§ 8-3.8.20 Church or Religious Institution, Community Scale.
   (A)   Exterior lighting shall be directed or screened so as to protect the privacy of the private living areas and associated open spaces of adjacent residential properties.
   (B)   Convents, rectories, parsonages or similar uses may be placed on the site as accessory uses.
   (C)   Accessory uses such as church offices, religious bookstores serving the immediate congregation, parking lots, family life centers, multi-purpose facilities, outdoor recreational facilities and day care centers on the same site or sites contiguous to the principal use shall be permitted. Similar uses on non-contiguous sites or on a site separated from the principal use by a public street shall be considered principal uses in their own right and be regulated as such.
   (D)   Church accessory uses which are not permitted as principal uses in a District shall adhere to the following restrictions.
      (1)   No merchandise or merchandise display shall be visible from outside the building.
      (2)   No business or identification sign pertaining to the accessory uses shall be visible from outside the building.
   (E)   Except as noted in subsection (C) above, accessory uses not permitted as principal uses (including television stations, radio stations, printing presses or sports complexes) are prohibited.
   (F)   Direct access to the site shall be provided by a major or minor thoroughfare, as depicted on the most up-to-date version of the Thoroughfare Plan.
   (G)   The minimum site area shall be three acres.
(2003 Code, § 8-3.8.20) (Updated 2009)