(A) Application.
(1) The applicant must submit a conditional use permit application form to the Zoning Officer. All applications for conditional use permit must be accompanied by plans drawn to exact scale, showing the exact dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon, the exact sizes and locations on the lot of existing buildings, if any, the exact location and dimensions of the proposed buildings or alterations, and information that states how the conditional use requirements listed in § 154.276 will be met.
(2) Applications shall be accompanied with a fee as set forth in § 154.431 to cover associated administrative and review costs. The property owner and applicant must sign all applications.
(B) Investigation. The Zoning Officer shall investigate the facts bearing on the application as will provide necessary information to assure that the action on each application is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter.
(C) Recommendation of Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall forward to the City-County Planning Board a recommendation on the application with any and all pertinent facts. The applicant will also be given a copy of the Zoning Officer’s recommendation to the City-County Planning Board meeting.
(D) Public hearing; notice.
(1) Upon receipt of the Zoning Officer’s recommendation, the City-County Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on said application at which time the Zoning Officer’s recommendation shall be read and additional testimony may be taken from interested parties.
(2) At least ten days’ notice of time and place of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, and at least 14 days’ notice of time and place of such hearing shall be posted by the applicant on the property in question in such a manner as may be prescribed by the Zoning Officer.
(3) After the hearing, the City-County Planning Board shall recommend to the City Council to either approve or deny the application. If the application is recommended for denial, reasons for denial should be given.
(E) City Council action. The Planning Board’s recommendation shall be forwarded to the City Council for final action within ten days of the public hearing. The City Council, at a regular City Council meeting, shall either approve or deny the application. If the application is denied, reasons for denial should be given. If approved, the Zoning Officer shall issue a conditional use permit along with attached conditions to the applicant.
(2015 Code, § 11-15-3) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)