The uses allowed in R-3 Residence District, R-4 Residence District, B-1 Business District, B-2 Business District, and M-1 Industrial District shall be permitted within those districts only upon the issuance of a special permit by the Council of the Town of Ranchester. (Ord. 73 § 9A, 1975)

A person desiring to obtain a special permit shall apply in writing to the Council. The application shall contain a development plan including the following information:

1. Survey of the property, showing existing features of the property, including contours, buildings, structures, trees over four inches in trunk diameter, streets, utility easements, rights-of-way, and land use.
2. Site plans showing purported building locations and land use areas.
3. Landscaping plans, including site grading and landscape design.
4. Preliminary drawings for buildings to be constructed in the current phase, including floor plans, exterior elevations and sections.
5. Construction sequence and time schedule for completion of each phase for buildings, parking spaces and landscape areas. (Ord. 73 § 9A, 1975)
   

The Council shall conduct a hearing on the application. (Ord. 73 § 9A, 1975)

The Council may either deny or grant the permit or grant the permit subject to conditions and restrictions deemed necessary by the Council. (Ord. 73 § 9A, 1975)

The Council may grant the permit or grant the permit subject to conditions and restrictions if it determines that:

1. The uses proposed will not be detrimental to present and potential surrounding uses.
2. Lands surrounding the proposed development can be developed in coordination with the proposed development and can be compatible in use.
3. Existing and proposed streets are suitable and adequate to carry anticipated traffic caused by the proposed development and in the vicinity of the proposed development.
4. Existing and proposed utility services are adequate for the proposed development.
5. The proposed development will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare. (Ord. 73 § 9A, 1975)
   

Water rights within the Town of Ranchester shall not be abandon upon subdivision or development within any zone and it shall be a condition of any Final Plat approval that all developers incur the time and expense to petition to the Board of Control for beneficial use. The petition shall only result in one of the following and it shall be the choice of the Town Council to:

1. Move the water right and/or the point of diversion to the Town Water Plant Diversion Point or a location of beneficial use acceptable to the Town Council. If a subdivider chooses to detach a water right it shall be required that the subdivider find a location acceptable to the Town Council within the Town of Ranchester for that water right and the new location shall be approved by the Board of Control for use in its new location prior to the issuance of a final plat.
2. Show beneficial use within the development that will result in less stress on the Town water system by designing a raw water distribution plan approved by Town Council and the State Board of Control. In this case a statement on the plat shall be made; “Irrigation water is provided in (Reference Document) and therefore irrigation with water from the Town’s treated system shall not be allowed. The subdivision agrees to maintain a HOA for the purpose of operating their raw water system”.