The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the various buildings and uses designated herein as conditional uses.
A. Lot Areas:
1. Minimum Lot Or Parcel Sizes: Minimum lot or parcel sizes are specified herein under the site and development standards for the specific use in articles C through F of this chapter.
2. Minimum Lot Size And Configuration: The minimum lot size and configuration for any use shall be at least sufficient to accommodate water supply facilities, sewage disposal facilities, replacement sewage disposal facilities, buildings, parking areas, streets or driveways, stormwater containment, snow storage, open areas, accessory structures, and setbacks in accordance with provisions herein. All lots shall have a reasonable building site and access to that site.
3. Direct Frontage Along Public Or Private Road: All lots or parcels for conditional uses shall have direct frontage along a public or private road with minimum frontage distance as specified in the site or development standards for the specific use.
B. Setbacks:
1. Structures Exceeding Three Feet In Height: The setbacks for all structures exceeding three feet (3') in height are specified herein under the site and development standards for the specific use.
2. Highway 55: All structures shall be set back one hundred feet (100') from the right of way line of Highway 55 unless a more restrictive setback is required within other sections of this title.
3. High Water Line: All residential buildings shall be set back at least thirty feet (30') from high water lines. All other buildings shall be set back at least one hundred feet (100') from high water lines.
4. Front Yards: Front yards shall be determined by the structure establishing the principal use on the property and the location of the access street or road.
5. Encroachment On Yards: No other structure may encroach on the yards determined for the structure establishing principal use.
6. Measurement: All building setbacks shall be measured horizontally, on a perpendicular to the property line, to the nearest corner or face of the building including eaves, projections, or overhangs. (Ord. 10-06, 8-23-2010)
C. Buildings:
1. Permanent Foundation; Minimum Roof Area; Building Regulations: All buildings or structures to be set on a permanent foundation and exceeding one hundred twenty (120) square feet in roof area are subject to the provisions of title 6, chapter 1 of this code or any subsequent updates or adoptions. Compliance with the provisions of said title 6, chapter 1 shall be a condition of approval of the conditional use permit. (Ord. 10-06, 8-23-2010; amd. Ord. 11-5, 6-6-2011)
2. Building Permits Required: Building permits are required and may be obtained from the county building department after the conditional use permit is issued. The building department will assist the zoning department by imposing pertinent conditions of approval on the building permit.
3. Site And Development Standards: Building height, shape, floor area, construction material, and location on the property may be regulated herein under the site and development standards for the specific use as well as by provisions of the building code.
D. Impact Report:
1. Required: An impact report shall be required for all proposed conditional uses.
2. Potential Environmental, Economic And Social Impacts: The impact report shall address potential environmental, economic, and social impacts and how these impacts are to be minimized as follows:
a. Traffic: Traffic volume, character, and patterns including adequacy of existing or proposed street width, surfacing, alignment, gradient, and traffic control features or devices, and maintenance. Contrast existing with the changes the proposal will bring during construction and after completion, build-out, or full occupancy of the proposed development. Include pedestrian, bicycle, auto, and truck traffic.
b. Housing Affordability; Community Housing: Provision for the mitigation of impacts on housing affordability.
c. Noise And Vibration Levels: Noise and vibration levels that exist and compare to those that will be added during construction, normal activities, and special activities. Include indoor and outdoor, day and night variations.
d. Heat And Glare: Heat and glare that exist and that might be introduced from all possible sources such as autos in parking areas, outdoor lights, water or glass surfaces, buildings or outdoor activities.
e. Particulate Emissions: Particulate emissions to the air including smoke, dust, chemicals, gases or fumes, etc., both existing and what may be added by the proposed uses.
f. Water: Water demand, discharge, supply source, and disposal method for potable uses, domestic uses, and fire protection. Identify existing surface water drainage, wetlands, flood prone areas and potential changes. Identify existing groundwater and surface water quality and potential changes due to this proposal.
g. Fire, Explosion And Other Hazards: Fire, explosion, and other hazards existing and proposed. Identify how activities on neighboring property may affect the proposed use.
h. Existing Vegetation: Removal of existing vegetation or effects thereon including disturbance of wetlands, general stability of soils, slopes, and embankments and the potential for sedimentation of disturbed soils.
i. Stabilization Of Soil; Restoration Or Replacement Of Vegetation: Include practices that will be used to stabilize soils and restore or replace vegetation.
j. Soil Characteristics And Potential Problems: Soil characteristics and potential problems in regard to slope stability, embankments, building foundation, utility and road construction. Include suitability for supporting proposed landscaping.
k. Site Grading And Improvements: Site grading or improvements including cuts and fills, drainage courses and impoundments, sound and sight buffers, landscaping, fencing, utilities, and open areas.
l. Visibility: Visibility from public roads, adjoining property, and buildings. Include what will be done to reduce visibility of all parts of the proposal but especially cuts and fills and buildings. Include the effect of shadows from new features on neighboring property.
m. Reasons For Selecting Particular Location: Reasons for selecting the particular location including topographic, geographic and similar features, historic, adjoining land ownership or use, access to public lands, recreation, utilities, streets, etc., in order to illustrate compatibility with and opportunities presented by existing land uses or character.
n. Increased Revenue: Approximation of increased revenue from change in property tax assessment, new jobs available to local residents, and increased local expenditures.
o. Economic Impacts: Approximation of costs for additional public services, facilities, and other economic impacts.
p. Existing Developments: State how the proposed development will impact existing developments providing the same or similar products or services.
q. Natural Resources Or Materials: State what natural resources or materials are available at or near the site that will be used in a process to produce a product and the impacts resulting from the depletion of the resource. Describe the process in detail and describe the impacts of each part.
r. Impacts If Project Abandoned At Partial Completion: What will be the impacts of a project abandoned at partial completion?
s. Number Of Dwelling Units, Building Sites, Nonresidential Floor Space Available: Number of residential dwelling units, other buildings and building sites, and square footage or gross nonresidential floor space to be available.
t. Stages Of Development: Stages of development in geographic terms and proposed construction time schedule.
u. Range Of Sale, Lease Or Rental Prices: Anticipated range of sale, lease or rental prices for dwelling units, building or other site, or nonresidential floor space in order to ensure compatibility with adjacent land use and development.
E. Bonds And Fee:
1. Recommendation Of Administrator; Board Option: Dependent on the impact report and the compatibility rating as well as the applicant's proposed site improvements and structure to be used or constructed, the administrator may recommend bonds, a development agreement, reimbursement fees or the impact fee of the applicant. The board shall have the option of exclusively dealing with the issues of bonds, reimbursement fees, and/or application fees, in the case of developments, which are deemed by the board to be large enough in scale to have significant impact on county services and infrastructure. In such case, pursuant to the direction of the board, the commission shall defer such matters to the board.
2. Imposition And Collection Of Fees: The commission or administrator shall have discretion as an inherent condition of the permit to impose and collect fees from the applicant for the cost of monitoring and enforcement of standards. (Ord. 10-06, 8-23-2010)