(A) Special uses that may be permitted.
(1) Incinerators and sanitary landfills;
(2) Junk yards;
(3) Sewage treatment and disposal installations as an integral design of a park as permitted within a zone district, and designed only for service to that mobile home park development. Sewage treatment and disposal installation may also be allowed when designed only for and as part of a planned unit development as permitted within a residential zone district;
(4) Drive-in theaters, race tracks, golf driving ranges and miniature golf courses or similar uses;
(5) Special open space uses, such as private resorts, recreational camps and other open space uses operated for profit or public purposes by a municipality or other local unit of government;
(6) Facilities/institutions for the developmentally disabled and physically handicapped, drug or alcoholic patients and camps or correctional institutions;
(7) Quarries or sand/gravel pits;
(8) Airports and commercial landing strips;
(9) Wireless communication facilities;
(10) Kennels; and
(11) Crematoriums.
(B) Incinerators and sanitary landfills.
(1) All uses shall be enclosed by a fence six feet or more in height for the entire periphery of the property. Fences shall be adequate to prevent trespassing and contain debris.
(2) All areas within any single development shall be rehabilitated progressively as they are worked out or abandoned so that they shall be in a condition of being entirely lacking in hazards, inconspicuous and blended with the general surrounding ground form.
(3) The Planning Commission may establish routes for truck movement in and out of the development in order to minimize the wear on streets, to minimize traffic hazards and to prevent encroachment of traffic, or the byproducts of traffic (such as dust and noise) upon adjacent properties.
(4) All permitted installations shall be maintained in a neat, orderly condition so as to prevent injury to any single property, an individual or to the community in general.
(C) Junk yards.
(1) The site shall be a minimum of 20 acres in size;
(2) A solid fence or wall at least eight feet in height shall be provided around the entire periphery of the site to screen the site from surrounding property. The fence or wall shall be of sound construction, painted and otherwise finished neatly and inconspicuously;
(3) All activities shall be confined within the fenced-in area. There shall be no stocking of material above the height of the fence or wall; except that, movable equipment used on the site may exceed the wall or fence height. No equipment, material, signs or lighting shall be used or stored outside the fenced-in area;
(4) All fenced-in areas shall be set back at least 100 feet from any front street or property line. The front yard setback shall be planted with trees, grass and shrubs to minimize the appearance of the installation;
(5) No open burning shall be permitted and all industrial processes involving the use of equipment for cutting, compressing or packaging shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building;
(6) Whenever the installation abuts upon property within a residential or agricultural district, a transition strip at least 100 feet in width shall be provided between the fenced-in areas and the property within a residential or agricultural district. The strip shall contain plant materials, grass and structural screens of a type approved by the Planning Commission to effectively minimize the appearance of the installation and to help confine odors therein;
(7) Any other reasonable provisions necessary to meet the intent of this chapter;
(8) Sewage treatment and disposal installations;
(9) All operations shall be completely enclosed by a wire link fence not less than six feet high; and
(10) All operations and structures shall be surrounded on all sides by a transition strip at least 200 feet in width within which grass, plant materials and structural screens shall be placed to minimize the appearance and odors of the installations. The Planning Commission shall approve all treatment of transition strips.
(D) Drive-in theaters, race tracks, golf driving ranges and miniature golf courses or similar uses.
(1) All sites shall be located on a principal arterial roads.
(2) Whenever any use that may be permitted in this section 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.
(3) A minimum yard of 100 feet shall separate all uses, operations and structures permitted herein, including fences, from any street or highway used for access or exit purposes. This yard shall be landscaped in accordance with plans approved by the Planning Commission
(4) Race tracks and drive-in theaters shall be enclosed for the entire used site for their full periphery with a solid screen fence at least eight feet in height. Fences shall be of sound construction, painted or otherwise finished, attractively and in harmony with the surrounding environment.
(5) Drive-in theater ticket gates shall be provided in accordance with the following ratios: one ticket gate for 300-car capacity theaters; two ticket gates for 600 car capacity theaters; three ticket gates for 800-car capacity theaters; four ticket gates for 1,000 car capacity theaters. Vehicle standing space shall be provided between the ticket gates and the street or highway right-of-way line equal to at least 30% of the vehicular capacity of the theater.
(6) Drive-in theater picture screens shall not be permitted to face any street and shall be so located as to be out of view from any major thoroughfare. The picture screen tower shall not exceed 65 feet in length and 40 feet in height.
(E) Special open space uses.
(1) The proposed site shall be at least two acres in area.
(2) The proposed site shall have at least one property line abutting a major thoroughfare or principal collector. All ingress and egress to the site shall be directly from the thoroughfare or collector street.
(3) All buildings and structures shall be setback at least 200 feet from any property or street lines. Whenever the installation abuts upon property within a residential district, this 200-foot setback shall be landscaped with trees, grass and structural screens of a type approved by the Planning Commission to effectively screen the installation from surrounding residential properties.
(4) No more than 25% of the gross site shall be covered by buildings.
(5) Accessory uses for a permitted use shall be construed to include restaurant and other eating or drinking establishments and they retain sales directly connected with the principal open space use.
(F) Facilities/institutions for the developmentally disabled and physically handicapped, drug or alcoholic patients and camps or correctional institutions.
(1) The proposed site shall be at least five acres in area.
(2) All two-story structures shall be at least 100 feet from boundary lines or street lines. Buildings less than two stories shall be no closer than 50 feet to any property or street line. No more than 25% of the gross site shall be covered by buildings.
(G) Sand, clay or gravel pits; quarries.
(H) Airports and commercial landing strips.
(1) The proposed site shall be at least 2,640 feet by 500 feet.
(2) Any runway shall have a minimum length of 1,500 feet with a 500-foot clearance at each of the runway's ends.
(3) Buildings, height limits, lighting, parking and uses and activities shall be in accordance with applicable FAA and MAC regulations.
(I) Kennels.
(1) A minimum lot size of five acres shall be maintained.
(2) Any building or fenced area where animals are kept shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from any public right-of-way, 100 feet from any property line and 150 feet from any residential dwelling located off the premises.
(3) The kennel shall be established and maintained in accordance with all applicable state, county and township sanitation regulations.
(J) Pet grooming establishment.
(1) No structure occupied by animals shall be closer than 200 feet to any agricultural or residential lot line.
(2) In all cases, the use and all animals shall be confined in an enclosed building.
(3) Accessory products may be sold (a maximum of 30% of the gross floor area of the establishment can be devoted to accessory retail uses) and may also include pet obedience training and daily animal-sitting, but shall not include any overnight boarding of animal(s).
(4) No outdoor storage permitted.
(5) In areas where the uses may be in proximity to other uses involving intensive activity such as shopping centers or other urban density locations, special attention is required to protect the public health and welfare. To these ends, the Planning Commission may require among other things: separate building entrance and exit to avoid animal conflicts.
(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006; Ord. 09-02, passed 10-20-2009) Penalty, see § 155.999