A. Conditional Use Permit Application: Any application for a conditional use permit as allowed by subsection 6-2-5B2 of this chapter shall follow the application procedures as defined in subsections 6-2-4A and C of this chapter. The applicant shall also provide support information addressing the standards for findings of fact as described below. The town planner shall have up to two (2) weeks to determine if an application is complete.
B. Conditional Use Permit Review Procedure: Upon determination by the town planner that an application is complete, the town planner shall schedule a public hearing before the town of Winter Park planning commission. Public notice is required to be mailed to property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the property boundary where the sign is proposed indicating time and place of the public hearing no less than two (2) weeks in advance of the public hearing. At the regular meeting in which the public hearing is held, the planning commission shall review the application in conformance with the findings of fact noted below. The planning commission may approve, approve with conditions, or deny the conditional use permit application.
Following approval or approval with conditions by the town of Winter Park planning commission, the town planner shall retain the conditional use permit application and all of its supplemental documents for review by the town of Winter Park town council at a public hearing within forty (40) days. At the regular meeting in which the public hearing is held, the town council shall review the application in conformance with the findings of fact noted below. The town council may approve, approve with conditions, or deny the conditional use permit application. No conditional use permit shall be valid or may be issued until the same is approved by the town council.
C. Permit Standards: Any conditional use permit shall only be permitted after meeting the following standards, as determined by findings of fact established by the town of Winter Park planning commission and the town of Winter Park town council:
1. General Welfare: The establishment, maintenance or conducting of the sign for which a use permit is sought will not, under the particular case, be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the general vicinity of the proposed site.
2. Nuisance: Any sign found to be objectionable or incompatible with the town of Winter Park or the surrounding area due to light pollution, visibility from public rights of way, aesthetic degradation, hours of operation, or other undesirable characteristics as determined by the town of Winter Park town council may be prohibited.
3. Zoning Consistency: To obtain a conditional use permit, the applicant must generally show that the contemplated sign is compatible with the policies in terms of the town code, and that such use would be essential or desirable to the public convenience or welfare, and will not impair the integrity and character of the underlying zone district or be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the town of Winter Park.
D. Fees: Each application for a conditional use permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee as set forth by section 1-8-1 of this code. (Ord. 440, Series of 2010)