[Ord. No. 233, 9-9-2008]
A. 
Subject to the provisions of this Article, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Leadington may, after public hearing before the Board of Aldermen, and after study and report by the City Planning and Zoning Commission, authorize special uses in any district as herein qualified from which the uses are otherwise prohibited based on whether such building or use will:
1. 
Substantially increase traffic hazards or congestion.
2. 
Adversely affect the character of the neighborhood.
3. 
Substantially increase fire hazards.
4. 
Adversely affect the general welfare of the community.
5. 
Overtax public utilities.
6. 
Be in conflict with the Comprehensive City Plan.
B. 
If the Board's finding should be negative to the above, then the application may be granted; if affirmative as to any subject, then such permit shall be denied. In the granting of a special use permit, the Board of Aldermen may impose, and the City Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, appropriate conditions and safeguards as may be deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter and to protect adjacent property and conserve property values.
C. 
Applications for special use permits shall be made and processed in the same manner as provided for zoning amendments in Article XVIII of this Chapter.
D. 
The following special uses are authorized, providing they comply with all the regulations set forth in this Chapter for the district in which such use is located, except that the Board of Aldermen may permit hospitals and institutions to exceed the height limitations of such district:
1. 
Customary home occupations in "A" Agricultural or "R-1" and "R-2" Residential Districts.
2. 
Greenhouse or nursery.
3. 
Airports or landing field or strip for aircraft.
4. 
Any "R-1" or "R-2" District use in an "MH" District.
5. 
Replacement of a mobile home that is occupied by the owner and that constitutes a nonconforming use with a new mobile home, or placement of a single mobile home in any district for emergency or temporary use only.
6. 
Private educational institutions.
7. 
Drive-in restaurant or theater in "C-1" District.
8. 
Commercial, recreational, or amusement development for temporary or seasonal periods.
9. 
Commercial radio tower or broadcasting station.
10. 
Riding stables.
11. 
Hospitals and institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, or philanthropic nature, and criminal, mental or animal hospitals.
12. 
Cemetery or mausoleum.
13. 
Removal of gravel, topsoil or similar natural materials, with safeguards for the protection of adjoining property and the community as a whole.
14. 
Certain heavy industrial uses as required in Article VIII of this Chapter.
15. 
Buildings in excess of the height and story requirements set forth in Articles X and XI of this Chapter.
16. 
Parking lots on land in "R-1" and "R-2" Districts, within three hundred (300) feet from the boundary of any "C-1" or "I" District, provided the following standards are met:
a. 
Ingress and egress to such lot shall be from a street directly serving the commercial, business or industrial district.
b. 
No business involving the repair or service of vehicles, or sale, or display thereof shall be conducted from or upon such parking areas.
c. 
No structures shall be erected on the parking area except as provided for under Subsection (D)(16)(g) hereof.
d. 
No sign shall be erected on the parking area except as approved by the Board of Aldermen.
e. 
Parking areas shall be used for parking patrons, private passenger vehicles only, and no charge shall be made for parking within such premises.
f. 
The parking shall be setback in conformity with the established or required yards for residential uses and, where a parking area adjoins a dwelling use, it shall have a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet.
g. 
The parking area shall be suitably screened or fenced, paved and drained, lighted and maintained free of debris.
17. 
All uses for which special use permits are required by other sections of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 233, 9-9-2008]
A. 
The purpose of site plan review is to ensure that the design and layout of certain developments permitted will constitute suitable development and will not result in a detriment to the neighborhood or the environment. All proposals for attached single-family dwelling units are subject to the provisions of this Article, and no attached single-family dwelling units shall be erected, or externally enlarged, except in conformity with a site plan bearing an endorsement of approval from the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
All applications for site plan review shall be made and processed in the same manner as provided for zoning amendments in Article XVIII of this Chapter. An applicant for site plan review shall file a copy of an application form and a site plan with the Board of Aldermen. Unless this requirement is waived by the Board of Aldermen, the site plan shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect. The site plan shall include and be accompanied by the following items and information:
1. 
The site plan shall show all existing and proposed buildings, existing and proposed contour elevations, structures, parking spaces, driveway openings, driveways, service areas, facilities for sewage, refuse and other waste disposal and for surface water drainage, and landscape features such as fences, walls, planting areas, walks and lighting, both existing and proposed. The site plan shall also show the relation of the above features to adjacent ways and properties. The site plan shall also show all contiguous land owned by the applicant or by the owner of the property which is the subject of the application.
2. 
The applicant shall submit such material as may be required regarding design features intended to integrate the proposed new development into the existing landscape, to enhance aesthetic assets, and to screen objectionable features from neighbors.