Sec. 24.1-115
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Permit termination for discontinuance2 years
Where any special use or conforming special use is discontinued for any reason for a continuous period of two (2) years or more, the special use permit shall automatically terminate without notice.
- Initial permit term1 years
the initial term of each special use permit shall be for one (1) year from the date of approval.
- Minor amendment maximum increase25 pct
There will be a cumulative total of less than a twenty-five percent (25%) increase in either total lot coverage or floor area
- Non-material modification maximum increase5 pct
there will be a five percent (5%) or less increase in either lot coverage or floor area over what was originally approved.
- Reapplication wait after denial1 years
When the board has acted on an application for a special use permit and has denied it, no other application for substantially the same request shall be considered until one (1) year has elapsed from the date of the board's action.
- Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. required for certain uses
These uses are permitted only through the issuance of a special use permit by the board after ensuring that the use can be appropriately accommodated on the specific property
- Permit termination for failure to establish2 years
failure to establish the special use authorized by the permit within two (2) years from the date of approval by the board shall cause the permit to terminate automatically.
From the ordinance
Certain uses, because of their unique characteristics or potential impacts on adjacent land uses, are not generally permitted in certain zoning districts as a matter of right, but may, under the right set of circumstances and conditions be acceptable in certain specific locations.