§ 410. Recreational Facilities

A. General Standards. The following standards shall apply to all recreational facilities:

1. Buildings. Any building associated with a recreational facility shall have allocated to it a minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet in addition to the playing field or court and associated buffers; such building shall have a footprint not to exceed eight hundred (800) square feet and shall be no more than twenty (20) feet in height. Such building shall be used only for purposes directly related to the recreational use that it serves.

2. Lighting. General nighttime illumination of a recreational facility shall be permitted only if it has no adverse impact on neighboring properties.

B. Standards for Particular Facilities. The following standards shall apply to particular recreational facilities:

1. Field Sports. Field sports shall have a fifty (50) foot wide planted buffer at the borders of the playing area and a one hundred (100) foot wide buffer from any wetlands and bluffs.

2. Golf Courses. Golf courses shall conform to the following dimensional, buffering and grading requirements:

a. Regulation golf courses shall have a one hundred (100) foot wide buffer from all abutting residential areas including areas suitable for residential development. The golf course shall conform to the natural contours of the land wherever feasible. Turf area shall be minimized.

b. Miniature golf requires a fifty (50) foot wide buffer along the side and rear lot lines.

3. Tennis Courts. Tennis courts shall be constructed in groups of not more than four (4) contiguous courts, each such group to be bordered by a fifty (50) foot wide open buffer. Fences shall be no more than ten (10) feet high and shall be screened by a contiguous hedge at least eight (8) feet high.