Recognizing that certain types of uses may be
customary, desirable or necessary in various districts but by their
nature present certain problems or difficulties, these uses are permitted
by special permit and require a review procedure to provide an opportunity
to mitigate these problems or difficulties and to minimize the impact
of these uses upon the district or neighborhood and to preserve the
character of the districts or neighborhoods. For uses requiring a
special permit, the Planning Board may issue a special permit after
application has been made to the Code Administration Officer and after
due notice and public hearing per conditions and procedures of this
chapter.
Before granting a special permit for any use,
the Planning Board shall make the following special findings:
A. That the lot area is sufficient, appropriate and adequate
for the use and the reasonable anticipated operation and expansion
thereof.
B. That the proposed use will not prevent the orderly
and reasonable use of adjacent properties.
C. That the site is particularly suitable for the location
of the proposed use in the community.
D. That the characteristics of the proposed use are not
such that its proposed location would be unsuitably near to a church,
school, public park or other similar use.
E. That access facilities are adequate for the estimated
traffic from public streets or highways so as to assure the public
safety and to avoid traffic congestion and further that vehicular
entrances and exits shall be clearly visible from the street and not
be within 50 feet of the intersection of street lines at a street
or highway intersection except under unusual circumstances.
F. That there are an adequate number of off-street parking
and loading spaces provided for the anticipated number of occupants,
both employees and patrons or visitors, and, further, that the layout
of the spaces and driveways is convenient and conducive to safe operation.
G. That adequate buffer yards and screening are provided
where necessary to protect adjacent properties and land use.
H. That the proposed use will comply with all other regulations
and laws applicable to such use.