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Conditional Use Permit Standards
Section 1. Review Standards
The review determines whether the proposed use should be permitted by weighing public need for and benefits
to be derived from the use against the local impact which it may cause. The review shall consider the proposal
in terms of:
(A) Existing zoning and land use in the vicinity of the use; and
(B) planned and proposed public and private developments which may be adversely affected by the proposed
use; and
(C) whether and to what extent the proposed use, at the particular location for which it is suggested, is
necessary or desirable to provide a development which is in the interest of the public or which will
contribute to the general welfare of the area or Polk County; and
(D) whether and to what extent all steps possible have been taken by the developer to minimize any adverse
effects of the proposed use on the immediate vicinity and on the public health, safety and welfare in
general.
Section 2. General Standards
No application for a conditional use permit shall be approved unless the Board of Adjustment specifically finds
the proposed conditional use appropriate in the location for which it is proposed. This finding shall be based on
the following criteria:
The proposed use shall be in harmony with the general purpose, goals, objectives, and standards of the Polk
County Comprehensive Plan, this Ordinance, or any other plan, program, map, or ordinance adopted, or under
consideration pursuant to official notice, by the County.
(A) The proposed location and use shall be consistent with policies or provisions of the Comprehensive Plan,
this Ordinance, or other plans or programs of the County.
(B) The proposed use at the proposed location shall not result in a substantial or undue adverse effect on
adjacent property, the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, public improvements,
public sites or rights-of-way, or other matters affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare, either
as they now exist or as they may in the future be developed as a result of the implementation of provisions
and policies of the Comprehensive Plan, this Ordinance, or any other plan, program, map, or
ordinance
adopted, or under consideration pursuant to official notice, by the County or other governmental agency
having jurisdiction to guide growth and development.
(C) The proposed use in the proposed area will be adequately served by, and will not impose an undue burden
on, any public improvements, facilities, utilities, and services. Where any such improvements, facilities,
utilities, or services are not available or adequate to service the proposed use in the proposed location, the
applicant shall, as part of the application and a condition to approval of the proposed conditional use
permit, be responsible for establishing ability, willingness, and binding commitment to provide such
improvements, facilities, utilities, and services in sufficient time, and in a manner consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan, this Ordinance, and other plans, programs, maps, and ordinances adopted by Polk
County to service the development. The approval of the conditional use permit shall be conditioned upon
such improvements, facilities, utilities, and services being provided and guaranteed by the applicant.
