(a) The Planning Commission shall have the authority to make a determination.
(b) The Zoning Administrator shall make a thorough investigation and analysis of an application for a determination, and shall afterwards prepare a written report, along with recommendations, for submission to the Planning Commission.
(c) Within forty-five days of the receipt of an application for a determination, the Planning Commission shall hold a meeting to determine the similarity of the proposed use to either a principal or conditional use which is specifically permitted within the same district. Note: Neither a public hearing nor notification to property owners with 300 feet of the proposed use shall be required.
(d) Whenever the Planning Commission determines that the proposed use is similar in nature and comparative with a principal use within a particular district, it shall authorize the Zoning Administrator to approve the processing of all required permit applications.
(e) Whenever the Planning Commission determines that the proposed use is similar in nature to a conditional use within a particular district, it shall instruct the Zoning Administrator to notify the applicant that an application for a conditional use permit must be filed.
(f) Whenever the Planning Commission approves a similar use application, the Zoning Administrator shall note in his/her copy of the Zoning Code that such use has been approved by the Planning Commission and said use shall be added to the pertinent Zoning District Uses.
(Ord. 45-08. Passed 12-15-08.)