Plumsted City Zoning Code
§ 15-6
CONDITIONAL USES.
[Ord. #95-17, § 30]
a.
General Standards and Principles. Recognizing that certain uses, activities and structures are necessary to serve the needs and provide for the convenience of the citizens of the Township of Plumsted and, at the same time, appreciating the fact that they or any one of them may be or may become harmful to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community if located without due consideration to the existing conditions and surroundings, such uses are designated as conditional uses subject to the standards and regulations hereby established. These standards and regulations are intended to provide the planning board with a guide for reviewing applications for conditional uses as provided for by this chapter. As a result of the review procedure, the applicant may be required to meet additional standards and regulations imposed by the planning board during site plan review which are in keeping with and will further the intent of these standards and regulations. Such standards and regulations shall be provided for and maintained as a condition of the establishment and maintenance of any use to which they are a conditional use approval. In acting upon an application for conditional use approval, the planning board shall be guided by the following general standards and principles.
1.
The use for which an application is being made is specifically listed as a conditional use within the zone where the property is located.
2.
The design, arrangement and nature of the particular use is such that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected and reasonable consideration is afforded to the following:
(a)
The adequacy of the proposed parking and traffic circulation for the use(s) and/or structure(s) and the potential for traffic congestion and/or the creation of undue traffic hazards.
(b)
The adequacy of proposed drainage facilities which will serve the use(s) and/or structure(s).
(c)
The adequacy of plans for screening any adverse aspects of the use(s) and/or structure(s) from adjoining properties.
(d)
The adequacy of proposed outdoor lighting.
3.
All conditional uses shall also be required to obtain site plan approval, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
4.
Conditional uses shall adhere to the standards of the zone in which located and to the additional standards specified for the particular use under this section, except where no additional standards are specified herein.