The purpose of the Golf Course District is to permit golf courses
including accessory uses and activities that recognize the unique
relationship such courses have within a community, allowing commercial
recreational opportunities while providing a desirable amenity. The
long-term viability of the use and continued compatibility with adjacent
uses is encouraged through the provisions of this article.
No building, structure or premises shall be used or occupied
and no building or part thereof or other structures shall be so erected
or altered, except for one of the following purposes:
A. Golf course, public or private.
Customary accessory uses, structures and buildings shall be
permitted when located on the same lot as the principal authorized
use, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal
use.
A. Bar, tavern or night club.
D. Golf driving ranges with no lighting for nighttime use.
J. Physical therapy facility.
K. Residential watchman's quarters.
L. Major restaurant with no drive-through, restaurant, take-out restaurant,
snack bar, outside seating, and may include indoor or outdoor live
music, entertainment, and dancing.
M. Other customary accessory uses, structures and buildings shall be
permitted when located on the same lot as the principal authorized
use, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal
use.
All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited.
[Added 2-22-2024 by L.L. No. 4-2024, effective 2-27-2024]
A. Golf driving
ranges for nighttime use in GC District.
B. All golf
driving ranges for nighttime use and associated site improvements
shall be set back a minimum distance of 50 feet from any roadway and
50 feet of the lot line of residentially zoned or used properties.
C. A minimum
fifty-foot buffer consisting of natural and undisturbed vegetation,
supplemented as needed with a density and quality of plantings equal
to five rows of evergreen plantings seven feet high and five feet
on center, shall be provided to all adjacent residentially zoned or
used properties.
D. Decorative opaque fencing and/or walls shall be provided along all site property lines which are contiguous with residentially developed or zoned properties, in conformance with §
85-394H(1) of the Town Code.
E. The location
of all golf driving ranges for nighttime use and associated site improvements,
including exterior lighting, shall be subject to approval by the Planning
Board.
F. Exterior
lighting shall be designed to minimize light pollution impacts to
surrounding residential properties to the maximum extent possible,
and in accordance with Town Code exterior lighting standards.
G. The applicant shall provide a noise mitigation plan demonstrating appropriate protections to all adjacent residentially zoned or used properties and demonstrating compliance with Chapter
50 of the Brookhaven Town Code.
H. If applicable,
the applicant shall provide documentation of outreach to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) to verify that there will be no impact
to air traffic.
Properties previously developed with golf course uses and not
in conformance with this article shall be exempt from the dimensional
and developmental requirements herein. Proposed alteration or expansion
shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of this article.