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(a) Development Standards. Special exceptions are subject to the development standards of the applicable zone where the special exception is located, except when the standard is specified in Section G-1.23 or in Section G-2.
(b) Parking requirements. Special exceptions are subject to all relevant requirements of Article 59-E.
(c) Minimum frontage. In the following special exceptions the Board may waive the requirement for a minimum frontage at the street line if the Board finds that the facilities for ingress and egress of vehicular traffic are adequate to meet the requirements of section 59-G-1.21:
(1) Rifle, pistol and skeet-shooting range, outdoor.
(2) Sand, gravel or clay pits, rock or stone quarries.
(3) Sawmill.
(4) Cemetery, animal.
(5) Public utility buildings and public utility structures, including radio and T.V. broadcasting stations and telecommunication facilities.
(6) Equestrian facility.
(7) Heliport and helistop.
(d) Forest conservation. If a special exception is subject to Chapter 22A, the Board must consider the preliminary forest conservation plan required by that Chapter when approving the special exception application and must not approve a special exception that conflicts with the preliminary forest conservation plan.
(e) Water quality plan. If a special exception, approved by the Board, is inconsistent with an approved preliminary water quality plan, the applicant, before engaging in any land disturbance activities, must submit and secure approval of a revised water quality plan that the Planning Board and department find is consistent with the approved special exception. Any revised water quality plan must be filed as part of an application for the next development authorization review to be considered by the Planning Board, unless the Planning Department and the department find that the required revisions can be evaluated as part of the final water quality plan review.
(f) Signs. The display of a sign must comply with Article 59-F.
(g) Building compatibility in residential zones. Any structure that is constructed, reconstructed or altered under a special exception in a residential zone must be well related to the surrounding area in its siting, landscaping, scale, bulk, height, materials, and textures, and must have a residential appearance where appropriate. Large building elevations must be divided into distinct planes by wall offsets or architectural articulation to achieve compatible scale and massing.
(h) Lighting in residential zones. All outdoor lighting must be located, shielded, landscaped, or otherwise buffered so that no direct light intrudes into an adjacent residential property. The following lighting standards must be met unless the Board requires different standards for a recreational facility or to improve public safety:
(1) Luminaires must incorporate a glare and spill light control device to minimize glare and light trespass.
(2) Lighting levels along the side and rear lot lines must not exceed 0.1 foot candles.