(a) In evaluating the suitability of a proposed conditional use, the Planning & Zoning Administrator shall examine the following characteristics of the proposed use and its individual structures or components:
(1) Location and orientation;
(2) Lot size;
(3) Size of facility, including floor area, structure height, design capacity and anticipated employment;
(4) Site design and arrangement;
(5) Provisions affecting on- and off-site pedestrian and traffic movement, vehicle storage and the passage of emergency vehicles;
(6) Appearance;
(7) Screening or landscaping;
(8) On- or off-site buffering from incompatible uses with open spaces or transitional uses;
(9) Operations factors, such as hours of use or environmental controls; and
(10) Other characteristics of the proposed use pertinent in the judgment of the Board to an assessment of the impact of the use on the area.
(b) The Planning & Zoning Administrator may call upon technical experts or have studies performed to determine specific development standards or conditions for any particular conditional use.
(Ord. 18-76. Passed 7-23-18.)