A.

The board of adjustment may by special permit, after public hearing, authorize the location of any of the following buildings or uses in any district from which they are prohibited by this title:

1.

Any public building erected and used by any department of the city, township, county, state or federal government;

2.

Community building;

3.

Hospitals, nonprofit fraternal institutions (provided they are used solely for fraternal purposes), and institutions of an educational, religious, philanthropic or eleemosynary character;

4.

Public or private cemetery, including mausoleums;

5.

Water and wastewater treatment facilities;

6.

Electrical and natural gas substations and regulating facilities.

B.

Before issuance of any special permit for any of the above buildings or uses, the board shall review the conformity of the proposal with the standards of the comprehensive plan and with recognized principles of engineering design, land use planning and landscape architecture. The board may approve or disapprove the special permit as submitted or, before approval, may require that the applicant modify, alter, adjust or amend the proposal as the board deems necessary to the end that it preserve the intent and purpose of this title to promote public health, safety, and the general welfare.

C.

Applications for a special permit under the terms of this section shall be accompanied by evidence concerning the feasibility of the proposed request and its effect on surrounding property and shall include a detailed site plan defining the areas to be developed for buildings, the areas to be developed for parking, the locations of sidewalks and driveways and the points of ingress and egress, including access streets where required, the location and height of walls, the location and type of landscaping, the type of lighting, and the location, size, and number of signs.

D.

In the event a special permit is granted under the terms of this section, any change thereafter in the approved use or site plan shall be resubmitted and considered in the same manner as the original proposal.

(Ord. 952 (part), 1993)