Paradise City Zoning Code
§ 20
SPECIAL USES.
20.1.
Child-Care Centers
20.1.1.
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.
20.1.2.
All child-care centers shall comply with the following standards:
20.1.2.1.
All vehicular entrances and exits shall be clearly visible from the street.
20.1.2.2.
All passenger loading and unloading areas shall be located so as to avoid safety hazards from vehicular traffic and adequate walkways shall be provided.
20.1.2.3.
No child-care center shall be part of a one-family or two-family dwelling.
20.2.
Construction Yards, Field Offices, and other Temporary Buildings.
Temporary permits for construction yards and field offices and special use permits or variances regulating temporary buildings shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed eighteen (18) months. Extensions may be granted by the City Council. Upon due notice and hearing before the City Council, any such permit may be revoked if the City Council finds the use of the building or structure is contrary to the intent of this ordinance or results in increased noise, traffic, or other conditions considered to be a nuisance or hazard.
20.3.
Radio, Television, and Microwave Towers
20.3.1.
No radio, television, or microwave tower shall be located within a distance equal to at least the height of such tower from any residential structure or from any area zoned residential, or shown as residential on the current Comprehensive Plan. Such distance shall be measured as the shortest possible distance in a straight line from the closest point of the tower to the closest point of such area or residence.
20.3.2.
The location of radio, television, or microwave reflectors, antennas, or support structures and associated foundations and any support structures and associated foundations and any support wires shall be prohibited within any required front or side yard.
20.3.3.
All commercial communication operations or radio, television, or microwave reflectors, antennas, or structures shall be prohibited in residential districts.
20.3.4.
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.
20.4.
Service Stations.
Gasoline service station pump islands may not be located nearer than eighteen (18) feet to the front building line but shall not be closer than ten (10) feet to the property line.
20.5.
Swimming Pools.
It is the purpose of the following provisions to recognize an outdoor swimming pool as a potentially attractive nuisance and to promote the safety and enjoyment of property rights by establishing rules and regulations governing the location and improvement of swimming pools whether privately, publicly, or commercially owned or operated.
20.5.1.
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 department regulations.
20.5.2.
A swimming pool may be constructed and operated when:
20.5.2.1.
the pool is not located in any required front or side yard abutting a street;
20.5.2.2.
a wall or fence, not less than six (5) [sic] feet in height, with self-enclosing and self-latching gates at all entrances, completely encloses either the pool area or the surrounding yard area;
20.5.2.3.
all lighting of the pool is shielded or directed to face away from adjoining residence. If lights are not individually shielded they shall be so placed, or the enclosing wall or fence shall be so designed, that direct rays from the lights shall not be visible from adjacent properties;
20.5.2.4.
no broadcasting system is used for the purpose of advertising the operation of the pool or for the attraction of persons to the premises. This shall not prevent a public address system necessary or useful to the supervision of the pool and the safety of swimmers; and
20.5.2.5.
the swimming pool is no closer then eight (8) feet from any property line.
(Ordinance 99-41 adopted 11/2/99)