(A) Special land uses are those uses of land that are not essentially incompatible with the uses allowed in a zoning district, but possess characteristics or location qualities that require individual review and discretion in order to avoid incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area, public services and facilities, and adjacent uses of land. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish equitable procedures and criteria that shall be met for all special land uses.
(B) Special land uses shall be permitted in a zoning district only after review and approval by the Planning Commission.
(C) The following uses in division (D) below shall only be allowed if the zoning district in which they are located specifically lists the use as a special land use.
(D) The following special land uses and activities are eligible for consideration and approval by the Planning Commission:
(1) Adult foster care facilities for seven persons or more;
(2) Automobile repair, car washes, and auto sales facilities;
(3) Building supply and equipment establishments;
(4) Camps and campgrounds;
(5) Child care centers;
(6) Coin-operated laundries and dry cleaners;
(7) Daycare facilities;
(8) Drive-through or drive-in businesses, including, but not limited to: restaurants; banks; dry cleaning pick-up stations; and similar uses;
(9) Educational services;
(10) Essential government services;
(11) Gasoline stations with convenience stores;
(12) Health and physical fitness salons;
(13) Health services clinics;
(14) Individual and family social services;
(15) Institutional care facilities;
(16) Indoor commercial recreation facilities, such as theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks, or similar uses;
(17) Lawn service sales and services, including small engine repair;
(18) Multi-family dwellings;
(19) Multiple uses of buildings;
(20) Museums and art galleries;
(21) Outdoor recreation facilities;
(22) Public and institutional uses;
(23) Public utility buildings and facilities (without storage yards);
(24) Public or private business schools or colleges;
(25) Radio and television broadcasting studios without communications towers;
(26) Rental businesses;
(27) Telecommunication towers; and
(28) Farming activities undertaken pursuant to the State Right to Farm Act, and exercised in accordance with generally-accepted agricultural and management practices.
(Prior Code, § 154.290) (Ord. 48, passed 6-21-2005; Ord. 49, passed 6-19-2007)