The following minimum standards shall apply to the special exception uses listed below. In such cases where the Board of Zoning Appeals attaches additional conditions, the more restrictive condition shall apply.
(A) Animal hospitals and veterinarian clinics.
(1) Such facilities shall be located on sites having a minimum of 20,000 square feet in area.
(2) Such facilities shall have no outside pens or runs.
(3) Buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from adjacent property lines; provided that, where such uses are located adjacent to a residential district the side and rear yard requirements shall be increased to 100 feet.
(4) If a kennel is included as part of an animal hospital or veterinary clinic, the requirements of division (L) below shall also be observed.
(B) Automobile dismantling and impound yards.
(1) Such uses shall be located on sites having a minimum of two acres in area.
(2) Buildings or structures shall be located on a minimum of 50 feet from adjacent property lines; provided, there where such use is located adjacent to a residential district, the side and rear yard requirements shall be increased to 100 feet.
(C) Cemetery or crematory.
(1) Minimum lot area of 20 acres.
(2) There shall be two side yards with a minimum setback of 50 feet each and a rear yard setback of 50 feet.
(3) Entrances and driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(5) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet with the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(D) Confined feeding operations.
(1) All structures and confined lots designed to house or contain livestock shall be set back 500 feet from any existing residence, except that of the confined feeding operator.
(2) All structures and confined lots designed to house or contain livestock shall be set back 1,000 feet from any existing church, school recreational area (public or private), commercial use or any other public buildings.
(3) All structures and confined lots designed to have or contain livestock shall be set back 1,300 feet from any zoning district not otherwise zoned A-1 Agricultural, except for those lands zoned as Floodplain District.
(4) All structures shall be set back 40 feet from all highway and road rights-of-way.
(E) Country club/golf course.
(2) Parking shall be a minimum of 25 feet from an adjacent residential use.
(3) Entrance driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(5) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(F) Essential services.
(1) Such uses shall be located on sites having an adequate area to accommodate all activities.
(2) The installation and operation of such uses shall be subject to approval under the provisions of applicable codes and ordinances.
(3) Buildings occurring in the RSF, RTF, RMF-L, RMF-H and RU Zone Districts shall be of an architectural style that is compatible with the character of the neighborhood in which it is located.
(4) Buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from adjacent residential uses.
(6) Entrances or driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(G) Gasoline service stations.
(1) Such uses shall be located on sites having a minimum of 15,000 square feet, with an additional 2,000 square feet required for each service bay over two operated in connection with the service station or in connection with an accessory automobile washing and waxing facility.
(2) Buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from the nearest properly line of an adjacent residential district.
(3) All exterior lighting shall be so arranged and sheltered as to prevent illumination, glare or reflection on adjacent properties or on the public right-of-way.
(4) Except for vehicles in the process of being serviced, vehicles of employees, service and tow trucks used by the establishment and rental vehicles, no vehicles shall be parked on the premises.
(5) Abandoned vehicles shall not be stored on the premises.
(6) Whenever a gasoline service station is abandoned for a period of one year, the owner shall remove all appurtenances connected therewith, such as, but not limited to, gasoline pumps and signs and shall fill or otherwise vacate underground storage tanks in accordance with the provisions of applicable fire codes and safety standards and shall maintain the premises so as not to become a public nuisance.
(H) Greenhouse, commercial.
(1) Minimum lot area of 25,000 square feet.
(2) There shall be a front yard with a minimum setback of 100 feet, two side yards with a minimum setback of 40 feet each, and a rear yard with a 40-foot minimum setback.
(3) Minimum gross floor area of principal building(s) shall be 1,000 square feet.
(4) Loading berths shall be a minimum of 50 feet from an adjacent residential use.
(5) Entrances and driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(7) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(I) Heliport.
(1) Minimum lot area of one acre.
(2) Maximum height of structure shall be as required by appropriate state and federal agency.
(3) Adequate fencing shall be provided subject to approval by the Board.
(5) Parking shall be a minimum of 25 feet from an adjacent residential use.
(6) Loading berths shall be a minimum of 100 feet from adjacent residential use.
(7) Entrances and driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(8) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(J) Hospital.
(1) Minimum lot area of five acres.
(2) There shall be a front yard with a minimum setback of 100 feet and two side yards with a minimum setback of 40 feet each, and a rear yard with a minimum setback of 40 feet.
(3) A plan of landscape development shall be submitted with application.
(4) Maximum height of structure shall be 35 feet.
(6) Parking shall be a minimum of 25 feet away from an adjacent residential use.
(7) Loading berths shall be a minimum of 50 feet from an adjacent residential use.
(K) Junk yard.
(1) Such uses shall be located on sites having a minimum of two acres in area.
(2) Buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from adjacent property lines; provided that, where such use is located adjacent to a residential district, side and rear yard requirements shall be increased to 100 feet.
(L) Kennel.
(1) Such facilities, including outdoor pens and runs, shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from adjacent property lines; provided, however, that, where such facilities are located adjacent to a residential district side and rear yard setbacks shall be increased to 300 feet.
(2) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(M) Licensed day care center.
(1) Minimum lot area of 110 square feet per child.
(2) There shall be two side yards with a minimum setback of 20 feet each.
(3) Minimum gross floor area of the principal building(s) shall be determined by the number of children to be accommodated and shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(4) Adequate fencing shall be provided subject to approval by the Board.
(6) Entrances and driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(N) Mobile home parks.
(1) Mobile home parks shall be located on sites having a minimum of ten acres in area.
(2) The density of a mobile home park shall not exceed eight dwelling units per gross acre.
(3) Mobile home units within a mobile home park shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from adjacent property lines; provided that, where mobile home parks are located adjacent to another residential use, side and rear yard requirements shall be increased to 50 feet.
(4) There shall be a minimum distance of 20 feet between mobile home units.
(5) Mobile home parks shall be served by both public water and public sewer and shall the requirements as set forth in applicable state statutes.
(6) The mobile home park shall be adequately lighted; provided that, all lights shall be shielded so as to protect mobile home units as well as adjacent residential properties from glare.
(7) All roads shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and shall be paved.
(8) Two off-street parking spaces per mobile home shall be provided.
(9) All mobile homes shall be secured to the ground by tie-downs.
(O) Mobile home subdivision.
(1) Mobile home subdivisions shall be located on sites having a minimum of ten acres in area.
(2) Each lot in the subdivision shall be served by public water and public sewer.
(3) The minimum lot size for individual mobile home lots within the subdivision shall be 5,000 square feet.
(4) All mobile home subdivisions shall conform to the procedures, design standards and improvement requirements established in the Subdivision Ordinance.
(5) No more than one mobile home shall be placed on any one lot.
(6) Mobile home unites within a mobile home subdivision shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from property lines of the subdivision; provided that, where mobile home subdivisions are located adjacent to another principal residential use, side and rear yard requirements shall be increased to 50 feet.
(7) All roads shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and shall be paved.
(8) All mobile homes shall observe a minimum setback from the edge of the road of 15 feet.
(9) Two off-street parking spaces per mobile home shall be provided.
(10) All mobile homes shall be secured to the ground by tie-downs.
(P) Nursing home.
(1) Minimum lot area of 15,000 square feet, but not less than 1,500 square feet per person cared for.
(2) There shall be two side yards with a minimum setback of 30 feet each.
(3) Minimum gross floor area of principal building(s) shall be 1,000 square feet.
(4) A plan of landscape development is to be submitted with application.
(5) Maximum height of structure shall be 35 feet.
(7) Parking shall be a minimum of 25 feet from adjacent residential use.
(8) Loading berths shall be a minimum of 50 feet from an adjacent residential use.
(Q) Outdoor theater.
(1) There shall be one front yard with a minimum setback of 100 feet, two side yards with a minimum setback of 40 feet each, and one back yard with a minimum setback of 40 feet.
(2) Adequate fencing shall be provided subject to approval by the Board.
(3) Entrances and driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(5) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(R) Park and playground.
(1) No building or structure shall be located closer than 25 feet to an adjacent residential use.
(2) All exterior lighting shall be so arranged and sheltered as to prevent illumination, glare or reflection on adjacent properties.
(T) Private parking area on other lot.
(1) Minimum lot area of 1,500 square feet.
(2) Entrances and driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(4) There shall be no sales, dead storage, repair work or dismantling on the lot.
(U) Recreation facilities, outdoor.
(1) Such outdoor athletic facilities, including, but not limited to, golf courses, swimming pool, tennis courts and other similar athletic facilities shall be permitted in the RSF, RTF, RMF-L, RMF-H and RU Zone Districts.
(2) Such outdoor commercial recreational facilities, including, but not limited to, miniature golf courses, driving ranges, baseball batting cages, go-cart tracks and other similar commercial recreational facilities, plus all other athletic facilities permitted within the RSF, RTF, RMF-L, RMF-H and RU Zone Districts, shall be permitted in the RE, B-L, B-G and L-I Zone Districts.
(3) Building or structures shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from an adjacent residential use.
(4) Off-street parking shall not be located in the required front or side yards.
(V) Religious place of worship.
(1) Such use shall have side and rear yards equal to a minimum of one-half of the height of the building.
(2) Off-street parking shall not be located in the required front or side yards adjoining a public street right-of-way.
(W) Sanitary landfill.
(1) The location, installation and operation of such facilities shall be subject to approval by the Health Officer in accordance with applicable codes and ordinances.
(2) Such operations shall be constructed a minimum of 50 feet from adjacent property lines; provided, however, that, where a sanitary landfill is located adjacent to a residential district, the side and rear yard requirements shall be 100 feet.
(3) Such facilities shall be located on sites containing no less than ten acres in area.
(4) Prior to commencing such operation, the owner shall file a reclamation plan with the Plan Commission and any other indemnity agreement as may be required by the Plan Commission for the purpose of assuring the restoration and reclamation of the site according to the following specifications and within a specified period of time as established in the agreement.
(5) A uniform contour which blends in with the topography of the surrounding area shall be established throughout the area.
(6) Soil suitable for growing vegetation shall be replaced over the slopes to a permanent uniform depth of not less than six inches and the area shall be seeded, landscaped and maintained with perennial plant material until a permanent type ground cover is established to prevent erosion.
(X) Truck freight terminal.
(1) Use permitted not closer than 300 feet to an adjacent residential use.
(3) Entrances or driveways shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(5) Disposal of liquid and other wastes shall meet the approval of the state’s Board of Health.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)