Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required
In the A-L, A-R and RVC districts: 1. A conditional use permit shall be required for establishing a new place of religious assembly.
- Expansion threshold7,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A conditional use permit shall be required for the expansion of an existing place of religious assembly only when the expansion exceeds one or more of the following criteria: a. The total gross floor area of the expansion itself exceeds 7,500 square feet; b. The gross floor area of the expansion is more than 100 percent of the existing gross floor area; and c. The expansion includes an expansion of the principal worship area of more than 50 percent of the existing seating.
- Type A buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
When a place of religious assembly adjoins a residential use type, a Type A buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided between the parking area(s) and the residential use type.
From the ordinance
When a place of religious assembly adjoins a residential use type, a Type A buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided between the parking area(s) and the residential use type. In the A-L, A-R and RVC districts: 1. A conditional use permit shall be required for establishing a new place of religious assembly. 2. A conditional use permit shall be required for the expansion of an existing place of religious assembly only when the expansion exceeds one or more of the following criteria: a. The total gross floor area of the expansion itself exceeds 7,500 square feet; b. The gross floor area of the expansion is more than 100 percent of the existing gross floor area; and c. The expansion includes an expansion of the principal worship area of more than 50 percent of the existing seating.