Conditional uses listed may be permitted, enlarged, or altered upon authorization by the Planning Commission in accordance with the standards and procedures set herein.
(A) In taking action on a conditional use permit application, the Planning Commission may permit or deny the application.
(B) In approving a conditional use request or the modification of a conditional use, the Planning Commission may impose, in addition to those standards and requirements expressly specified by this subchapter, additional conditions which are considered necessary to protect the best interests of the surrounding area or the city as a whole. These conditions may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Increasing the required lot size or yard dimensions;
(2) Limiting the height of buildings;
(3) Controlling the location and number of vehicle access points;
(4) Increasing or decreasing the street width;
(5) Increasing the number of required off-street parking spaces;
(6) Limiting the number, size, location, and lighting of signs;
(7) Requiring fencing, screening, landscaping, berming, or other facilities to minimize impacts on adjacent or nearby property, to a height appropriate for the facility as approved by the Planning Commission;
(8) Designating sites for open space;
(9) Setting a time limit for which the conditional use is approved;
(10) Site reclamation upon discontinuance of use;
(11) Requiring a waiver of remonstrance;
(12) Limiting hours of operation; and
(13) Determining the appropriate location, direction, and intensity of lighting.
(C) In the case of a use existing prior to and classified in this chapter as a conditional use, a change in use or lot area or an alteration of structure shall conform with the requirements for conditional use.
(D) The Planning Commission may require, or the city may require, that an applicant obtaining a conditional use permit furnish the city with a performance agreement of up to the value of the cost of the improvement to be guaranteed by such agreement, in order to assure that the conditional use is completed according to the plans as approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 24, passed 4-5-1976; Ord. 92, passed 7-7-1982; Ord. 93, passed 7-7-1982; Ord. 154, passed 9-17-1990; Ord. 172, passed 10-7-1991; Ord. 173, passed 12-2-1991; Ord. 256, passed 4-6-2004)