§ 154.049 CONDITIONAL USES.

   (A)   Determination. Subject to the requirements of § 154.262, the Board of Adjustments may authorize a conditional use to be located within any zone in which such conditional use is permitted, if the evidence presented by the applicant is such as to establish a preponderance of the evidence:

      (1)   That the proposed use at the particular location is necessary or desirable to provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well-being of the neighborhood or the community;

      (2)   That such use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity, or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity.

      (3)   That such use will comply with any regulations and conditions in this chapter for such use.

   (B)   Conditional use permits . In accordance with KRS 100.237, the Board of Adjustments shall have the power to hear and decide applications for conditional use permits to allow the proper integration into the community of uses which are specifically named herein which may be suitable only in specific locations in the zone only if certain conditions are met:

      (1)   The Board of Adjustments may approve, modify, or deny any application for a conditional use permit . If it approves such permit, it may attach necessary conditions such as time limitations, requirements that one or more things be done before the request can be initiated, or conditions of a continuing nature. Any such conditions shall be recorded in the Board's minutes and on the conditional use permit , along with a reference to the specific section in the zoning regulation listing the conditional use under consideration. In addition, said conditional use permit shall be recorded in the office of the County Clerk and one copy of said permit attached to the deed for the property for which it is issued. The Board shall have power to revoke conditional use permits , or variance for noncompliance with the condition thereof. Furthermore, the Board shall have a right of action to compel offending structures or uses removed at the cost of the violator and may have judgment in personam for such cost.

      (2)   Granting of a conditional use permit does not exempt the applicant from complying with all of the requirements of this chapter, the building code, housing code, and other regulations of the county.

      (3)   In any case where a conditional use  conditional use permit has not been exercised within the time limit set by the Board or within 12 consecutive calendar months from the date of issuance, such conditional use permit shall not revert to its original designation unless there has been a public hearing. Exercised as set forth in this section, shall mean that binding contracts for the construction of the main building or other improvement has been let; or in the absence of contracts that the main building or other improvement is under construction to a substantial degree, or that prerequisite conditions involving substantial investment shall be under contract, in development, or completed. When construction is not a part of the use, exercised shall mean that the use in operation is in compliance with the conditions as set forth in the permit.

      (4)   (a)   The Zoning Administrator shall review all conditional use permits , except those for which all conditions have been permanently satisfied, at least once annually and shall have the power to inspect the land or structure where the conditional use is located in order to ascertain that the landowner is complying with all of the conditions which are listed on the conditional use permits .

         (b)   If the landowner is not complying with all of the conditions listed on the conditional use permit , the Zoning Administrator shall report the fact in writing to the Chairperson of the Board of Adjustments . The report shall state specifically the manner in which the landowner is not complying with the conditions on the conditional use permit , and a copy of the report shall be furnished to the landowner at the same time it is furnished to the Chairperson of the Board of Adjustments .

         (c)   The Board shall hold a hearing on the report within 30 days and notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be furnished to the landowner at least one week prior to the hearing. If the Board of Adjustments finds that the facts alleged in the report of the Zoning Administrator are true and that the landowner has taken no steps to comply within the time between the date of the report and the date of the hearing, the Board of Adjustments may authorize the Zoning Administrator to revoke the conditional use permit and take the necessary legal action to cause the termination of the activity on the land which the conditional use permit authorizes.

      (5)   Once the Board of Adjustments has completed a conditional use permit and all the conditions required are of such type that they can be completely and permanently satisfied, the Zoning Administrator , upon request of the applicant, may, if the facts warrant, make a determination that the conditions have been satisfied, and enter the facts which indicate that the conditions have been satisfied and the conclusion in the margin of the copy of the conditional use permit which is on file with the County Clerk, as required in KRS 100.344. Thereafter said use, if it continues to meet the other requirements of this chapter, will be treated as a permitted use in a nonconforming status.

(Ord. 0-11-82, passed 11-3-82; Am. Ord. 0-11-89, passed 8-16-89) Penalty, see § 154.999