The purpose of special use permit approval is to allow the proper integration into the community of uses which may be suitable only on certain conditions and at appropriate locations. Because of their unusual characteristics or the special characteristics of the area in which they are to be located, special uses require special consideration so that they may be properly located with respect to the objectives of this chapter and their effect on surrounding properties.

The special uses listed in this chapter may be permitted, enlarged or otherwise altered upon authorization by the Village Planning Board in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in this article and such additional standards as may be set forth for such special uses elsewhere in this chapter. In permitting a special use of the modification of a special use, the Planning Board may impose, in addition to those standards and requirements expressly specified by this chapter, any additional conditions which the Board considers necessary to protect the best interests of the surrounding property, the neighborhood or the Village as a whole. These conditions may include controlling the location and number of vehicle access points; limiting the number, size and location of signs; and requiring diking, fencing, screening, landscaping or other facilities to protect adjacent or nearby property. In the case of a use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter and classified in this chapter as a special use, any change in use or in lot area or an alteration of structure shall conform with the requirements dealing with special uses.

An applicant for a special use permit shall initiate a request for a special use or the modification of a special use by filing an application with the Planning Board. Such application shall be accompanied by a legal description of the property, a map showing the property and all properties within a radius of 200 feet of the exterior boundaries thereof, plans and elevations necessary to show the proposed development and other drawings or information necessary to an understanding of the proposed use and its relationship to surrounding properties.

A special use shall comply with the appropriate standards of the zone in which it is located.

Before a special use is permitted, the proposed special use shall be considered by the Planning Board at a public hearing. Notice of said hearing shall be given in accordance with provisions of the Village Law.

The Planning Board shall notify the applicant for a special use in writing within five days after the decision has been rendered.