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4017 North Shore Drive 27 September 2011 Page 2 of 3 Sec. 78-328. Conditional uses. Within any LR-1 B one-family lakeshore residential district, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional use permit: (1) Crop farms, provided that: a. The area is ten or more acres. b. There are no dwellings on the land, except for one for the property owner or the operator of the farm. c. There are no accessory buildings or structures on the land other than those allowed for a residential use. (2) Golf courses, country clubs, tennis clubs, non-profit camps, and religious camps, provided that: a. All principal buildings are located at least 100 feet from any adjacent property zoned for residential use; and b. All accessory buildings and structures more than six feet in height are located at least 50 feet from any adjacent property zoned for residential use. (3) Guest houses and nonrental guest apartments. a. Guest houses, provided that: 1. The lot is at least two times the minimum lot area required by this section; and 2. The guest house is for the sole use of the occupants of the principle dwelling, including their domestic employees and nonpaying guests. b. Guest apartments with exterior ingress and egress, provided that: 1. The application for a guest apartment adequately addresses the concerns of parking, sewage treatment, exterior access method, and interior access method; 2. There is at least one access door to the apartment from inside the principal dwelling and this door is the primary means of accessing the apartment; 3. The guest apartment does not have a separate address; 4. The guest apartment's utilities are not metered separately from the principal dwelling; and 5. The guest apartment is for the sole use of the occupants of the principal dwelling, including their domestic employees and nonpaying guests. (4) The keeping of farm animals for noncommercial purposes and for the use of the occupants of premises, provided that: a. Where the applicant requests a conditional use permit to keep horses, there must be at least one acre for the dwelling and two acres of open pasture for the first horse. If the applicant requests a conditional use permit to keep more than one horse, the property must have one additional acre of open pasture for each additional horse. Calculations of minimum pasture acreage shall not include any land defined as a wetland or wetland buffer under section 78-1602. When horses are kept stabled and do not require pasture for feed purposes, the minimum pasture requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the council. b. Where the applicant requests a conditional use permit to keep farm animals other than horses, there must be at least one acre for the dwelling and one acre for each animal unit. Calculations of minimum acreage required shall not include any land defined as a wetland or wetland buffer under section 78-1602. c. Any building or structure associated with the animals is located more than 150 feet from the nearest adjacent residence and at least 75 feet from the nearest lot line. d. The use is operated in compliance with Chapter 62, Animals. (5) Places of worship, provided that all buildings and structures, except columbaria, are located at least 50 feet from any adjacent property zoned for residential use. (6) Planned residential development, limited to detached single-family dwellings only and subject to the limitations of division 10 of this article. (7) Public service structures, provided that: a. All buildings are located at least 50 feet from any adjacent property zoned for residential use; and b. The architectural design of the structure is compatible with the architectural design of the surrounding area.