Sec. 59-G-2.30.0. Nursery, horticultural - wholesale.

This use may be allowed together with incidental buildings upon a finding by the Board of Appeals that the use will not constitute a nuisance because of traffic, noise, hours of operation, number of employees, or other factors.  It is not uncommon for this use to be proposed in combination with a retail horticultural nursery, a landscape contractor, or a mulch/compost manufacturing operation.  If a combination of these uses is proposed, the Board’s opinion must specify which combination of uses is approved for the specified location.

   (1)   Plants, trees, shrubs, seeds, and bulbs may be grown or produced and sold on a wholesale basis.

   (2)   Fertilizers, plant foods, and pesticides must not be produced but may be stocked and sold on a wholesale basis.

   (3)   The following activities are not allowed unless the Board has also approved a retail nursery or garden center under Section 50-G-2.30 (1):

      (i)   The sale or storage of any equipment other than equipment needed in the operation of the nursery or greenhouse.

      (ii)   The retail sale of plant materials or garden supplies or equipment.

   (4)   The minimum area of the lot is 2 acres.

   (5)   The minimum building setback from any property line is 50 feet.

   (6)   Parking must be provided on site in accordance with the requirements for an industrial or manufacturing establishment or warehouse in Article 59-E.

   (7)   Adequate screening and buffering must be provided for all parking areas and other on- site operations having a potentially adverse impact on adjoining residential or agricultural uses.

   (8)   In evaluating the compatibility of this special exception with surrounding land uses, the Board must consider that the impact of an agricultural special exception on surrounding land uses in the agricultural zones does not necessarily need to be controlled as stringently as the impact of a special exception in the residential zones.

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 10-69, §9; Ord. No. 13-31, §5; Ord. No. 13-107, §3; Ord. No. 13-112, §1; Ord. No. 14-36, § 1 ; Ord. No. 14-49, § 1 .)