A. Whenever an application is filed with the Planning Commission for a change in district boundaries, the Planning Commission or City Council, in lieu of granting or denying said application, may grant to the applicant a special zoning exception by resolution which will permit said applicant (or his assignee) to develop or use said property in accordance with said application and the provisions of this Section.
B. Before a special zoning exception may be granted by the Planning Commission or City Council, the Commission or Council may require the applicant to submit additional information relative to his or her proposal in the manner required in the filing of an application for a conditional use permit under the provisions of Chapter 19 of this Title. In any event, the provisions of Sections 11-25-1 through 11-25-8 of this Chapter and Sections 11-25-10 and 11-25-11 of this Chapter shall apply in addition to the provisions of this Section. In filing an application, the applicant may request that the application be considered as a request for a special zoning exception.
D. Upon being granted a special zoning exception by the City Council, the applicant shall develop his property in accordance with approved plans and conditions imposed under the provisions of this Section.
E. Upon the development and use of property in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this Section, the district or part thereof for which the special zoning exception was granted, shall be thereon rezoned, altered, amended and established in accordance with the original application, or as set forth in the order of the City Council made at the time said zoning exception was granted. (Ord. 527, 8-4-1997)