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Conditional Uses
Conditional uses are land uses that are similar to the permitted uses, but can have adverse impacts on adjacent land uses if not carefully evaluated for those impacts.
The public hearing evaluation process provides for neighboring property owners and government agencies to comment and express opinion on a proposed conditional use. The Planning and Zoning Commission weighs the public and government agency comment on the conditional use to determine the impacts. The Commission may approve the conditional use if no impacts are found; deny the conditional use if the impacts are too great; or approve the conditional use with adjustments to lessen or remove the negative impacts.
The adjustments are called conditions of approval and must be resolved through design, operation, or scheduling changes regarding the use. Some conditional uses are temporary, such as gravel pits, and others are permanent, such as residential development. An exclusive type of conditional use is a liquor license, which is examined and acted on by the Assembly.
NOTE: Our Zoning & Platting Self Help section provides detailed information about Conditional Uses.
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