(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this Recreation District to develop areas in the City which will have an emphasis on recreational-type activities. This District is intended to permit reasonable economic use of the property while at the same time conserve one of the City's primary assets.
(b) Principal Permitted Uses.
(1) Public or private, profit or nonprofit recreational facilities, specifically including golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat launching ramps, swimming areas and pools, playgrounds, wildlife and natural preserves, lawn bowling, croquet courts and ice rinks.
(2) Nurseries and greenhouses.
(3) Baseball fields, basketball courts, bicycle trails, horseshoe courts miniature golf courses and waterslides.
(4) Restaurants, inns and refreshment stands, provided that they shall be no less than fifty feet distant from the boundary line of any R District.
(c) Accessory Permitted Uses. Any accessory use customarily incidental to the principal permitted use including the following:
(1) Portable toilets.
(2) Picnic shelters.
(3) Concession stands.
(4) Ticket booths.
(5) Platforms.
(6) Stages.
(7) Garages.
(8) Accessory buildings.
(9) Accessory parking.
(10) Signs.
(d) Principal Conditional Uses. When authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with Section 1329.05(b):
(1) Kennels and animal shelters.
(2) Stables and riding academies.
(3) Go-cart tracks.
(4) Drive-in theaters.
(5) Carry-outs.
(6) Single family homes.
(7) Sports arenas.
(8) Stadiums.
(9) Roller rinks.
(10) Bowling alleys.
(11) Airports including heliports and landing fields, provided that they shall be not less than 500 feet from the boundary line of any R District.
(12) Circuses and carnivals.
(e) Accessory Conditional Uses. Any accessory use customarily incidental to the principal use when authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals, provided that any such accessory conditional use meets the requirements and conditions specified in Section 1329.05(b).
(f) Requirements. The following shall be observed, except as modified hereinbefore, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1361.
(1) Maximum height: 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet.
(2) Minimum lot area: None.
(3) Minimum yards.
1 Story (ft.) | 2 - 2 1/2 Stories (ft.) | |
A. Minimum front yard | 20 | 20 |
B. Minimum side yards |
1 Story (ft.) | 2 - 2 1/2 Stories (ft.) | |
1. Least width | 10 | 10 |
2. Sum of least width | 20 | 30 |
C. Minimum rear yard | 20 | 20 |
(5) Signs.
A. Permitted signs. Awning, canopy or marquee, ground, pole, wall, bulletin board, construction development, directional and informational, identification, information, memorial, political, product, real estate and changeable copy signs shall be permitted as accessory uses in the Recreation District.
B. Maximum sign area.
1. For lots with one establishment, signs shall have a total surface sign area in square feet, no greater than 1.5 times the street frontage. Total freestanding sign area shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total sign area permitted whether used exclusively or in conjunction with other signs. For lots with one establishment, there shall be no more than one free-standing sign per fifty feet of street frontage.
2. For corner lots with one establishment, signs shall have a total sign surface area in square feet, no greater than 1.5 times the street frontage. Each frontage shall be considered independently for calculating sign area permitted for each frontage. Total free-standing sign area shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total sign area permitted whether used exclusively or in conjunction with other signs. For corner lots with one establishment, free-standing signs shall be permitted. One additional free-standing sign shall be permitted on corner lots where each street has at least 100 feet of frontage.
3. For lots with more than one establishment, one joint identification sign shall be permitted not exceeding one square foot of sign area for each foot of street frontage. In no case shall the joint identification sign exceed 300 square feet. Each establishment under this provision shall be permitted one attached wall sign not exceeding two square feet of sign area for each foot of building frontage.
4. For corner lots with more than one establishment, one joint identification sign shall be permitted not exceeding one square foot of sign area for each foot of street frontage. In no case shall the joint identification sign exceed 300 square feet. Each frontage shall be considered independently for calculating sign area permitted on each street. Each establishment under this provision shall be permitted one attached wall sign not exceeding two square feet of sign area for each foot of building frontage. For corner lots with more than one establishment, one freestanding joint identification sign shall be permitted. On corner lots where each street has at least 100 feet of street frontage, one additional freestanding joint identification sign shall be permitted.
5. In addition to the above requirements, signs in the Recreation District are subject to the provisions of Chapter 1364.
(g) Landscaping.
(1) In connection with every use, there shall be provided a minimum of five percent (5%) of landscaping of the total lot area. Landscaping includes trees, plants and other natural and decorative features to the land.
(2) When a principal use abuts a residential structure, there shall be a buffer of landscaping separating the uses along the entire property line such use abuts.
(h) Worthington Golf Course. All land of record used and maintained for the Worthington Golf Course at the time of this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance A-2530, passed February 27, 1973) shall be included in the Recreation District.
(Ord. 0-498. Passed 4-28-87.)