Any community garden shall comply with the following specific standards and conditions:
(a) Community gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of a group and may include common areas maintained and used by group members.
(b) Use of community gardens is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; provided, however, that the operation of machinery or use of any sound producing or sound amplifying instruments shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
(c) Maintenance of Site.
(1) The property owner of the site on which a community garden is located is responsible for all maintenance requirements and compliance with the City of Painesville Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 1349 of the Code of Ordinances.
(2) The site shall be designed and maintained to prevent any chemical, pesticide, fertilizer, or other garden waste from draining onto adjacent property.
(3) Cultivated areas shall be prevented from encroaching onto adjacent properties.
(d) The property owner of the site on which a community garden is located is responsible for securing and maintaining container service with the City of Painesville refuse provider for weekly refuse removal.
(e) The maximum height of a perimeter fence or wall or any combination thereof located along any front lot line, corner side lot line or corner rear lot line shall not exceed three feet in residential districts and six feet in all other districts and shall not exceed opacity of 50%. Along any rear lot line and any interior side lot line behind the front setback line, a fence may be 100% opaque and may be six feet or less in height. Electrical, barbed and razor wire fences are prohibited.
(f) Tools and supplies shall be removed from the property daily.
(g) Signs are limited to one non-illuminated freestanding sign four square feet or less in total area and a height of four six feet or less.
(h) On-site sales of community garden products are prohibited.
(i) Use of commercial or industrial farm equipment is prohibited.
(j) Permanent structures are prohibited. Temporary structures shall require a temporary use permit issued in accordance with Section 1119.17.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)