8-6 Planning Commission Action

A. The Planning Commission shall approve a Conditional Use Permit if reasonable conditions can be imposed to mitigate the reasonably anticipated detrimental effects of the proposed use in accordance with applicable standards. In approving any Conditional Use Permit the Planning Commission may impose conditions deemed necessary to protect the public welfare, ensure compatibility with other uses in the vicinity, and ensure that the negative impact of the proposed use on the surrounding uses and public facilities is minimized. These conditions may include the following: 1. The site size, dimensions, location, topography and access are adequate for the needs of the proposed use, considering the proposed building mass, parking, traffic, noise, vibration, exhaust/emissions, light, glare, erosion, odor, dust, visibility, safety, and aesthetic considerations; 2. All required public facilities have adequate capacity to serve the proposed conditional use; 3. Limiting the hours, days, place and/or manner of operation; 4. Requiring larger setback areas, lot area, and/or lot depth or width; 5. Limiting the building height size or lot coverage, and/or location on the site; 6. Designating the size, number, location and/or design of vehicle access points or parking areas; 7. Requiring street right-of-way to be dedicated streets, sidewalks, curbs, planting strips, pathways, or trails to be improved provided that: a. an essential link exists between a legitimate governmental interest and each exaction; and b. each exaction is roughly proportionate, both in nature and extent to the impact of the proposed development; 8. Requiring landscaping, screening, drainage, water quality facilities and/or improvements of parking and loading areas; 9. Limiting the number, size, location, design, and/or intensity of outdoor lighting; 10. Requiring berms, screening or landscaping and the establishment of standards for their installation and maintenance; 11. Requiring and designating the size, height, location and/or materials for fences; 12. Encouraging the protection and preservation of natural features including existing trees, soils, vegetation, watercourses, habitat areas, drainage areas, historic resources, slopes, cultural resources, and/or sensitive lands; 13. Requiring the protection and preservation of groundwater recharge areas; 14. Limiting noise generation; 15. Minimizing environmental impacts to identified wetlands; 15. Turn-lane improvements at street intersections when: a. an unsafe condition would be created by the development without the improvements; or b. The projected increase in traffic generated by the new or expanded use will lower the level of service; 16. Providing for emergency access; 17. Requiring pedestrian, bicycle and transit circulation, including related facilities, as needed among buildings and related uses on the development site, as well as to adjacent and nearby residential areas, transit stops, neighborhood activity centers, office parks, and industrial parks; 18. Requiring approval of septic and of water systems; 19. Requiring buildings to be built to specific requirements. B. In approving or recommending approval of a conditional use permit, the Kanab City Planning Commission shall find: 1. That the proposed use is necessary or desirable and will contribute to the general well-being of the community. 2. That the use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of persons residing, or working in the vicinity, or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity. 3. That the proposed use will comply with the regulations of this Ordinance. 4. That the proposed use is in harmony with the intent and purpose of the Kanab City Master Plan or that the plan shall have first been amended through public hearing.