§ 106-252. C-F community facility district.
The following provisions apply to the community facility district:
(1)
Uses permitted. The following uses are permitted in all community facility districts, subject to the following conditions:
a.
Business and professional offices and health clinics.
b.
Public meeting halls, public libraries, public reading rooms, public museums and public art galleries, where the principal building is located at least 50 feet from any other lot in any residential district.
c.
Public parks, public playgrounds and public community centers, provided that any buildings shall be located at least 50 feet from any other lot in any residential district.
d.
Public, parochial and private schools, day care centers and preschool centers; music, dance or business schools, where the principal building is located at least 50 feet from any other lot in any residential district.
e.
Recreation and amusement facilities, including but not limited to bowling alleys, billiard halls, music halls and dancehalls, gymnasiums, racquetball, handball, volleyball, tennis, baseball and basketball courts, soccer, football and golf driving ranges, miniature golf courses, swimming pools, saunas and jacuzzis, skating rinks (roller or ice), health classes, weightlifting, martial art instruction, large-screen video viewing, indoor theaters, instructional classes, and archery ranges.
f.
Retail catering, provided it is accessory to those uses of the principal building.
g.
Retail store or trade uses, provided they are accessory to those uses of the principal building.
h.
Service clubs and group meetings, receptions, anniversary parties and social meetings.
(2)
Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio in a community facility shall not exceed 0.8.
(3)
Lot area and width. The required area shall be as follows: the net land area for each community facility establishment shall not be less than one acre with at least a 100-foot width.
(4)
Yards.
a.
Front yard. There shall be provided on every lot a front yard not less than 40 feet in depth.
b.
Side yards.
1.
There shall be provided a side yard along any side lot line which adjoins a community facility. Its width shall not be less than ten feet and it shall not contain off-street parking and loading facilities.
2.
In side yards less than 40 feet wide which are contiguous to and adjoining a residential district, a solid wall or solid fence shall be provided along the property line. Such fences or walls shall be uniformly painted, and in no case shall be less than six feet high or more than seven feet high.
c.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard not less than 20 feet in depth.
(5)
Signs. Business and advertising signs pertaining to the business thereon are permitted, subject to the following:
a.
Illumination of all signs shall be diffused or indirect and shall be arranged so as not to reflect direct rays of light into adjacent residential districts or into the public way.
b.
Any sign located in the direct line of vision of any traffic control signal shall not have flashing, intermittent, red, green or amber illumination.
c.
All signs on the premises shall be no higher in elevation than ten feet above the curb level and no more than 32 square feet in area. Furthermore, there shall be no more than four signs on the property and only one sign shall be permitted on each side of the property.
(6)
Off-street parking. Adequate off-street parking in accordance with the provisions of article VIII, division 2 of this chapter shall be provided.
(Code 1996, §§ 11-7A-1—11-7A-6)