19.05.17 Temporary Church Office Trailers

1. Churches. One temporary church office trailer may be allowed on a site with an existing completed church building if the subject church has an active application for development of another building lot owned by the church in process with the City, so long as it complies with the standards in this Section. Failure to comply with any of the standards herein shall be considered justification for the revocation of the permit. An applicant must receive a permit for a temporary church office trailer from the Land Use Authority prior to installation of the temporary church office trailer. The standards below do not replace or limit any building or fire codes. In the event of a conflict, the more restrictive standard shall apply. The following are the specific land use standards for a temporary church office trailer: a. Temporary church office trailers are only permitted to be placed in the parking lot of an existing and completed church site that includes a brick-and-mortar building that has been issued a certificate of occupancy. b. Only one temporary church office trailer is allowed per existing church site. c. Temporary church office trailers shall not be placed on top of any required landscaping for the existing church site, except that the ADA ramp may cross over a required landscape island. d. The temporary church office trailer shall be located internal to the site and not adjacent to any public right of way. e. Temporary church office trailers shall be in compliance with the accessibility regulations in Chapter 19.09 and, as determined by the City Building Official, the International Building Code. f. The temporary church office trailer shall be located at the edge of the parking lot, and shall be located on the same side of the site as the accessible parking stalls for the primary structure or alternative accessible parking stalls shall be striped to ensure that the project complies with applicable accessibility regulations. g. The temporary church office trailer shall not take up more than ten percent of the required parking for the existing building. h. The temporary church office trailer shall only use the existing parking stalls within the church site and occupants shall only be allowed to park in the existing parking lot. i. The temporary church office trailer shall be located at least 25 feet from any existing dwelling near the church lot/site boundary, as measured from the walls of the dwelling to the temporary church office trailer. j. The temporary church office trailer shall be tied into power; generators shall not be used due to noise levels and the proximity to residences. k. The temporary church office trailer shall be no larger than 14 feet by 64 feet. l. The restrooms inside the existing church building may be used to serve the occupants of the temporary church office trailer and shall be open when the temporary church office trailer is in use. m. Only one sign per temporary church office trailer is permitted and shall not exceed six square feet. The sign may be approved with the application for the temporary church office trailer and does not need a separate application. n. At the time of temporary church office trailer permit application, a cash bond shall be posted in the amount of $3,000.00 to guarantee appropriate removal and clean-up of the site. Following removal of the temporary church office trailer and full restoration and clean-up of the church site, the bond shall be released to the applicant. o. Permits for temporary church office trailers are valid for twenty-four months from the issuance of the occupancy permit for the trailer, except as follows. i. If construction of the new church site does not begin within six months of issuance of the permit for the temporary church office trailer, the permit shall expire and the temporary church office trailer shall be removed. ii. Temporary church office trailers shall be removed within thirty days of the expiration of the temporary use permit for the site where the offices are being built, or within thirty days of the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the new church site that is associated with the application, or after the building permit expires, whichever is shorter. iii. A one-time extension of up to six months may be approved by the Land Use Authority. A request for an extension must be made prior to the end of the initial twenty-four-month period.