(A) Parcel size. No minimum parcel size is required, however, the parcel chosen for a church must be adequate to meet all of the development standards to be listed in this section, which include, but are not limited to setbacks, landscaping, parking, improvements and dedications.
(B) Building setbacks.
(1) Commercial Zone.
(a) Front. Thirty feet from property line. (If project fronts on more than one street, setback applies to all street frontages.)
(b) Side and rear. Minimum ten feet , unless located adjacent to a Residential Zone. In this case, the minimum setback to buildings must be 30 feet.
(2) Residential Zone.
(a) Front. Thirty feet from front property line. (If project is on a corner lot, setbacks are 30 feet on one street and 20 feet on the other.)
(b) Side and rear. Follow setbacks required according to the zone the property is in. A greater setback may be needed as may be deemed necessary by the Planning Commission for larger structures.
(C) Building height. Maximum building height shall follow zoning that the project is in. Thirty-five feet is the maximum in a Residential Zone or in any zone adjacent to a Residential Zone (not including chimneys, steeples and the like).
(D) Landscaping setbacks.
(1) Front. Thirty feet minimum from property line. (If on corner lot in a Residential Zone, 20 feet on shorter setback side.)
(2) Sides and rear. Five feet minimum.
(3) Landscaping in the front areas shall also include the following:
(a) Landscaping within the five-foot park strip adjacent to the curb, including grass and street trees (minimum two-inch caliper and spaced 30 feet on center); and
(b) All front landscaping shall be bermed with 24-inch to 36-inch-high random mounding as may be deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission.
(4) Landscaping shall also be required within the parking lot itself where large expanses of asphalt occur. There shall be one ten-foot-wide planter within the parking lot area where over 125 linear feet of asphalt occurs.
(E) Fencing. As a general rule, fencing shall be constructed of materials compatible with the principal buildings or architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood and be in accordance with § 155.345 of this code.
(F) Parking.
(1) All parking for church facilities shall be on-site. No parking is allowed on the street.
(2) Number of parking spaces required shall be one space for every four fixed seats, or as may be needed for the type of facility planned.
(3) Size of parking spaces is to be nine feet wide by 20 feet long. Driveways between parking spaces shall be a minimum of 24 feet wide.
(4) No parking is permitted within the front landscape setback.
(G) Trash enclosures and accessory buildings.
(1) All trash bins shall be surrounded with six-foot-high enclosures (non-chain-link) with opaque gates. Enclosures may be combined with accessory structures or maintenance buildings. The setback of such structures shall be at least the same as front landscape setback, but in no case shall trash enclosure be adjacent to a residential lot line.
(2) Maintenance buildings shall be built of the same materials as the main building (siding and roofing) so as to blend in with the entire project. Setbacks shall be set forth as those for accessory structures in the particular zone where the church is being constructed. At no time shall said building be allowed in a required front setback.
(H) Lighting. All lighting for church buildings, parking lots and accessory uses, if applicable, shall be downlit and not cause any adverse impact on adjacent residential areas.
(I) Auxiliary uses.
(1) Auxiliary uses such as parks, ball diamonds, pavilions and the like, shall not count towards landscaping on the church site, but shall stand alone and be considered as a separate site and subject to a separate conditional use approval.
(2) Any such auxiliary uses are subject to, but not limited to, the standards of this section (if applicable).
(J) Planning Commission conditions. In addition to those standards cited above, the Planning Commission, upon review of a conditional use, may impose additional reasonable conditions which they feel are necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the surrounding area.
(K) Procedure for approval.
(1) Church facilities are conditional uses in all zones within the county and as such require Planning Commission approval.
(2) Upon receiving a conditional use approval from the Planning Commission, all church projects will proceed through the site plan review process with staff.
(Prior Code, § 8-6-35) (Ord. 12-05, passed 6-5-2012)