a.

Purpose. The P-O Protective Overlay District may be applied in combination with any base zoning District. By tailoring Use or property Development standards to individual projects or specific properties, the P-O District is intended to:

(1)

Ensure compatibility among incompatible or potentially incompatible land uses;

(2)

Ease the transition from one zoning district to another;

(3)

Address sites or land uses with special requirements; and

(4)

Guide development in unusual situations or unique circumstances.

b.

Use and property development standards. The P-O District can be used to modify and restrict the use and property development standards of an Underlying base zoning District. All requirements of a P-O District are in addition to and supplement all other applicable standards and requirements of this Code. Restrictions and conditions imposed by a P-O District shall be limited to the following.

(1)

Prohibiting otherwise permitted or Conditional Uses and Accessory Uses; or making an otherwise permitted Use a Conditional Use;

(2)

Decreasing the number or average density of Dwelling Units that may be constructed on the Site;

(3)

Increasing minimum Lot Area or Lot Width;

(4)

Increasing minimum Setback requirements;

(5)

Restrictions on access to Abutting properties and nearby roads, including specific design features; and

(6)

Any other specific Development standards required or authorized by this Code.

c.

Method of adoption. Restrictions imposed through a P-O District are considered part of this zoning Code text and accompanying map. All property included in a P-O District shall be identified on the Official Zoning District Map by adding the letters "P-O" and a number to the base zoning District symbol. The number shall be assigned when the application is filed and numbers shall run consecutively beginning with number 1. The ordinance or resolution zoning or rezoning property to the P-O District shall specifically state the modifications imposed pursuant to Sec. III-C.6.b. The restrictions imposed shall be considered part of the text of this Code, and a violation of the restrictions shall be a violation of this Code. The restrictions shall continue in full force and effect until modified in accordance with the amendment or adjustment procedures of Secs. V-C.13 and V-C.14.

d.

Effect of P-O designation. When the P-O zoning designation is applied in combination with a base zoning District it shall always be considered to result in a more restrictive designation than if the base district did not have the P-O classification. In the event that the P-O designation was not originally requested as part of the rezoning application, but instead is added during the staff review or public hearing process, renotification and re-advertisement of the requested zoning change shall not be required.