(A) All applications for a special use permit shall be reviewed by town staff, Planning Commission, and Town Council. The special use permit application enumerates the specific information necessary for a thorough review of the proposed special use; review criteria shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) The proposed use shall be in harmony with the comprehensive plan; in harmony with the intent and purpose of the zoning district in which the proposed use is located; and in harmony with the character of adjacent properties and the surrounding neighborhood and with existing and proposed development.
(2) The proposed use shall not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of any feature determined to be of significant ecological, scenic or historic importance.
(3) 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.
(4) The proposed use shall include the provision for or arrangement of, where applicable:
(a) Sewer, water and other public utilities;
(b) Ingress and egress, including access for fire and other emergency vehicles;
(c) Off-street parking, loading, and vehicle circulation, including adequate consideration of the safety of motorists and pedestrians;
(d) Yards, open spaces, relationship among buildings and other elements of the site;
(e) Retention of natural vegetation and topographic features; and
(f) Landscaping, buffering, screening, fences and other features to protect adjacent properties from potential adverse effects of the use.
(Ord. passed - - )