Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Phase I environmental site assessment
A phase I environmental site assessment is required for proposed developments involving land disturbance for residential, assembly, day care, group home, recreation, school, library, or similar use where exposure to contaminated soil or water poses a threat.
Other
- ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. expansion rule
Churches lawfully existing as of October 21, 1993 may be expanded in all zoning districts except B-5 and South Norfolk Business Overlay District, subject to site plan review. Churches in B-5 require a conditional use permit.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit abandonment12 months
If a use approved under a conditional use permit is ended or interrupted for 12 consecutive months, the permit expires.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit application contents
Application must include owner information, legal description, preliminary site plan, environmental assessment, and certification.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit expansion limit25 pct
Expansion of buildings under an approved conditional use permit may be approved administratively if the expansion does not increase gross floor area by more than 25 percent.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit expiration3 years
A conditional use permit shall automatically expire and become void three years from the date of approval unless a building permit is obtained and construction started or an occupancy permit is obtained and use commenced.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit extension1 years
City council may grant a one-year extension of a conditional use permit upon written application.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required
Certain land uses are designated as conditional uses and require a conditional use permit approved by city council.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit review standards
Approval requires conformity with Comprehensive Plan and compatibility with surrounding community.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit revocation
A conditional use permit may be revoked by city council for willful noncompliance with conditions or applicable provisions.
From the ordinance
Conditional use permits are required for designated conditional uses and are subject to review and approval by city council.