Uses designated in this title as conditional uses may be permitted, enlarged, or otherwise altered by the city council. In permitting a conditional use, or the modification of an existing conditional use, the board of adjustment may impose, in addition to those standards and requirements expressly specified by this title, any additional conditions which it considers necessary to protect the best interest of the surrounding property or the city as a whole. These conditions may include increasing the required lot size or yard size, limiting the height of buildings, controlling the locations and number of driveways, increasing the street width, increasing the number of off-street parking and loading spaces, limiting the number, size, and location of signs, and requiring diking, fencing, screening, or landscaping to protect nearby property. In the case of a use existing prior to July 14, 1997, and which is classified in this title as a conditional use, any change in use or in a lot area or any alteration of the structure shall conform with the requirements dealing with conditional uses.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 776 § 1, 2000)
A property owner may initiate a request for a conditional use or for the modification of an existing conditional use by filing an application with the zoning official. The application shall be submitted at least fifteen days prior to the meeting at which it will be considered. The application shall be accompanied by a site plan, drawn to scale, showing the dimensions and arrangement of the proposed development. The zoning official may request other drawings or information necessary to an understanding of the request.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 886 § 17, 2016)
Within ten days after the city council has reached a decision on a request for a conditional use permit the zoning official shall provide the applicant with a copy of the council’s decision and council’s written report giving the reasons for the decision.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 776 § 2, 2000)
The action of the city council may be appealed to the superior court according to the provisions of PMC 17.10.110.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 776 § 2, 2000)