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Ordinance 5047 - Exhibit A

  1. Remote Controlled Racetracks
     
    1. Minimum Fencing/Screening Required: The racetrack shall be fully screened from public rights-of-way by dense landscaping. Such screening shall comply with Section 15.4-7 C. and Division 14 of this Code.
       
    2. Required Yards: The front, side, corner and rear yards shall be the same as required in the Zoning District in which the proposed use is to be located.
       
    3. Additional Requirement: 20 copies of a Site Plan shall be submitted, drawn to graphic scale and north point showing dimensions of lot, proposed location of buildings or structures, building schematics, proposed setbacks from front, side, corner and rear lot lines, a parking plan, direction of traffic flow, location and dimension of curb cuts, sign and lighting plan, and landscaping plan and location of any refuse storage areas. Additional requirements include the following:
       
      1. If a viewing platform is proposed, the plans for such platform must be provided by a professional engineer or architect and shall include an occupant load to be posted on the platform. The platform shall be no more than 12 feet in height. Barriers must be installed near the platform to protect the structure from any vehicular traffic when the structure is located in a parking lot. Only 1 platform is permitted per racetrack.
         
      2. No permanent signs shall be permitted.
         
      3. One parking space must be provided on site for 50 per cent of the maximum platform occupant load. Such on site parking may not displace any code required parking for other uses on the site.
         
      4. The racetrack operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
         
      5. Erosion control plans and drainage plans shall be submitted meeting Town approval.
         
      6. No sound amplification shall be allowed.
         
      7. Public restrooms must be available within 500 feet of the racetrack.
         
      8. All remote controlled racetrack improvements must be removed and the property restored with improvements and landscaping meeting Town Code within sixty (60) days following permanent cessation of racetrack operations.