8-4-5: AMUSEMENT OR RECREATION FACILITY, OUTDOOR:

   A.   General Standards:

      1.   All outdoor activities and events shall comply with Section 5-13-3 of the Ada County Code.

      2.   All illumination shall terminate by one hour after the event's conclusion.

   B.   Drive-In Theater:

      1.   Projection Screen: The projection screen shall not be:

         a.   Located closer than fifty feet (50') from any public street;

         b.   Visible from a public street; and

         c.   Located closer than three hundred feet (300') from a residential district or use.

      2.   Access And Stacking:

         a.   The site shall have access from a principal or minor arterial.

         b.   Vehicle stacking lanes shall be available on the property, but outside the theater entrance.

         c.   Stacking lanes shall have sufficient capacity to prevent obstruction of the public right of way by theater patrons.

      3.   Screening: A landscape plan for all property lines abutting a residential district shall include a six-foot (6') sight obscuring fence, wall, or screen.

      4.   Noise: Central loudspeakers are not permitted. Individual loudspeakers shall be designed to be heard by the occupants of one vehicle only.

      5.   Outdoor Storage Area: Outdoor storage areas shall comply with the specific use standards in this Chapter.

      6.   Accessory Uses: Accessory retail uses (including, but not limited to, food or beverage service) associated with the theater may be allowed if designed for use by patrons of the drive-in theater only.

   C.   Golf Course And Country Club:

      1.   Accessory Uses:

         a.   Accessory sales and rental of golf equipment are allowed. A restaurant and/or bar is allowed and is accessory to the golf course.

         b.   All other accessory structures to the golf course shall not be located within one hundred feet (100') of an abutting property within a residential district.

         c.   No outdoor recreation area associated with the country club shall be located within fifty feet (50') of any property line.

         d.   If an outdoor swimming pool is proposed on site, the pool shall be enclosed with a six-foot (6') barrier that meets the requirements of the Ada County Building Code as set forth in Title 7, Chapter 2 of this code.

      2.   Design: The golf driving range design shall protect abutting property and roadways from golf balls.

      3.   Location: For reasons of public health, safety and welfare, an accessory country club or clubhouse shall only be allowed on property located within a fire district.

      4.   Outdoor Storage Area: Outdoor storage areas shall comply with the specific use standards of this Chapter.

   D.   Golf Driving Range:

      1.   Accessory Uses: Accessory sales and rental of golf equipment are allowed.

      2.   Design: The golf driving range design shall protect abutting property and roadways from golf balls.

   E.   Swimming Pool: Any outdoor swimming pool shall be completely enclosed within a six-foot (6') barrier that meets the requirements of the Ada County Building Code as set forth in Title 7, Chapter 2 of this code.

(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)