The following standards shall apply to all permitted uses, conditional uses and special uses, as set forth in the Permitted Land Use Table (see § 156.202). Additional design considerations may be outlined in the Kenly General Design Guidelines.
(A) Adult care home.
(1) In the R-E District, an adult care home shall provide at least 150 square feet of gross floor area per occupant and 4,000 square feet of lot area per occupant.
(2) In the R-11 District, an adult care home shall provide at least 150 square feet of gross floor area per occupant and 2,000 square feet of lot area per occupant.
(3) In the R-6 District, an adult care home shall provide least 150 square feet of gross floor area per occupant and 1,200 square feet of lot area per occupant.
(B) Boarding house.
(2) Each boarding house shall have a full-time resident manager.
(3) Fifteen square feet of common living area other than kitchens, hallways and bathrooms shall be provided per occupant.
(4) A boarding house shall not be located within 1,000 feet, as measured in any direction from property line to property line, of another boarding house.
(C) Child care home. Where abutting a residential use, visual buffers shall be provided so as to shield all parking areas, play areas and outdoor activity from abutting property. Such buffer shall consist of trees or other vegetation of such height and depths as determined by the Board of Adjustment or an appropriate fence or wall or combination thereof.
(D) Child care center.
(1) An off-street passenger drop-off and passenger loading area shall be provided for any child care center. Such area shall not be located in the street yard.
(2) Where abutting a residential use, visual buffers shall be provided so as to shield all parking areas, play areas and outdoor activity from abutting property. Such buffer shall consist of trees or other vegetation of such height and depths as determined by the Board of Adjustment or an appropriate fence or wall or combination thereof.
(E) Place of worship.
(1) Following the initial approval of places of worship through the special use permit process (see § 156.711), expansions of up to 20% of the area originally approved through the special use permit process may be approved administratively.
(2) Administrative approvals of expansions of places of worship shall not waive any conditions of approval of the special use permit.
(3) Accessory uses standards for a place of worship are set forth in § 156.305.
(F) Public safety facility.
(1) Following the initial approval of a public safety facility through the special use permit process (see § 156.711), expansions of up to 35% of the area originally approved through the special use permit process may be approved administratively, unless such administrative approval is explicitly prohibited as a condition of the special use permit.
(2) Administrative approvals of expansions of public safety facilities shall not waive any conditions of approval of the special use permit.
(G) School (public or private).
(1) Following the initial approval of a school through the special use permit process (see § 156.711), expansions of up to 20% of the area originally approved through the special use permit process may be approved administratively.
(2) Administrative approvals of expansions of schools shall not waive any conditions of approval of the special use permit.
(H) Wireless telecommunication facility. Specific standards for wireless telecommunication facilities are set forth in § 156.307.
(I) Keeping of livestock. Livestock (recreational).
(1) Keeping of livestock in zoning districts as referenced in § 156.202, Permitted Land Use Table, shall be applicable only to property within the corporate limits of the Town of Kenly. The keeping of livestock within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town of Kenly shall not be governed by the requirements of this section.
(2) For purposes of this section LIVESTOCK shall include: any species of cattle or bovines, horses, or other equines, ponies, donkeys, mules, or any other animal weighing more than 200 pounds. LIVESTOCK shall not include any species of hog, pig, swine or other similar animal, nor shall LIVESTOCK include any species of domesticated canine or feline.
(3) Any existing situations of livestock being kept within the corporate limits of the Town of Kenly prior to the effective date (June 8, 2010) of this section shall be allowed to continue as non-conforming use as provided in § 156.719 of this code. Should any pre-exiting livestock situation cease by removal of structure or fence for more than 6 months (180 days), such use shall no longer be allowed.
(4) Livestock shall be kept only on property consisting of a minimum of 1 contiguous acre with a primary residence located thereon. Livestock shall be maintained or housed in the rear yard only.
(5) A maximum of 2 livestock per contiguous acre may be kept. The keeping of greater than 6 livestock on any single parcel shall be presumed to be a commercial animal boarding and/or breeding operation, which shall be governed by the applicable sections of this code.
(6) No animal shall be maintained, housed, kept, boarded, or otherwise allowed to remain within 100 feet of any dwelling or structure used for human habitation by any entity other than the owner and immediate family of the owner of the animal deemed livestock for the purposes of this section.
(7) A structure and enclosure approved by the Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator shall be provided to adequately accommodate all livestock kept, maintained or housed on the property. Any structure or enclosure shall meet the requirements prescribed within this code and the N .C. Building Codes. This approval must be granted prior to the keeping of any animal deemed livestock as per this section within said structure.
(8) All waste should be collected and properly disposed of so as not to constitute a nuisance for adjoining property owners and to protect public health. Fly control measures shall be used to prevent any nuisance to adjoining property owners.
(9) Additional considerations or conditions may apply as deemed necessary by the Planning Board and/or Board of Commissioners in the case of a required special use review.
(Ord. passed 6- -2019)