(a) Purpose. Council, upon recommendation by the Planning Commission, may grant conditional use permits for certain uses which are not permitted by right under the Zoning Ordinance. Conditional uses include those uses which have some special impact or uniqueness such that their effects on the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare in the City of Brook Park cannot be determined in advance of the particular use being proposed for a particular location. At that time, a review of the location, design, configuration and impact is conducted by assessing the proposed use against fixed standards. The review considers the proposal in terms of existing zoning and land use in the vicinity of the use, public and private developments which may be adversely affected by the proposed use, the impacts of the proposed use at the particular location for which it is proposed on the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare, and whether and to what extent all appropriate feasible steps have been taken by the permit applicant to minimize or mitigate any adverse impacts of the proposed use. This review determines whether the proposed use shall be permitted or permitted conditionally by Council, upon recommendation by the Planning Commission.
(b) Applicability. Any use which is permitted as a conditional use by this Zoning Ordinance shall comply with this section.
(c) Procedures.
(1) An application for a conditional use permit shall be filed in triplicate with the Planning Commission on a form prescribed by the Commission, accompanied by an application fee as established by the Commission. The application shall contain the following information:
A. The applicant's name and address and his interest in the subject property;
B. The owner's name and address, if different from the applicant, and the owner's signed consent to the filing of the application;
C. The street address and legal description of the property;
D. The zoning classification and present use of the subject property;
E. The particular provision of this Zoning Ordinance authorizing the proposed conditional use;
F. A general description of the proposed conditional use;
G. A site plan and general building plan complying with the requirements prescribed by Section 1121.36 which will become a part of the conditional use permit, if approved;
H. A statement or diagram showing compliance with any special conditions or requirements imposed upon the particular conditional use by the applicable district regulations;
I. A statement explaining how the proposed conditional use will not cause substantial injury to the value, use or enjoyment of other property in the vicinity of the proposed use;
J. A statement explaining how the proposed conditional use at the proposed location will be compatible with and not injurious to the use and enjoyment of neighboring property, and will not significantly diminish or impair property values within the vicinity; and
K. Any other material and/or information as may be required by the Planning Commission or Council to fulfill the purposes of this section of the Zoning Ordinance and to ensure that the application is in compliance generally with the ordinances of Brook Park.
(2) Copies of the application shall be distributed by the Planning Commission to the Departments of Public Safety and Public Service.
(Ord. 7861-1993. Passed 10-19-93.)