C. - General conditions for special uses.  


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  • Special use permits may be issued by the city council upon (1) official public notice and hearing as required by law for changes and amendments to this ordinance, and (2) consideration of recommendations from the zoning administrator and planning commission. Such special use permits may be granted by the city council under the following conditions:

    1.

    The proposed land use shall be:

    a.

    Consistent with the city's adopted comprehensive plan;

    b.

    Compliant with the intent and purpose of the zoning district in which the use is proposed to be located; and

    c.

    Compatible with the character of adjacent properties and the surrounding neighborhood.

    2.

    The proposed land use shall be adequately served by essential public services such as streets, drainage facilities, fire protection and public water and sewer facilities.

    3.

    The proposed use shall not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of any feature determined to be of significant ecological, scenic, cultural, or historic importance.

    4.

    The proposed use shall be designed, sited, and landscaped so that the use will not hinder or discourage the appropriate development or use of adjacent properties and surrounding neighborhoods.

    5.

    The proposed use, intensity of use, and associated schedule of land use operations shall not create dust, noise, vibration, glare, traffic conditions, environmental disruption, or other externalities that would harm nearby properties, inhibit normal land use and activity functions within the by-right uses allowable in the subject zoning district, or create conditions that are not in line with the city's zoning and comprehensive plan intentions for the area.