§ 15-2719. COMMUNITY AND RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY FACILITIES.

Community and religious assembly facilities shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards:

A.

Property Development Standards. Development shall comply with the Property Development Standards of the District in which the project is located.

B.

Access. Community and religious assembly facilities shall take primary access from a public street that is improved with curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lights. If these improvements do not exist on the subject site, they shall be installed prior to operation of the proposed facility.

C.

Buffer. A minimum 20-foot perimeter buffer shall be included adjacent to any residential use or district. This buffer area may be used for parking or landscaping but shall not be used for structures or outside activities, however there shall always be a minimum 10-foot landscape setback when abutting a Residential District.

D.

Outdoor Recreation. Outdoor recreation areas for programmed activities, such as basketball courts, soccer fields, softball fields, etc., shall be at least 20 feet from any residential use or district.

E.

Shared Parking. Parking for a facility may be shared with other uses as long as the operating hours of the other uses do not conflict with the operating hours of the proposed facility.

F.

Outdoor Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall not exceed an intensity of one foot candle of light throughout the facility.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).