(A) An application requesting authority to establish a special use in certain districts as herein permitted shall be filed with the Board of Zoning Appeals in the same manner as for an appeal, on forms prepared for the purpose and under established rules and schedules.
(B) Upon receipt of the application, copy shall be forwarded to the Plan Commission. Said Commission shall make a thorough study and evaluation of the case and shall submit its recommendations to the Board in writing.
(C) After having received the report of the Plan Commission, the Board shall set a date for a public hearing and shall give notice of the hearing to all interested parties. At the hearing, the report of the Commission shall be read in total and shall be made a part of the proceedings of the public hearing as well as part of the Board’s record.
(D) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall not be bound by this subchapter to permit special uses per se, but shall carefully consider the report of the Commission, the prayer of persons aggrieved, the existing conditions on th premises and its surroundings. The Board may compel the submission of any data deemed essential in determining whether or not the proposed special use is compatible with surrounding areas.
(Ord. 1991-07, passed 1-7-1991)