§ 62-1831.4. Civic, philanthropic or fraternal organizations, including art galleries.

Civic, philanthropic or fraternal organizations, including art galleries, and including country clubs, golf courses, golf driving ranges and gun clubs, shall be subject to the following:

(1)

Applicants for approval of a civic, philanthropic or fraternal organization shall establish a maximum total membership of the organization. Permitted impacts shall be based upon this established maximum for purposes of section 62-1573, as applicable.

(2)

Article VIII of this chapter, pertaining to site plans, shall apply for the purpose of calculating minimum parking requirements.

(3)

Temporary membership or membership granted upon payment of a door or entrance fee or price does not qualify the activity or operation as a civic, philanthropic or fraternal organization.

(4)

Minimum site sizes for the uses mentioned in this section are as follows:

a.

Country clubs: 2.5 acres.

b.

Golf courses:

1.

Regulation 18-hole course: 120 acres.

2.

Nine-hole course: 70 acres.

3.

Par 3 course: 30 acres.

c.

Golf driving ranges: Eight acres, with a minimum 225-foot width and 900-foot depth.

d.

Gun clubs (trap and skeet): 30 acres per shooting area, having a 900-foot radius from the center of the shooting area measured in the shape of a half circle.

(5)

Lighting noise and other impacts shall be subject to performance standards in Sections 62-2251 through 62-2272, as applicable.

(6)

Parking requirements shall be in accordance with article VIII of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 04-29, § 47, 8-5-04)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 04-29, § 47, adopted August 5, 2004, amended § 62-1944 in its entirety and redesignated said provisions as § 62-1831.4. Formerly, § 62-1944 pertained to public or private clubs, including art galleries, and derived from the Code of 1979, § 14-20.16.2(B)(43), and Ord. No. 97-46, § 10, adopted December 2, 1997.