Decisions of approval, approval with conditions or denial of the conditional use permit application is based on the following criteria:
(A) The safety of people and property:
(1) Size and location of the use;
(2) Prevent or minimize flood water damage where necessary;
(3) Relocation, covering or fencing of irrigation ditches, and drainage channels;
(4) Location, dimensions of truck loading and unloading facilities; and
(5) Hazardous conditions to the public health or safety.
(B) Traffic considerations, including:
(1) Capacity of existing streets;
(2) Location and off-street parking; and
(3) Internal traffic circulation.
(C) Health and sanitation:
(1) Emergency vehicle access; and
(2) Screening of trash pick-up or waste storage areas.
(D) Environmental concerns:
(1) Utility capacity;
(2) Usable and permanent open space considerations;
(3) Signage and lighting;
(4) Noise, vibration, pollution, odors, stream or other factors that might affect people and property off-site; and
(5) Potential discharge into the air, ground water, surface and subsurface water or soil.
(E) The General Plan and permitted zoning conditions:
(1) Fencing, screening and landscaping to separate from adjoining uses;
(2) Design, architectural detail, building mass, bulk and orientation to conform to the surrounding area; and
(3) Removal of structures, debris or plant materials incompatible with characteristics of the underlying zone.
(G) Issuance of a conditional use permit for an electricity generating plant, whose primary fuel source is coal, shall require approval of a majority of registered voters within the county voting at a regularly scheduled election.
(Ord. 2024-5-3, passed 5-13-2024)