§ 6.504. Application Procedures.

A.

Applications for establishing a special use shall be processed in the same manner as that for other zoning amendments and shall be subject to the same notice and public hearing procedures, application and fee requirements, conditions of approval, and other provisions applicable to zoning amendments. An application for a special use shall be accompanied by a development plan including the following information:

1.

Legal description of the parcel.

2.

Legal description of the limits of the proposed special use.

3.

An area map showing adjacent property owners and location of all buildings and existing uses within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the parcel.

4.

The proposed circulation system for the site and its relationship to existing or planned streets in the adjacent area.

5.

Description of any environmental impacts of the proposed use, including air pollution, noise, or impacts on the public infrastructure system of the surrounding area.

6.

Hours of operation.

7.

The preliminary development plan shall include, at a minimum, the following site characteristics:

a.

Heights of all structures.

b.

Building setbacks to any street and to other buildings on the site.

c.

Proposed parking areas, location and number of spaces.

d.

Storm water retention, location, size, and depth.

e.

Preliminary landscape concepts.

f.

Lot coverage.

g.

Pedestrian circulation system.

h.

Location, type, and height of all lighting.

i.

Location, height, and materials for all screen walls.

j.

Location, height, and size of any proposed signage.

k.

Phases of development.

l.

Elevations of all proposed structures.

8.

Narrative report which describes the nature and operation of the proposed use.

B.

The special use development plan shall be reviewed by the Community Development Group for consistency with the intent of this district. The Planning Commission and City Council shall review the preliminary development plan and the City Council may approve it if they find the proposed use is not detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood nor has negative impacts on the public health, safety and general welfare of the neighborhood. The approval will include all necessary safeguards for provision and protection of adjacent property in relationship to the permitted uses.

C.

Amendments to the special use shall be processed in the same manner as the initial application.

D.

Design Review is required as outlined in Section 3.600 and shall be completed concurrent with the application process.

(Ord. No. 1772, 6-23-93)