The Planning Commission by conditional use permit may, after a public hearing, authorize the location of any use which is identified in the district regulations of this zoning ordinance and its amendments as permitted (conditional) uses.

(Ord. No. 80-35, § 1, 12-18-80)

Application forms for conditional use permits shall be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. The form shall be accompanied by detailed plans showing exact lot size; location and size of buildings; structure or improvements to be placed on site; the specific use of each building, structure, property or part thereof; detailed arrangement of required parking spaces; location of means of ingress and egress and, when necessary, topographical information to indicate status of the complete site. The same detailed information shall be required where existing structures are to be used or altered under the term of this article. All applications for a Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission within thirty (30) days of the date of application and the applicant shall be provided with either a written notice of approval or denial, except that this time may be extended where the applicant agrees in writing to a waiver of this provision. Notices of permit denial shall include a statement of reasons for denial. All conditional use permits shall be accompanied by a seventy-five-dollar fee payable to the city to defray the cost of processing.

(Ord. No. 80-35, § 1, 12-18-80; Ord. No. 87-22, 8-20-87)

Before a conditional use permit is issued, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing thereon. At least fifteen (15) days' notice of the time, date, place and purpose of the public hearing shall be posted at the City Hall and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(Ord. No. 80-35, § 1, 12-18-80)

Whenever a conditional use permit application is submitted, the Building Inspector shall cause to have posted in a conspicuous place on the property in question one (1) or more signs, each of which shall not be less than four (4) square feet in area, and each of which shall contain information as to the proposed use and the date, place and time of public hearing. No such public hearing shall take place until said sign or signs have been posted for at least fifteen (15) days.

(Ord. No. 80-35, § 1, 12-18-80; Ord. No. 87-22, 8-20-87)

Before the issuance of a conditional use permit, the Planning Commission shall make a decision regarding the effect of a conditional use or building upon the character of the neighborhood (in which it is proposed for location), traffic conditions, public utility facilities and other matters pertaining to the public health, safety and general welfare.

(Ord. No. 80-35, § 1, 12-18-80)

In addition to the conditional use requirements provided in this article and in district regulations and where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission to permit the proposed use to be in harmony with the existing development and other matters essential to the public interest, health and welfare, the Planning Commission may require as part of its approval, certain other performance or design considerations including, but not limited to the following:

(a)

Planted or wooden screen buffers to reduce adverse or potentially adverse effects on adjoining properties.

(b)

The location, design or limitation of street accessways, parking areas and loading docks.

(c)

Increases in the district requirements for lot size and building line setbacks, but not a reduction of these requirements.

(d)

The rearrangement of structures on the development site.

(e)

Limitations on the hours of business operation when it can be shown that proposed operational times would cause adverse effect on adjoining, existing uses.

(f)

Specified distances from existing residential, public or institutional developments.

In no case, however, shall the Planning Commission exempt any conditional use from meeting the minimum lot and structure requirements of this article or of the district in which the proposed use is located.

The Building Inspector shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of the conditional use permit.

(Ord. No. 80-35, § 1, 12-18-80)