(A) The Commission shall review the facts and circumstances of each proposed conditional use in terms of the following standards and shall find adequate evidence showing such use at the proposed location:
(1) Will be harmonious and in accordance with the general and specific objectives of the comprehensive plan and the land use ordinance;
(2) Will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to be harmonious with and appropriate to the existing character of the general vicinity, and that such use will not change the essential character of the same area;
(3) Will not be hazardous or disturbing to the existing neighboring uses;
(4) Will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highways, streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer and schools, or that the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use shall be able to provide adequately any such services;
(5) Will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community;
(6) Will meet with the approval of persons or agencies responsible for the establishment, regulation and/or maintenance of services to the proposed use;
(7) Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and/or conditions of operation that would be detrimental to any persons, property or the general welfare, including but not limited to, excessive traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors; and
(8) Will have vehicular approaches to the property designed so as not to create an interference with traffic on surrounding public thoroughfares.
(B) Depending upon the size of the project, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require studies from the applicant concerning the demographic, social, economic, fiscal and environmental effects of the proposed conditional use.
(Prior Code, § 17.44.040)