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Owensboro City Zoning Code

12.2

Purpose and objectives.

The reclassification of certain activities from the category of conditional use in a particular residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural zone to an exclusive use zone is intended to:

12.21.

Establish Specific Standards. Classification of these activities within exclusive use zones will enable specific site locational standards to be enumerated and applied. Such standards will protect that public health, safety, and welfare more adequately, will assure more equal treatment of the same or similar uses. Transportation facilities, including the use of roads and bridges shall also be considered.

12.22.

Avoid Confusion Concerning Requirements. By specifically stating the standards to be applied to these activities, confusion and doubt about the standards will be reduced, and enforcement of the standards by the Inspector will be facilitated.

12.23.

Increase Compatibility With Adjacent Uses. Exclusive use zones intended to make such activities more compatible with adjacent uses, allow greater flexibility in site selection for the activity, and require the zoning of the site to be re-examined upon termination of the permitted activity within such an exclusive use zone.