No portion of a child care center site may be located within three hundred (300) feet of gasoline pumps or underground gasoline storage tanks, or any other storage area for explosive or highly combustible materials.

Child care centers shall be located adjacent to a street having a pavement width of twenty-seven (27) feet or greater.

Site plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be required for all child care center sites, whether or not a Specific Use Permit is required.

Child care centers located within any single-family or two-family residential district shall be required to plat in multiples of the minimum lot width of the district classification requirements. The lot depth shall meet the minimum district requirements and must be platted in a configuration which can be converted into standard lots for residential development.

All child care centers shall comply with the following standards:

No radio, television, microwave tower, amateur radio (i.e., HAM) antenna, or wireless communications facility shall be constructed, erected, expanded, or located within the City except in compliance with applicable City regulations.

No commercial, radio, television, or microwave reflector antenna support structure shall be closed [closer] to any residential district boundary line or any area shown as residential on the current Comprehensive Plan than a distance equal to the sum of the required yard specified for the zoning district in which such building or structure is located, plus 25 feet, plus twice the height of the portion of the structure above two (2) stories. Such distance shall be measured as the shortest possible distance in a straight line from the structure to the closest point of such area or residence.

The location of radio, television, or microwave reflectors, antennas, or support structures and associated foundations and any support wires shall be prohibited within any required front or side yard.

All commercial communication operations or radio, television, or microwave reflectors, antennas, or structures shall be prohibited in residential districts.

All commercial signs, flags, lights and attachments other than those required for communications operations, structural stability, or as required for flight visibility by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall be prohibited.

Where an apartment building is erected so as to create inner courts, the faces of all opposite walls in such courts shall be a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet apart and no balcony or canopy shall extend into such court area for a distance greater than five (5) feet.

Each lot or parcel of land which is used for multiple-family residences shall provide on the same lot or parcel of land usable open space (as defined in Section 37.2.101 [37.2.98]), in accordance with the table below:

In those instances where a parcel of land has been zoned for multifamily use with a Specific Use Permit or Planned Development classification and the permitted densities do not conform exactly with those permitted in the MF District, usable open space shall be provided in accordance with that required for the multifamily zoning district which most closely approximates the density permitted under the SUP or PD.

In meeting this requirement, a credit of three (3) square feet may be applied for each square foot utilized for swimming pools and adjacent decks, patios, or lounge areas within ten (10) feet of a pool; developed and equipped children’s play areas; and usable portions of recreational buildings. Tennis courts are specifically excluded from this increased credit allowance. At the time of site plan approval, the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or City Council may allow a credit not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total required usable open space for adjacent and immediately accessible public parks. The combined credit for areas calculated at a three-to-one basis and for public parks shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total usable open space for an individual lot or parcel of land.

At the time of site plan approval, the City Council may give full or partial credit for open areas that exceed the maximum slope, if it is determined that such areas are environmental significant and that their preservation would enhance the development.

No swimming pool shall be constructed or used until a swimming pool building permit has been issued therefor. No building permit shall be issued unless the proposed sanitary facilities and water supply comply with applicable local and State health departments regulations.

A swimming pool erected below ground or above ground with a depth of two (2) feet or greater may be constructed and operated when:

Metal fences, except wrought iron, shall not be allowed in the required front yard in any district.

No fence or hedge shall exceed four (4) feet height in the required front yard in any district.

No fence shall exceed eight (8) feet in height.

Fences shall be constructed of customary urban fencing materials (i.e. Brick, wood, stone) or as approved by City Council upon the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation and shall be aesthetically consistent with buildings and fences in the area.

The storage, possession, or sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption shall be illegal unless on property zoned specifically for that purpose. This section shall not apply: 1) when the storage or serving of alcoholic beverages is strictly for the consumption of the owners of the premises and their guests at no charge; or 2) during the days and hours of a special event that is located within the boundaries of a district as approved by the city council.

The storage, possession, or sale of any alcoholic beverage, when permitted by the laws of this state, shall be regulated and governed as provided herein and in other applicable ordinances of the city.

No person shall engage in the business of storing, selling or possessing any alcoholic beverage in the city unless the place of business of such person is located in the use district of the city in which the storing, selling, or possessing of such alcoholic beverage is permitted; provided however, this section shall not apply during the days and hours of a special event that is located within the boundaries of a district as approved by the city council.

It shall be unlawful for any person who is engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages to sell alcoholic beverages within three hundred (300) feet of any church or public hospital. The measurement of the distance between the alcoholic beverage store and the church or public hospital shall be along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door, and in direct line across intersections.

It shall be unlawful for any person who is engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages to sell alcoholic beverages within three hundred (300) feet of any public or private school. The measurement of the distance between the place of business and the public or private school shall be:

It shall be unlawful for any person who operates a alcoholic beverage store to sell alcoholic beverages within three hundred (300) feet of any existing day care center or private school. The measurement of the distance between said alcoholic beverage store and the day care center or private school shall be in a straight line in all directions from the said business to the nearest point of the day care center or private school. The measurement for a structure shall be taken from the nearest point that a structure extends in any direction, including overhanging roofs and all projections or portions of said structures.

It shall be unlawful for any alcoholic beverage store to be constructed, erected, or placed closer than 1,000 feet to another alcoholic beverage store. The measurement of the distance between said alcoholic beverage store shall be in a straight line in all directions from the said alcoholic beverage store to the nearest point of other such facility. The measurement for a structure shall be taken from the nearest point that a structure extends in any direction, including overhanging roofs and all projections or portions of said structures.

Alcoholic beverage stores shall be permitted in any commercial zoning district upon issuance of a specific use permit.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person who is engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages to sell alcoholic beverages in or within three hundred (300) feet of any residentially zoned area.