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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.02 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2,
SECTION 2.01 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS TO ALLOW FOR A SPECIAL EVENT
FACILITY AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO A GOLF COURSE
CLUBHOUSE, IF CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE MET.
WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills adopted Ordinance #93-22, on November 18, 1993, which
adopted The Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, and;
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, provides
for a procedure to amend said ordinance, and;
WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills desires to amend its regulations to allow for a special event
facility as an accessory use to a golf course clubhouse, if certain criteria are met, and;
WHEREAS, The procedures detailed in Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town
of Fountain Hills have been followed, and;
WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills has rewritten Chapter 9, Section 9.02 of The Zoning
Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills and published these proposed text changes in the
official newspaper of general circulation, The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde on
June 28, 2000, July 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2000, and on August 2, 2000, and;
WHEREAS, Public hearings were advertised in the June 28, 2000, July 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2000, and in
the August 2, 2000 editions of The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde, pursuant to
Arizona Revised Statutes §9-462.04, and;
WHEREAS, Public hearings were held by the Fountain Hills Planning and Zoning Commission on July
13, 2000 and by the Fountain Hills Town Council on August 3, 2000.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain
Hills, Chapter 9, Section 9.02 of The Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills
shall be amended as follows, with text to be added shown as double -underlined:
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9.02 Permitted Uses:
B. In the Open Space Recreational ("OSR") Zoning District:
1. Golf course, including clubhouses located thereon, but not including miniature
courses.
2. Park land.
3. Public and private wildlife reservations.
4. Publicly and privately owned or operated fire and/or public police stations.
5. Undeveloped natural land.
*z 6. Utility services, but not including offices, waste water treatment plants, generating
stations, and wireless communications towers and antennas, unless otherwise
specifically permitted elsewhere in the ordinance.
7. Special Event Facility as an Accessory Use to a Clubhouse. A golf course
Aerator may develop and operate a special event facility within or immediately adjacent to
a clubhouse if those criteria listed below are met A special event facility is a permanent
building that is developed for individual short-term special events at the clubhouse
including weddings, parties. meetings, golf tournaments and other similar events. The size
limitations of the special event facility, as noted below. shall include any restrooms. storage
areas. or other portions of the building that are developed for the sole use of the special
events facility. In the review of a building permit application for a special event facility.
the Town may consider building elevations. building materials, building color, landscaping.
hours of operation. signage, parking, duration. and neighborhood impact. As a minimum.
the following standards
shall apply:
a. A special
event facility
shall be constructed using the same exterior
building materials and paint color
as the clubhouse. Unless
permitted by a
development
agreement. tents.
membrane structures or
similar buildings or
structures are
specifically prohibited.
However, temporary
single -event tent(s)
may be permitted
by Temporary
Use Permit pursuant to
Section 5.16 of this
Ordinance.
b. Any golf course clubhouse may have a special event facility that is up to
2 400 square feet in size. regardless of the size of the clubhouse. A special event
facility may be greater than 2.400 square feet in size. but the special event facility
shall be no greater than thirty (30%) percent of the air-conditioned areas of the
clubhouse, but not including any golf cart storage or maintenance areas of the
clubhouse.
C. In no case shall a special event facility be used between the hours of 12:00
AM and 6:00 AM on Friday and Saturday evenings. A special event facility shall
not be used between the hours of 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM on Sunday through
Thursday evenings. However. on holidays that occur on Sunday through Thursday
evenings. the Director of Community Development may, with prior approval
allow for a special event facility to be used until 12:00 AM instead of 10:00 PM.
If the Director of Community Development determines that music or crowd noise
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has disturbed adjacent residential users. the Director of Community Development
at his/her discretion and by certified letter to the golf course operator. may further
limit the hours of future special events.
d. No additional parking spaces are required to be provided for a special
event facility. However, there shall be no non -golf -related events that
utilize the special event facility that begin before 4.00 PM unless either
additional on -site parking for the facility is provided at a rate of one
parking space per every 4 persons of the capacity of the special event
facility or alternative parking accommodations and transportation (if
necessarvl are provided and prior approval is given by the Director of
Community Development.
e. There shall be no additional signage associated with the special event
facility.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, this 7th day of September, 2000.
FOR THE TOWN OF
Morgan,
BY:
ATTESTED TO:
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Farrell, Town Attorney
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