(A) Authorization. In recognition of the basic open space and recreation character of golf courses and shooting or country clubs and compatibility within agricultural and residential areas, these uses may be permitted.
(B) Uses.
(1) Golf courses;
(2) Golf academies;
(3) Shooting clubs and shooting ranges;
(4) Country clubs; and
(5) Accessory uses for a permitted use shall be construed to include restaurant and other eating or drinking establishments and the retail sales directly connected with the conduct of the principal use.
(C) Site location principles. Site location should be allowed which enhances the natural environment and amenities for community life.
(D) Development requirements. The following standards shall be applicable as basic requirements for the use of land or for the erection, reconstruction or alteration of permitted structures.
(1) Minimum site shall be ten acres or more and access shall be so designated as to provide all ingress and egress directly onto or from a street.
(2) Lighting shall be shielded to reduce glare and shall be so arranged and maintained as to direct the light away from all residential lands which adjoin the site.
(3) Minimum yard and height standards require that no building shall be closer than 50 feet to any property or street line.
(4) Additional requirements for a golf academy.
(a) Whenever a golf academy abuts property within a residential or agricultural district, a transition strip at least 100 feet in width shall be provided between all operations and structures, including fences, and the residential or agricultural property. Grass, plant materials and structural screens of a type approved by the Planning Commission shall be placed within the transition strip.
(b) A minimum yard of 100 feet shall separate all uses, operations and structures permitted herein, including fences, from any public street or highway used for access or exit purposes. This yard shall be landscaped in accordance with plans approved by the Planning Commission.
(c) A golf academy is required to submit its hours of operation and photometric plans.
(5) Additional requirements for shooting clubs and shooting ranges.
(a) The parcel of land on which any shooting range is located shall be at least 1,320 feet in length in the direction in which any firearms are fired.
(b) The shooting range shall be laid out so that a hill, bank or berm is located in a manner as to prevent any bullets/gunshot from leaving the property.
(c) The shooting range shall not be located in an area where small children are likely to play due to the proximity of houses, schools, churches, parks or similar facilities. In no case shall a shooting range be located within one mile of a platted subdivision.
(d) No shooting range shall be used or operated earlier than 9:00 a.m. or later than one hour prior to sunset.
(e) All shooting ranges and shooting clubs shall comply with the basic safety standards published by the National Rifle Association.
(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006) Penalty, see § 155.999