(A) Surface water-oriented commercial uses and industrial, public, or semipublic uses with similar needs to have access to and use of public waters may be located on parcels or lots with frontage on public waters. Those uses with water-oriented needs must meet the following standards:
(1) In addition to meeting impervious coverage limits, setbacks, and other dimensional provisions of this chapter, the uses must be designed to incorporate topographic and vegetative screening of parking areas and structures;
(2) Uses that require short-term watercraft mooring for patrons must centralize these facilities and design them to avoid obstructions of navigation and to be the minimum size necessary to meet the need; and
(3) Uses that depend on patrons arriving by watercraft may use signs and lighting to convey needed information to the public, subject to the following general standards:
(a) No advertising signs or supporting facilities for signs may be placed in or upon public waters. Signs conveying information or safety messages may be placed in or on public waters by a public authority or under a permit issued by the Hubbard County Sheriff;
(b) Signs may be placed, when necessary, within the shore impact zone. The signs must not be located higher than 10 feet above the ground, and must not exceed 32 square feet in size. If illuminated by artificial lighting, the lights shall be shielded or directed to prevent illumination out across public waters; and
(c) Other outside lighting may be located within the shore impact zone or over public waters if it is used primarily to illuminate potential safety hazards and is shielded or otherwise directed to prevent direct illumination out across public waters. This section does not preclude the use of navigational lighting.
(B) Uses without water-oriented needs must be located on lots or parcels without public water frontage, or, if located on lots with public water frontage, must either be set back double the normal setback from the ordinary high water level or be substantially screened from view from the water by vegetation or topography, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions.
(Prior Code, § 66-75) (Ord. passed 1994; Am. Ord. 491, passed 5-22-2007) Penalty, see § 151.999