§ 38-451. Intent and purpose.

(a)

Rather than permitting all of the many and varied land use activities within individual and limited zoning districts, it is the intent of this article to provide a set of procedures and standards for specific uses of land or structures that will allow, on one hand, practical latitude for the investor or developer, but that will, at the same time, promote the intent and purpose of this chapter, and insure that the land use or activity authorized shall be compatible with adjacent uses of land, the natural environment, and the capacities of public services and facilities affected by the land uses. In order to provide controllable and reasonable flexibility, this article permits detailed review of certain specified types of land use activities which, because of their particular and unique characteristics, require special consideration in relation to the welfare of adjacent properties and to the community as a whole. Land and structure uses possessing these characteristics are designated special uses and may be authorized within certain zone districts by the issuance of a special use permit. By such a procedure, the planning commission and the council have the opportunity to impose conditions and safeguards upon each use which are deemed necessary for the protection of the public welfare.

(b)

The following sections, together with previous references in other articles of this chapter, designate specific uses that require a special use permit and, in addition, specify the procedures and standards which must be met before such a permit can be issued.

(Ord. No. 424, § 19A1.1, 6-18-84)