Town of Mills Petition for Zone Change or Page 8
Rev: 05/2016 Application for Special Review Permit
is designed to be compatible with surrounding land uses and the area of its
location.
2. In considering an application for a special review use, the Town Council shall
consider and may impose modifications or conditions concerning, by way of
illustration and not limitation, the following development features, to the
extent such modifications or conditions are necessary to insure compliance
with the criteria of paragraph 1 of this section.
a. Size and location of site;
b. Street and road capacities in the area;
c. Ingress and egress to adjoining public streets;
d. Location and amount of off-street parking;
e. Internal traffic circulation system;
f. Fencing, screening, and landscaped separations;
g. Building bulk and location;
h. Usable open space;
i. Signs and lighting; and,
j. Noise, vibration, air pollution, and other environmental influences.
D. All Site Plans for special review permits, including modifications or conditions,
shall be approved by the Town Council. The applicant shall file the Special
Review Site Plan with the building official who shall indicate on the zoning
district map that a Special Review Permit has been approved for the area included
in the Site Plan.
E. The building official shall issue a certificate for the special use certifying the
completion of the Special Review Permit and shall note the issuance of the
certificate on an office copy of the district zoning map and on the Site Plan.
F. After completion, the use of the land and the construction, modification, or
alteration of any buildings within the special permit unit will be governed by the
approved site plan, kept for reference by the building official.
G. Except as follows, no changes may be made in the Special Review Permit after its
approval.
1. Minor changes in the location, siting, or character of buildings and structures
may be authorized by the building official, if required by engineering or other
circumstances not foreseen at the time the final development program was
approved. No change authorized by the building official under this section
may increase the size of any building or structure by more than ten percent,
nor change the location of any building or structure by more than ten feet in
any direction; provided, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the
building official may not permit changes beyond the minimum or maximum
requirements set forth in this Ordinance;
2. All other changes in the special review permit site plan must be made under
the procedures that are applicable to the initial approval of a special review
permit.