management plan addressing the storing, handling and disposing of all waste by-products of the processing activities shall be submitted with the site plan for review and approval. This plan should characterize the volumes and types of waste generated, and the operational measures that are proposed to manage and dispose or reuse the wastes in an environmentally sound manner which does not result in adverse environmental impacts, nuisance complaints or health hazards; and
5. All exterior night lighting fixtures shall be fully shielded and downward casting and do not cause glare or spill over onto neighboring properties or roadways.
K. Vehicular Care Services - Major / Vehicular Care Services - Non-Major. Vehicular Care Services, whether Major or Non-Major, must adhere to the following standard:
1. Vehicular Care Services may not be located outside and must be located within an enclosed primary or secondary structure.
2. Equipment associated with Vehicular Care Services may not be located outside and must be located within an enclosed primary or secondary structure.
L. Fueling Stations.
1. May include up to eight (8) fuel stations with up to sixteen (16) total pumps.
2. Shall not be located within one hundred fifty feet (150) of State Road 135.
3. Shall not be located within six hundred feet (600') of another fueling station; except that two (2) fueling stations may be allowed at street intersections.
4. May not be located with four hundred feet (400') of residential properties.
5. Support columns of canopies shall be brick wrap.
M. Alcohol Sales.
1. Package liquor stores are not permitted in the Interstate Commercial Zone.
N. Tractor-Trailer Parking, Impound.
1. Shall only be permitted in IL.
2. Shall not be within five hundred feet (500') of residential property.
3. Shall not be along Main Street, Worthsville Road, or County Line Road.
4. Requires a large buffer yard on all sides.
O. Outdoor storage.
1. Must be completely screened from view of neighboring properties or rights-of-way.
2. Shall not be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of residential property.
3. Shall not be located in any front yard.
P. Solar Facilities.
1. Solar array is allowed in connection with any residential, institutional, industrial or commercial use when they meet all of the following requirements in addition to the requirements for accessory structures herein shall not:
a. Be located in any front yard.
b. Be attached to the front elevation of any structure or building.
c. Wherever practical and possible, be located on a lot so as not to be visible from the public right-of-way.
2. Roof-mounted solar array is permitted in all residential and commercial zones or districts containing residential or commercial uses provided they are integrated into the roof, mounted no higher than four inches (4") above the roof on sloped residential roofs, or are located on a flat roof behind a parapet wall.
3. No infrastructure, including but not limited to conduit, mounting structures, and cables, related to any solar array shall be visible from any right-of-way.
Q. Emergency Radio Coverage in All New Commercial Buildings over 10,000 Square Feet. All new commercial buildings over ten thousand (10,000) square feet GFA shall have approved radio coverage for emergency responders within buildings based on the existing coverage levels of the public safety communication system of the jurisdiction at the exterior of the building, except in the following instances:
1. A wired communication system is allowed in lieu of an approved radio coverage system;
2. Where the City’s fire code official determines that the system is not needed; or
3. Where the City’s fire code official approves an automatically activated emergency responder radio coverage system in cases where the otherwise required system or its components or equipment could have a negative impact on the normal operations of the facility.
R. The following uses are excluded for all parcels located within one hundred fifty feet (150') of State Road 135:
Auction house/lot;
Automotive repair and service (south of Stones Crossing Road only);
Automobile sales;
Mobile home sales;
Truck/equipment sales;
Trucks tops, vehicle wash or vehicle fuel stations;
Truck garages, body shops, vehicle service and repair stations;
Truck or trailer storage yards;
Farm implement sales;
Children’s home/group home (those protected under Ind. Code § 16-13-21-12 and all other types of group homes);
Billiard parlor;
Recreations vehicle sales;
Boat sales;
Cold storage locker;
Meat locker/freezer;
Grain elevator/feed/fertilizer;
Junk yard/salvage yard;
Vehicle/boat/RV storage;
Kennels;
Construction other than buildings - heavy contractor;
Construction - special trade contractors;
Above-ground bulk storage tanks;
Mobile homes/mobile home parks;
Outdoor theater;
Public warehouse/self-storage facilities;
Race track;
Raising breeding non-farm fowl/animals;
Riding academies/boarding stables;
Roadside sales/stands (Except for agricultural uses);
Plant nurseries;
Vineyards/orchards;
Wildlife/nature preserves;
Conservation district;
Forestry preserve;
Building construction - general contractor; Botanical/zoological gardens
S. Bee Keeping.
1. Residential properties up to one (1) acre are permitted one (1) hive. Additional hives shall be allowed at a rate of one (1) per acre of property to a total of four (4) hives.
2. Hives on residential properties must be placed no closer than thirty feet (30') from a property line.
3. Agricultural properties are not limited on the number of hives, but the hives shall be located at least one hundred feet (100') from any property line.
(Ord. 20-29, §2, 9-21-20; Ord. 21-44, §1, 10-4-21)