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154.48 SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
 
154.48 SPECIAL USE DISTRICT (Ord. 31-1982)
 
154.48.00           INTENT
 
                           The development and implementation of this Ordinance is based upon the division of the City into districts, within which districts the height, area, bulk, use and location of buildings, and use of land is substantially uniform. It is recognized, however, that there are special uses which, because of their unique characteristics, cannot always be properly classified in districts, without consideration, in each case, of the impact of those uses upon the use and value of adjacent properties.
 
                           Special uses are primarily of a public service nature traditionally affected with a public interest, or of a private nature with distinct characteristics. Therefore, it is deemed necessary to provide for special uses which cannot be adjusted to their appropriate environments by other means with a reasonable degree of mutual protection.
 
154.48.01           ESTABLISHMENT
 
                           The Special Use District is hereby established as a zoning classification. The Special Use District shall not stand by itself but shall be combined with an existing zoning district. The Special Uses that may be allowed within the Special Use District are specifically enumerated in each zoning district classification. The Special Use established by Common Council within the Special Use District shall be limited to that specific Special Use so established and shall not be altered, converted, modified or substituted in any way without an amendment to said Special Use being granted in accordance with 154.62. Land hereafter zoned to such Special Use District shall be designated on the Official Map by the symbol “SU”, succeeding the applicable symbol of the existing zoning classification.
 
154.48.02           PROCEDURE
 
                           An application for special use shall be accompanied by a site plan showing the proposed use of land, the arrangement of all buildings and structures, the location of streets and driveways, parking and loading areas, utility lines, sewage and water facilities, drainage, buffer landscaping and other pertinent features.
 
                           For each application for a special use, the Commission shall report to the Common Council its findings and recommendations, in the same manner as for amendments to this Ordinance in accordance with 154.62, including the stipulation of such conditions and guarantees as are deemed necessary for the protection of the public interest.
 
154.48.03           STANDARDS
 
                           The following standards shall be used as guidelines by the Commission in acting upon Special Use applications:
 
154.48.03.01      That the establishment, maintenance, or operation of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, convenience, or general welfare.
 
154.48.03.02      That the special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood.
 
154.48.03.03      That the establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district.
 
154.48.03.04      That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage, buffering, and other necessary facilities will be provided.
 
154.48.03.05      That adequate measures will be taken to provide ingress and egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets.
 
154.48.03.06      That the special use shall, in all other respects, conform to the applicable regulations of the district in which it is located, except as such regulations may, in each instance, be modified by the terms of this Section. In case of conflict with other regulations and requirements of this ordinance, the higher or most restrictive requirements shall govern.
 
154.48.08           CONDITIONS
 
                           Prior to the granting of any special uses, the Commission may recommend and the Common Council may stipulate, such conditions and restrictions upon the establishment, location, construction, maintenance, and operation of the special uses as is deemed necessary for the protection of the public interest and to secure compliance with standards and requirements. In all cases in which special uses are granted, the Common Council may require such evidence and guarantees as it deems necessary as assurance that the conditions stipulated in connection therewith will be complied with.


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