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 La Vernia
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 38. ZONING
 Article III. PERMITTED USES

  § 38-304. Additional use regulations.

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  • The following additional regulations shall be applicable to the uses identified herein:

    (1)

    Commercial amusement. A commercial amusement use shall be treated acoustically so that no noise of the enterprise is perceptible at the bounding property line.

    (2)

    Bed and breakfast. A bed and breakfast shall not permit the operation of a restaurant for customers other than the occupants of the guestrooms. Parking shall be provided at a minimum of one space per bedroom.

    (3)

    Garden center, retail sales. Items that are displayed for sale to the general public shall be located behind the front yard line established in the district in which the garden center is located.

    (4)

    Retirement housing, assisted living, adult day care. The following subsidiary uses may be permitted to provide on-site goods and services for residents and their guests, but are not intended for use by the general public:

    a.

    Cafeteria and/or dining room;

    b.

    Library;

    c.

    Game room;

    d.

    Swimming pool and/or Jacuzzi;

    e.

    Exercise room;

    f.

    Arts and crafts facilities;

    g.

    Greenhouse;

    h.

    Housekeeping service;

    i.

    Transportation service;

    j.

    Snack bar with a maximum of 350 square feet per 100 dwelling units;

    k.

    Beauty/barber shop with a maximum of 450 square feet per 100 dwelling units or a minimum of 250 square feet per 100 dwelling units;

    l.

    Convenience retail shop with minimum of 350 square feet per 100 dwelling units to provide for sale of food items, nonprescription drugs, small household items, and gifts.

    (5)

    Servant's/caretaker's/guard's residence. The living area of a servant's, caretaker's, or guard's residence shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.

    (6)

    Swimming pool (Private or HOA): Swimming pools shall be located within the required side or rear yards provided, however, that a pool shall not be located closer than eight feet to any property line or utility easement.

    (7)

    Community home. shall provide the following services to persons with disabilities who reside in the home include:

    a.

    Food and shelter;

    b.

    Personal guidance;

    c.

    Care;

    d.

    Habilitation services; and

    e.

    Supervision.

    A community home must have not more than six persons with disabilities or more than two supervisors that reside in the home at the same time; must meet all applicable state licensing requirements; and must not be established within one-half mile of an existing community home.

    Except as otherwise provided by this ordinance, the residents of a community home may not keep for the use of the residents of the home, either on the premises of the home or on a public right-of-way adjacent to the home, motor vehicles in numbers that exceed the number of bedrooms in the home. A "community home" may include any facility regardless of whether it is referred to by a different name if it meets the terms of this definition, (i.e. "assisted living facilities, group homes, retirement homes, etc. and may include the provision of respite care if all other provisions of this definition apply) Any such facility that meets the requirements of this definition shall be governed by the regulations contained in this ordinance that apply to a community home.

(Ord. No. 120910-01, § 1(ch. 4, § 4), 12-9-2010; Ord. No. 013014-01, § 1(Exh. A), 1-30-2014)