Special uses may be permitted in any district from which they are prohibited when it is found that said uses will not adversely affect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community. Before the location or establishment thereof, or before any change of use of the premises existing at the time of the effective date of the regulations or permitted as herein provided, is made, preliminary plans in sufficient detail and a statement as to the proposed use of the buildings, structures, and premises shall be submitted to the planning commission. The commission shall hold a public hearing as provided in section 20 and shall review such plans and statements and shall, after a careful study thereof and the effect that such buildings, structures or uses will have upon the surrounding territory, permit such buildings, structures or uses where requested, provided that the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare will not be adversely affected; that ample off-street parking facilities will be provided, and that necessary safeguards will be provided for the protection of surrounding property, persons, and neighborhood values. An appeal may be taken to the city council from any decision of the commission on a special use. Any person adversely affected by a decision of the commission granting or denying a special use may appeal said decision to the city council. Said appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days from the decision of the commission appealed from. The city council shall hold a public hearing on said appeal before making its decision. Notice of said hearing shall be given by publishing three (3) times in the official publication of the City of Robstown stating the time and place of such hearing; provided, however, that the first publication shall be at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.

Any special use existing at the effective date of these regulations shall be considered a nonconforming use unless it has qualified as provided above, and has been approved as a “Special Use” by the commission.

Special use permits shall be issued for a period of six (6) months and shall be renewable for a six-month period and shall be deemed expired unless the premises are actually being used under said permit.

The board of adjustment is hereby authorized to approve any and all additions or structural alterations to special uses after they have qualified and have been approved by the planning commission when the board finds said additions or alterations will not adversely affect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

Special use - Mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions in any district:

Where the commission is considering a change in zoning from an existing zoning classification to a broader classification, where it is shown to the commission at the hearing on the application for a change in zoning that the applicant has plans in sufficient detail as to show in full the proposed use of the buildings, structures, and premises and the provision for sufficient off-street parking facilities, screening walls or fences, and landscaping, together with sufficient open space as to create a proposed transition between a lesser and more restricted district and the commission, from evidence offered at such hearing and a review and study of such plans and statements made at the hearing, finds that the proposed use and the effect upon surrounding property will not adversely affect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, and further finds that ample off-street parking facilities and such safeguards as are required by the commission have been agreed to be provided by the applicant for the protection of surrounding property, persons and neighborhood values, may within its discretion by a majority vote of the commission, make any one of the following recommendations to the city council:

No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main use building has actually commenced. No accessory building shall be used unless the main use building on the lot is also being used.

Additional recommendations by the commission. The commission may make reasonable additional recommendations as to utilities, drainage, landscaping, lighting, signs and advertising devices, screenings, accessways, curb cuts, traffic control, height of buildings and setback of buildings to protect adjoining residentially zoned lots or residential uses. Said additional recommendations, if any, shall be forwarded to the city council as a part of the report to the city council. If the city council places any special requirements on the applicants, the city council may require a surety bond to be filed for, or deposited in escrow with the city a sum sufficient to insure completion of the special requirements, if any.