The following conditions shall apply to all religious institutions, including religious institutions, synagogues, temples, and any associated structures utilized for educational purposes:
(A) Buildings of greater than the maximum height allowed in § 155.061 may be allowed, provided front, side and rear yards are increased above the minimum required yards by one foot for each foot of building height that exceeds the maximum height allowed.
(B) Wherever the off-street parking lot is adjacent to land zoned for residential purposes, a continuous and obscuring wall four and one-half feet in height shall be provided along the sides of the parking area adjacent to the residentially zoned land. The wall shall be further subject to the provisions of § 155.074.
(C) The site shall be so located as to have at least one property line abutting a major thoroughfare of not less than 86 feet of right-of-way width, either existing or proposed, and all ingress and egress to the site shall be directly onto said major thoroughfare or a marginal access service drive thereof.
(D) Religious institutions currently abutting a thoroughfare of not less than 66 feet of right-of-way width, existing or proposed, may be allowed to expand or construct new facilities, provided other applicable portions of the chapter are complied with. All ingress and egress shall be directly onto said thoroughfare.
(E) Religious institutions shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a second church facility to eliminate traffic and parking disruptions as well as large physical and pedestrian voids to its residential and business districts.
(F) The minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.
(G) The minimum lot area shall be two acres.
(H) Off-street parking shall be prohibited in the front setback area and within 15 feet of the rear or side property line.
(I) Buildings shall be setback according to the following dimensions:
(1) Front yard: 50 feet
(2) Side yards: 25 feet
(3) Rear yard: 50 feet
(K) Religious institutions, other religious institutions and associated educational facilities shall be the sole use of the site and shall not be located in a multi-tenant building.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17)