§ 20.54.010. Purpose and intent.

Each zoning district lists special uses that, because of their special impact or unique characteristics, can have a substantial adverse impact upon or be incompatible with other uses of land. This impact often cannot be determined in advance of the use being proposed for a particular location. Such uses may be allowed to locate within given districts only through the review process of the special use permit and under the controls, limitations and regulations of such permits. This chapter establishes general and specific development standards for special uses and provides for a review process which will evaluate the location, scale, compatibility with rural character and development characteristics of such uses and their impact on adjacent properties and the community as a whole, to the end that such uses may be approved, modified, or disapproved fairly and objectively.

(Ord. 13235 § 13, 2004: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 8216 § 108 (part), 1985)