§ 154.134 STANDARDS OF REVIEW.
   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)