§ 21.64.575. Stadium.

A.

Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:

1.

Public parking on parking lots existing on July 1, 2009.

2.

Ancillary stadium uses including sports museums.

3.

Banquet and meeting facilities existing on July 1, 2009.

4.

Special, limited duration functions.

B.

Site Design Plan Review. Where development is subject to Site Design Plan Review, the following shall apply in addition to the general standards set forth in Chapter 21.62.

1.

Where new buildings, structures, structural alterations or structural rehabilitations, enlargements or reductions are proposed, their design shall be compatible with the existing character and design of the area and shall promote the existing spatial and visual qualities of the area.

2.

Design considerations shall include the following:

a.

Height and scale of buildings,

b.

Orientation,

c.

Spacing, and

d.

Site coverage.

3.

Landscape buffers of a minimum of twenty-five feet shall be required along the perimeter of the lot.

4.

Lighting:

a.

Stadium lighting shall meet the industry standards established by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America for outdoor sports lighting. These standards include determining pole height based upon the distances the poles are setback from pole boundaries and the amount of illumination.

b.

Lighting for parking lots and areas surrounding a stadium shall be subject to the following:

1.

The maximum height limit for lighting fixtures shall be thirty feet.

2.

All light fixtures shall be shaded or hooded and oriented to prevent light spill or glare onto abutting properties.

C.

Noise

1.

All regulations of the City of Annapolis with regard to noise shall be met.

2.

Any public address system located on the site shall be oriented so as to minimize sound intrusion onto abutting properties.

D.

Hours of operation. Night games and events shall be scheduled to conclude by ten p.m. with any post game or event activities finished and all lighting turned off by eleven p.m. The only exception to this rule is for games or events delayed by rain or other unscheduled delay.

E.

Traffic Impact. Where new activities are proposed, any activity generating in excess of one hundred peak hour trips shall prepare a traffic impact analysis and mitigate the effect of this traffic on adjoining streets.

(Ord. No. O-35-09, § I, 5-24-2010)