(A) Use categories. Each of the use categories and specific uses listed in Table 156.C.003-1, Use Table, are defined in § 156.M.003, Definitions. The Zoning Administrator may authorize a use that is not listed if the proposed use fits within a defined use category or is functionally the same as a permitted, limited, or special use.
(B) If not authorized then prohibited. If the Zoning Administrator determines that a proposed use does not fit within a given use category and is not functionally the same as a permitted, limited, or special use, then the use is a prohibited use.
(C) Decision criteria. In making such determinations, the Zoning Administrator may consider but not be limited to the following criteria:
(1) The actual or projected characteristics of the activity in relation to those of the use type;
(2) The amount of site area or floor space and equipment devoted to the activity;
(3) Vehicle parking demand;
(4) Average daily and peak hour trip generation (people, personal vehicles, and delivery vehicles);
(5) Types of vehicles used and their parking requirements;
(6) Building impervious surface coverage;
(7) Regulated air or water emissions;
(8) Noise, lighting, dust, and odors;
(9) Solid waste generation;
(10) The number of employees on a typical shift;
(11) Use and storage of hazardous materials;
(12) Character of associated buildings and structures;
(13) How the use is advertised;
(14) Nature and impacts of operation; and/or
(15) Hours of operation.
(Ord. 15039, passed 4-11-2022)