The procedure to be followed in considering applications for special uses shall be as follows:
(A) Application. An application verified by the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the property involved shall be filed with the Village Clerk for the attention of the Zoning Administrator upon a form prescribed therefor, which shall contain or be accompanied by all required information.
(B) Public hearing. Upon receipt of such verified application the Zoning Administrator shall notify the Chairperson of the Planning, Zoning and Development Commission, or, in his absence, the Chairperson pro tem, who shall give notice of a public hearing in the same manner as provided for hearings on the reclassification of property. A record of pertinent information presented at the public hearing shall be made and maintained by the Planning, Zoning and Development Commission as part of the permanent record relative to the application.
(C) Determination. The Planning, Zoning and Development Commission shall then make its findings and recommendations to the Village Board of Trustees within 30 days following the date of public hearing on each application. The Board of Trustees may then authorize a special use as defined herein by specific ordinance, provided the evidence presented is such as to establish beyond reasonable doubt:
(1) That the proposed use at the particular location requested is necessary or desirable to provide a service or a facility which is in the interest of public convenience and will contribute to the general welfare of the neighborhood or community.
(2) That such use will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property values or improvements in the vicinity.
(3) That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and conditions specified in this chapter for such use, and with the stipulations and conditions made a part of the authorization granted by the Village Board of Trustees.
(D) After special uses are discontinued for a period of more than one year the building and land shall only be used for uses permitted in the zoning district in which said special use was located.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 95-06, passed 4-10-95)