Article V, Sec. 10-3-124 through 10-3-131

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• Application fee

  All applications shall be accompanied with a payment of four hundred twenty-five dollars ($425.00) plus thirty dollars ($30.00) per acre.

• Expiration upon cessation

  If the use or activity should cease for any reason for a continuous period of two (2) years or more, the special permit shall automatically terminate without notice and become null and void.

• Time to commence

  Within thirty-six (36) months from the approval date for residential projects and within twelve (12) months from the approval date for all other projects.

• Conditions of approval

  City council may impose conditions including additional open space, landscaping, screening, yard requirements, lighting, hours of operation, off-street parking, utility, drainage, public access, and compatibility with the Comprehensive Plan.

• Existing special uses

  Any use listed as requiring approval as a special use, and which use legally exists at the effective date of the regulations, shall be considered a nonconforming use unless it has been approved as a special use by the city council.

• Property posting for public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

  At least fourteen (14) days prior to the planning commission's public hearing, the city shall erect on the subject property signs indicating a public hearing and a contact phone number. There shall be at least one sign posted along each public right-of-way abutting the property.

• Review standards

  Proposed use must be consistent with good zoning practice, have no more adverse effect on health, safety, or comfort, be adequately served by essential public services, and be designed, sited, and landscaped so as not to hinder appropriate development of adjacent properties.