1169.01 PURPOSE.

The purpose of this district is to provide for and encourage the development of land, for commercial amusement and leisure uses and to promote the development of appropriate land uses which would complement commercial amusement development and expansion of Norwalk to surrounding areas. The primary use of land within this district shall be business directly related to commercial amusement and leisure.

      A.   Permitted Uses.

         1.   Paved and/or unpaved indoor and/or outdoor racetracks including dragstrips, oval tracks, figure-8 tracks, go-kart tracks and any other track or off-road course used for the racing of motor vehicles and bicycles.

         2.   The following amusement establishments, whether open or enclosed:

            a.   Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds and other similar open midway amusement attractions;

            b.   Wax museums, haunted houses and other semi-enclosed or enclosed midway amusement attractions;

            c.   Open booths with games of skill or chance, including shooting galleries and penny arcades;

            d.   Public dance halls, skating rinks, bowling alleys, assembly and meeting halls, indoor theatres;

            e.   Golf courses, miniature golf course, golf driving ranges;

            f.   Arenas, auditoriums, amphitheaters;

            g.   Water parks, splash pads and/or any other water based attractions, with accessory bath houses and locker rooms;

         3.   The following businesses whether open or enclosed:

            a.   Motels, hotels, taverns, ice cream parlors, restaurants;

            b.   Sale of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;

            c.   Sale of foods, gifts, sporting equipment and similar goods.

         4.   Drive-in theatres providing the screen shall be so located as not to be visible from adjacent streets or highways with a minimum screen set-back of not less than two hundred (200) feet from the established right-of-way of any street or highway.

         5.   Automotive service stations not including repair, and car washes.

         6.   Off-street parking lot, deck or garage.

         7.   Storage buildings.

         8.   Living quarters for caretakers, maintenance facilities and other accessory uses customarily incident to a permitted main use, providing that such uses have no injurious effect on any adjoining residential district.

         9.   Climbing walls, zip line course, rope courses, indoor trampoline courses;   

         10.   Zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens;

         11.   Hot air balloon rides;

         12.   Accessory uses as regulated by Chapter 1173.

         13.   Automobile parking spaces and loading areas in conjunction with another permitted use, as regulated by Chapter 351.

         14.   Any use permitted in Chapter 1168.

      B.   Conditional Uses.

         1.   Any other use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals and/or the Huron County Airport Authority to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses listed in this section.

            (Ord. 2018-012. Passed 4-3-18.)