Performance standards

Equestrian academies and equestrian boarding or breeding facilities shall satisfy the following standards:

A.  The property shall be at least three (3) acres and have at least fifty (50) feet of frontage on a public street.

B.  The number of animals on the premises shall not exceed twice the number of acres of paddock or corral and pasture.

C.  Paddocks or corrals shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet from a lot line; arenas or riding rings shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from a lot line, and structures housing animals shall be at least fifty (50) feet from the front lot line, one hundred (100) feet from the rear lot line, and thirty-five (35) feet from the side lot line. All other structures shall be at least fifty (50) feet from a lot line. Maximum building coverage shall be ten percent (10%).

D.  No structure shall exceed thirty-five feet (35) in height.

E.  Stormwater runoff from paddocks or corrals and arenas or riding rings shall be diverted from wetlands and wells on the same property or adjacent property.

F.  Outdoor lighting shall use full cut-off fixtures approved by the International Dark Sky Association. Light shall be directed away from adjacent property. Arenas or riding rings shall not be lighted between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

G.  Amplified outdoor sound systems shall not be used between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

H.  Parking areas shall comply with Chapter 18.29 of this Title. One parking space for each stall shall be provided.

(Ord. dated 11-19-13; Ord dated 1-2-18)