A. General Standards: No special use permit shall be recommended or granted pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant shall establish that:
1. Zoning Code And Plan Purposes: The proposed use and development will be in harmony with the general and specific purposes for which this zoning code was enacted and for which the regulations of the district in question were established and with the general purpose and intent of the official comprehensive plan.
2. No Undue Adverse Impact: The proposed use and development will not have a substantial or undue adverse effect upon adjacent property, the character of the area, or the public health, safety, and general welfare.
3. No Interference With Surrounding Development: The proposed use and development will be constructed, arranged, and operated so as not to dominate the immediate vicinity or to interfere with the use and development of neighboring property in accordance with the applicable district regulations.
4. Adequate Public Facilities: The proposed use and development will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as streets, public utilities, drainage structures, police and fire protection, refuse disposal, parks, libraries, and schools, or the applicant will provide adequately for such services.
5. No Traffic Congestion: The proposed use and development will not cause undue traffic congestion nor draw significant amounts of traffic through the surrounding streets.
6. No Destruction Of Significant Features: The proposed use and development will not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of any natural, scenic, or historic feature of significant importance.
7. Compliance With Standards: The proposed use and development complies with all additional standards imposed on it by the particular provision of this zoning code authorizing such use.
8. Positive Effect: The proposed special use creating a positive effect for the zoning district, its purpose, and adjacent properties shall be placed before the benefits of the petitioner.
B. Special Standards For Specified Special Uses: When the district regulations authorizing any special use in a particular district impose special standards to be met by such use in such district, a permit for such use in such district shall not be recommended or granted unless the applicant shall establish compliance with such special standards.
C. Considerations: In determining whether the applicant's evidence establishes that the foregoing standards have been met, the plan commission and the board of trustees shall consider:
1. Benefit: Whether and to what extent the proposed use and development at the particular location requested is necessary or desirable to provide a service or a facility that is in the interest of the public convenience or that will contribute to the general welfare of the neighborhood or community.
2. Alternative Locations: Whether the purposes of the zoning code can be met by the location of the proposed use and development in some other area or zoning district that may be more appropriate than the proposed site.
3. Mitigation Of Adverse Impacts: Whether all steps possible have been taken to minimize any substantial or undue adverse effects of the proposed use and development on the immediate vicinity through building design, site design, landscaping, and screening. (Ord. 2013-12-944, 1-6-2014)