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A golf course or country club must adhere to the following standards and requirements:
(a) The provision of food, refreshments, and entertainment for club or organization members and their guests may be allowed in connection with such use, provided the availability of such services is not reasonably expected to draw an excessive amount of traffic through local residential streets.
(b) All standards of the applicable zones must apply except:
(1) Maximum building coverage - 3%
(2) Minimum setback for a main building - 50 feet
(3) The Board may waive the provisions of Sec. 59-C-1.326(a) regarding the location of accessory buildings.
(4) The site must have a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on a road of arterial or higher classification in a residential zone.
(c) All outdoor lighting must be located, shielded, landscaped or otherwise buffered so that no direct light intrudes into any residential area.
(d) All major outdoor activity areas, such as tennis courts, swimming pools, and golf course playing surfaces must be set back at least 100 feet from property lines adjoining a one-family residential use. The Board may reduce this setback where it finds that landscaping, screening, fencing or other measures can mitigate the adverse effects on the adjoining residential use.
(e) Any golf course established by special exception before May 6, 2002 is a conforming use and may be modified in accordance with the special exception standards in effect at the time the modification is filed.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 11-85, § 2; Ord. No. 14-47, § 1.)
Editor's note—Section 59-G-2.24 is cited in Grand Bel Manor Condominium v. Gancayco, 167 Md. App. 471, 893 A.2d 1144 (2006). In Montgomery County v. Merlands Club, Inc., 202 Md. 279, 96 A.2d 261 (1953) the court held that in the instant case the County had to grant a special exception for a private club for recreational facilities in a residential zone.