A. Use permitted if standards met.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a use that meets the standards of this subsection A.1 may be established in the SPD as if permitted by right.
a. The use is either permitted by right in the M-2 zone or is an office use. For an office use to qualify under this provision, it must not raise the total amount of office space in the SPD above 349,748 square feet.
b. The new use will be served by existing infrastructure (water, sewer, storm drainage, and streets).
c. The total number of employees for the use does not raise the total number of employees in the SPD above 3,000.
d. Construction is one of two types:
i. New construction that does not increase either ground coverage or height more than 10%; or
ii. Construction necessary for compliance with applicable structural, safety, energy, or access standards.
2. Prior to establishing the use, the lessee shall demonstrate compliance with the above standards to the satisfac-tion of the planning director.
B. Conditional use permits. For a use allowed in the M-2 zone that does not meet the standards in subsection A.1, one of the following permits is required:
1. Conditional use permit-Zoning administrator. The zoning administrator may approve a conditional use permit for a use in the M-2 zone if the use will be conducted within an existing structure in the SPD. The existing structure may be modified with tenant improvements, fencing, landscaping, and parking only.
2. Conditional use permit-Planning and design commission. The planning and design commission may approve a conditional use permit for a use conditionally allowed in the M-2 zone or for a permitted use that requires the construction or expansion of buildings or structures above that allowed by subsection A.1.d. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)