Sec. 20-268 City Code
Sec. 20-268. Wholesale and retail nurseries.
(1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to recognize that preexisting retail nurseries and
garden centers are located within the city and may be in conflict with the
comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance. These establishments predate current
ordinance standards. To allow for planned and orderly development, the city finds it
necessary to regulate the expansion or intensification of these uses and to provide
standards for anyfuture retail nursery or garden centers. It is the intent of this
section to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the
community by regulating the creation and the expansion of existing retail nurseries
and garden centers. The creation or expansion of these uses will be allowed only by
interim use permit by the city council.
(2) The following conditions will apply to wholesale and retail nurseries:
a. The site must be on a collector or minor arterial as identified in the
comprehensive plan.
b. The minimum lot size is five acres.
c. All storage and yard areas as well as buildings must be set back 50 feet from
public or private road rights-of-way, and 300 feet from an adjacent single-
family residence or a minimum of 50 feet from a side lot line, whichever is
greater.
d. All outdoor storage areas must be buffered from adjacent properties. Buffering
may be accomplished using berms, fencing, landscaping, natural topography, or
increased setbacks. The city council may require storage areas to be completely
screened by 100 percent opaque fencing or berming.
e. Hours of operation shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The city council may
further restrict hours of operation if the use is located adjacent to property
guided residential as identified in the comprehensive plan.
f. Light sources shall be shielded.
g. No outside speaker systems shall be allowed without approval from the city
council.
h. A termination date shall be established for the interim use permit. The use shall
be permitted until a particular date, until the occurrence of a particular event, or
until zoning regulations no longer permit it. Prior to the permit expiring, the
applicant may request an extension to the interim use permit by submitting a
new application. The renewal application will be subject to all city ordinances
including any new ordinances enacted after the original approval.
1. One wall sign not to exceed 90 square feet and one monument sign not
exceeding 24 square feet in size or eight feet in height shall be permitted on the
premises. The council may further restrict the size and location of signs if the
use is located adjacent to property guided residential as identified in the
comprehensive plan.