Certain unique land uses pose special problems that may have detrimental influences on surrounding land uses. The following performance standards for such unique land uses shall be adhered to in addition to all other provisions of this chapter.
(A) Accessory buildings.
(1) Prohibited in front yard. Accessory buildings will not be located in any required front yard area.
(2) Setback from property line. Setbacks will not be located closer than five feet from any side or rear property line.
(B) Agriculture (buffer area). Agricultural and buffer areas will be maintained to minimize soil erosion, sedimentation, contamination, and nutrient enrichment of ground and surface water.
(C) Animal clinics, animal hospitals, veterinary offices, and kennels.
(1) Location.
(a) Animal clinics, animal hospitals, veterinary offices, and kennels will be located at least 300 feet from any residence, including motels and hotels, except for an owner’s residence.
(b) The Administrator may modify these requirements if the animals are completely housed in soundproof structures that completely screen them from view of the abutting residential property.
(2) Compliance with regulations. Animal clinics, animal hospitals, veterinary offices, and kennels will comply with all state and local regulations, relative to such an operation, and maintain adequate housekeeping practices designed to prevent the creation of a nuisance and to reduce to a minimum the factors of noise and odor.
(D) Bulk storage of flammable liquids and gases and explosive materials aboveground and for resale.
(1) Location. Bulk storage of flammable liquids and gases and explosive materials aboveground and for resale will be located at least 300 feet from a residential zone, a residence, motel, or hotel, except for the owner’s residence.
(2) Fire official approval. Bulk storage of flammable liquids and gases and explosive materials aboveground and for resale will be erected subject to the approval of the appropriate fire official.
(3) Off-street parking and loading. Bulk storage of flammable liquids and gases and explosive materials aboveground and for resale will have suitable loading and unloading spaces and off-street parking facilities, subject to the approval of the appropriate fire official.
(E) Chemicals, pesticide, and fertilizer storage and manufacturing. Chemical, pesticide, and fertilizer storage and manufacturing will have adequate fire protection, storage area, handling, and disposal, as approved by the appropriate fire official.
(F) Contractor’s yards (e.g., road, housing, anything with heavy equipment).
(1) Location. Contractor’s yards will be located a minimum distance of 300 feet from any residence, except for an owner’s residence.
(2) Screening. Contractor’s yards will have a screening fence around areas utilized for storage of equipment.
(3) Use limitations. Contractor’s yards will be limited to storage, maintenance, and processing incidental to contracting work. There shall be no general industrial or commercial uses.
(G) Drive-in restaurants.
(1) Enclosed on property line. Drive-in restaurants will be enclosed on the property line with landscaping and fencing, except for ingress and egress, to prevent trash from moving onto other properties.
(2) Sight-obscuring fence. Drive-in restaurants will have a six-foot high sight-obscuring fence along the property lines that adjoin a residence.
(3) Trash. Drive-in restaurants will provide for adequate trash receptacles.
(4) Lighting. Drive-in restaurants will avoid the direction of night lighting toward any residence.
(H) Filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth-moving activity.
(1) Exposure of bare ground. During filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth- moving activity, the smallest amount of bare ground shall be exposed for the shortest time feasible.
(2) Temporary ground cover. Filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth-moving activity will provide temporary ground cover, such as mulch.
(3) Methods to trap sediment. Filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth-moving activity will use diversions, silting basins, terraces, and other methods to trap sediment.
(4) Lagooning. Filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth-moving activity will provide lagooning in such a manner so as to avoid conditions which will create fish traps.
(5) Restriction prohibited. A floodway, channel, or natural drainageway shall not be restricted during filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth-moving activity.
(6) Prevent erosion or soil failure. Filling, grading, lagooning, dredging, or other earth-moving activity will construct and stabilize sides and the bottom of cuts, fills, channels, and artificial watercourses to prevent erosion or soil failure.
(7) Below-grade excavation. Below-grade excavation shall not occur except for drainageways within 50 feet of any lot line or public right-of-way.
(8) Restoration. Topsoil or loam will be restored to its existing natural condition.
(I) Home occupation.
(1) Employees. No more than one person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation.
(2) Use of dwelling. The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residence purposes by its occupants, and not more than 25% of floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used to conduct the home occupation.
(3) Outside appearance; sign. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation, other than one sign, not exceeding four square feet in area, nonilluminated, and made of nonreflective materials and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building.
(4) Traffic; off-street parking. No significant traffic shall be generated by such home occupation, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall meet the off-street parking requirements as specified in this chapter, and shall not be located in a required front yard.
(5) Prohibited equipment, processes.
(a) No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interferences detectable to normal senses off the lot, if the occupation is conducted in a single-family residence, or outside the dwelling unit if conducted in other than a single-family residence.
(b) In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
(J) Mobile home parks.
(1) Essential character of area. Mobile home parks will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and such use will not change the essential character of the same area.
(2) Future neighboring uses. Mobile home parks will not be hazardous or detrimental to existing or future neighboring uses.
(3) Essential public facilities and services. Mobile home parks will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highways, streets, police and fire protection, drainage, refuse disposal, and schools, or the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed park shall be able to provide adequately any such services.
(4) Consistent with intent and purpose. Mobile home parks will be consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
(5) Vehicular approaches. Mobile home parks will have vehicular approaches to the property which shall be so designed as not to create an interference with traffic on surrounding public streets or roads.
(6) Natural, scenic, or historic features. Mobile home parks will not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of natural, scenic, or historic features of major importance.
(7) Health standards. Mobile home parks will meet the minimum health standards as set forth by the State Department of Health and Welfare.
(K) Outdoor storage of commercial and industrial materials.
(1) Screening. Outdoor storage of commercial and industrial materials will be screened from view from any existing adjoining residence or residentially zoned area, whether or not such property is separated by an alley or street.
(2) Location. Outdoor storage of commercial and industrial materials will not be located in any front yard setback area.
(L) Riding stables and schools.
(1) Location. Riding stables and schools will locate all stables or loafing sheds not nearer than ten feet from any residence, except for an owner’s residence. All facilities shall be set back a distance of 30 feet from any property line.
(2) Design. Riding stables and schools will be designed and located with full consideration being given to their proximity to adjacent uses, their effect upon adjacent uses, and their effect upon adjacent and surrounding properties as to the storage of horse trailers and the factors of noise and odor.
(3) Housekeeping practices. Riding stables and schools will require that the owner or operator of such use shall have a continuous obligation to maintain adequate housekeeping practices to prevent the creation of a nuisance.
(M) Outdoor rifle and pistol ranges.
(1) Backstop. Outdoor rifle and pistol ranges will be designed with a backstop.
(2) Line of fire. Outdoor rifle and pistol ranges will be designed to avoid a line of fire that is directed toward any residence or business within one mile.
(3) Landscaping. Outdoor rifle and pistol ranges will incorporate landscaping that is compatible with the surrounding landscaping.
(4) Supervision; security measures. Outdoor rifle and pistol ranges will provide supervision and security measures during periods of use.
(Prior Code, § 13-7-5) (Ord. 468, passed 4-15-1980) Penalty, see § 10.99
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