Any building, structure or premises used for a religious use shall comply with the following conditions and limitations:
A.
Height. No building or structure used for a religious use, or a permitted accessory use, shall have a height (exclusive of a steeple or spire) of more than two stories or 30 feet above the grade at the level of each adjoining street, whichever is less. No steeple or spire on any such building or structure shall have a height in excess of 20 feet above the top of the roof of such building.
B.
Building area. No such building, structure or use, together with any permitted accessory buildings, structures or uses, shall occupy more than 15% of the area of the lot, exclusive of any portion of such lot which may consist of land under water. The floor area ratio of all buildings and structures on the lot or premises shall not exceed 0.2.
C.
Size of lot. No such building, structure or use shall be conducted on a lot having an area less than 75,000 square feet.
[Amended 6-24-2024 by L.L. No. 2-2024]
D.
Required yards.
(1)
Every lot or premises used for such purposes shall have a rear yard with a minimum depth of 75 feet.
(2)
Every lot or premises used for such purposes shall have a front yard with a minimum depth of 100 feet. No approved accessory building or structure may be located in a front yard.
(3)
Every lot or premises used for such purposes shall have two side yards, each of which shall have a minimum depth of 75 feet. No accessory building or structure may be located in a side yard.
E.
Street frontage. No religious use may be conducted on a lot or premises having a street frontage less than 210 feet on a public road. In the case of a lot having frontage on two or more public roads, the minimum street frontage on each of at least two of such streets shall be not less than 210 feet.
[Amended 6-24-2024 by L.L. No. 2-2024]
F.
Accessory buildings or structures. There shall be no accessory buildings or structures, unless such structures are approved as part of an approved site plan, and any such buildings or structures shall comply with the regulations applicable to principal buildings in this section.
G.
Off-street parking. No religious use shall be conducted on a lot or premises unless paved off-street parking for such use is provided on the same lot or premises, consisting of not less than one parking space for each four permanent seats in the buildings or structures on the premises, or for each part of the floor area of such buildings or structures as is or may be made available for four permanent or temporary seats; or one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area in the buildings or structures on the premises, whichever is greater.
(1)
Each parking area shall be provided with adequate facility for site drainage, which shall not drain into public roads, public drainage systems, or any adjacent property.
(2)
No parking space shall be located in a front yard or within 50 feet of a side or rear property line.
[Amended 6-24-2024 by L.L. No. 2-2024]
(3)
All parking spaces shall be maintained in good condition and shall have adequate means of ingress and egress as approved by the Board of Trustees.
(4)
All parking spaces shall be at least nine feet by 18 feet, and there shall be an aisle of at least 15 feet separating rows of parking spaces.
(5)
Every parking area shall be enclosed with a good-quality solid sapling fence six feet in height, with a finished side facing the property boundaries, entirely enclosing the parking area with the exception of such portions as are used for ingress or egress. Said fence shall be properly landscaped and screened, with shrubs and plants to be situated on the outside of such fence, in accordance with landscaping plans approved by the Board of Trustees as part of the approval of any conditional use permit.
H.
Outdoor use. The congregation or gathering of people outdoors on the premises for any event or purpose shall be permitted only in areas depicted on an approved site plan. No such area shall be closer than 150 feet from any property used for residential purposes. No noise, including music or other sound, shall be made or played in a manner that can be heard beyond the boundary of the premises after 11:00 p.m. All lighting associated with the outdoor area shall be designed and installed in a manner so that the light shall not be directed towards any other private or public property.
I.
Multiple religious uses. No religious use shall be permitted within:
(1)
1,500 feet of another property containing a religious use, where such other use does not have street frontage on the same street or roadway as the proposed use; and
(2)
2,500 feet of another property containing a religious use, where such other use is located on the same street frontage as the proposed use.