Mahomet City Zoning Code
CONDITIONAL USES
§ 152.120 GENERALLY.
(A) The President and Board of Trustees of the village shall decide upon application for conditional use permits specifically listed in the district regulations of this chapter.
(B) Before authorizing the issuance of a conditional use permit, a public hearing shall be held before the Plan and Zoning Commission, after which a report and recommendations shall be submitted in writing by the Commission to the Board of Trustees.
(C) The Commission may recommend and the Board, in turn, may impose conditions that are consistent with development regulations in this chapter or otherwise vary from the development regulations as will, in the Board’s judgment, assure the following:
(1) The establishment, maintenance or operation of the conditional use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare;
(2) The conditional use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted nor substantially diminish and impair property values with the neighborhood;
(3) The establishment of the conditional use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding property for uses permitted in the district;
(4) Adequate utilities access roads, drainage and/or other necessary facilities will be provided;
(5) Adequate measures will be taken to provide ingress and egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets; and
(6) The conditional use shall in all other respects conform to the applicable regulations of the district in which it is located and the Board shall find that there is a public necessity.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)
§ 152.121 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDITIONAL USES.
(A) The Plan and Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees for or against the proposed conditional use, and may also recommend additional conditions and requirements as are appropriate or necessary for the protection of public health, safety and welfare and to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Regulate the location, extent and intensity of the uses;
(2) Require adherence to an approved site plan;
(3) Require landscaping and the screening of those uses by means of fences, walls or vegetation;
(4) Stipulate required minimum lot sizes, minimum yards and maximum height of buildings and structures;
(5) Regulate vehicular access and volume and the design and location of parking and loading areas and structures;
(6) Require conformance to health, safety and sanitation requirements as necessary;
(7) Regulate signs and outdoor lighting; and
(8) Any other conditions deemed necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter.
(B) The Board of Trustees may impose any conditions or requirements, including but not limited to those recommended by the Plan and Zoning Commission, which it deems appropriate or necessary in order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The Board of Trustees may vary the terms of area, height, yard and other development regulations for conditional uses to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A conditional use authorized by the Board of Trustees shall be subject to all the development regulations applicable to permitted uses in the district in which it is located, unless other regulations are specifically stated in the conditional use permit.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)