(A) The Board shall hear and decide, in particular cases, and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, special use permits as authorized by the district regulations in Ch. 6 of this ordinance. Reasonable and appropriate conditions and safeguards may be imposed upon these permits by the Board.
(B) Any special use permit so authorized shall be perpetually binding upon the property included in such permit unless subsequently changed or amended by the Board, as provided for in this chapter.
(C) Minor modifications to special use permits that do not involve a change in uses permitted or the density of overall development permitted may be reviewed and approved administratively by the Zoning Enforcement Official. Any other modification or revocation of a special use permit shall follow the same process for approval as is applicable to the approval of a special use permit. If multiple parcels of land are subject to a special use permit, the owners of individual parcels may apply for permit modification so long as the modification would not result in other properties failing to meet the terms of the special use permit or regulations. Any modifications approved shall only be applicable to those properties whose owners apply for the modification. If the permit or any modification is approved, then the special use permit is required to be recorded with the register of deeds by the applicant. Appeals of these decisions shall be followed under § 15.6 of this ordinance.
(D) All decisions rendered by the Board of Adjustment regarding special use permits (approved and denied cases) will be filed in the Gaston County Register of Deeds via a prepared order developed by city staff. The city will be responsible for recording these orders and will charge a fee that is equal to the fee charged by the Gaston County Register of Deeds to record deeds and other real estate documents, which will be added to the application fee associated with special use permits, and which will be paid by the applicant upon submittal.
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed 6-10-2024)