(A) Application. Applications for special land use permits authorized by this chapter shall be submitted to the Community Development Director on a form provided by the city. In addition to a complete application form, the applicant is required to submit a preliminary site plan meeting the requirements of site plan review. The Community Development Director shall not accept incomplete submittals.
(B) Effect of approval. Approval of a preliminary site plan by the city shall only be valid if approved in conjunction with approval of a special land use and shall indicate general acceptance of the proposed layout of buildings, streets and drives, parking areas, other facilities and overall character of the proposed development. Following approval of a special land use and preliminary site plan, the applicant shall be required to submit a final site plan in accordance with § 155.286, Site plan review.
(C) Procedures. The procedures set below shall be followed by the Planning Commission upon the scheduling of a public hearing, as specified in § 155.291.
(1) The Community Development Director shall review the proposed application and preliminary site plan to determine if all required information has been supplied, and forward the completed application, preliminary site plan, and supporting data to the Planning Commission for a recommendation.
(2) The Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing as required in § 155.291. The Commission shall review the special land use application and preliminary site plan following the close of the public hearing, and shall within a reasonable period of time make a recommendation to City Council to either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the proposed special land use. Any such recommendation to approve or approve with conditions shall not constitute approval of the preliminary site plan.
(3) The City Council, within a reasonable period of time after receiving Planning Commission recommendation, shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny a request for a special land use. The City Council decision shall be incorporated in a statement of conclusions relative to the special land use under consideration. Any decision that denies a request or imposes conditions upon its approval shall specify the basis for the denial or the conditions imposed.
(D) Conditions. The City Council may impose such additional conditions and safeguards deemed necessary for the general welfare, for the protection of individual property rights, and for insuring that the purposes of this chapter and the general spirit and purpose of the district in which the special use is proposed will be observed.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17)