(A) (1) This subchapter is intended to regulate uses which may be compatible with uses in some, but not all, locations within a particular zoning district.
(2) Among the purposes of the special land use standards of this subchapter are to accomplish the following:
(a) Provide a mechanism for public input on decisions involving more intense land uses;
(b) Establish criteria for both new development and infill/redevelopment consistent with the village’s land use goals and objectives as stated in the Village Master Plan;
(c) Regulate the use of land on the basis of impact to the village overall, and adjacent properties in particular;
(d) Promote a planned and orderly development pattern which can be served by public facilities and service in a cost-effective manner;
(e) Ensure uses can be accommodated by the environmental capability of specific sites;
(f) Provide site design standards to diminish negative impacts of potentially conflicting land uses; and
(g) Provide greater flexibility to integrate land uses within the village.
(B) (1) This subchapter provides both general standards for all special land uses (§ 157.121) and specific location, site, or operational standards for particular special land uses (§ 157.122). The review of a special land use requires a public hearing before the Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required.
(2) The Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required, then denies, approves, or approves with conditions, the proposed special land use and site plan. Approval of any special land use receives a zoning compliance permit.
(Ord. 259, passed 10-24-1995; Ord. passed 2-1-2012)