33-89 Amend Zoning Code New Chpt 1120 "Conditional Uses"

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. GRDINANCE NO. and REFERRED to the PLANNING COMMISSION and the PLANNING & ZONING CMTE on 5/15/89~:C.~' PLACED ON SECOND READING on 11/6/89.as amended. 33-89 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Gazzana, George, Graham, Wendling AN ORDINANCE to amend the Zoning Code of Ordinances of the City of Lakewood by enacting new entitled "Conditional Uses." the Codified Chapter 1120 WHEREAS, it is well determined that land use control is within the authority of municipal government and it is in the interest of all citizens that the Zoning Code be amended from time to time to reflect changes in our City as well as changes in the comprehensive plan for land use in our City, and WHEREAS, a comprehensive land use plan should provide that certain uses in order to be permitted in business or commercial districts require the granting of a conditional use permit because of the potential detriment to neighborhood or potential operation as a nuisance, and WHEREAS, the conditional use zoning process requires review from time to time to meet changing conditions in the city and fulfill the purposes, goals and objectives set forth in a comprehensive land use plan, and WHEREAS, in recent years, the characteristics and impacts of an ever increasing number of new and unique uses, together with the broadening of numerous conventional uses, have fostered the development of more flexible regulations designed to accommodate these activities in a reasonable and equitable manner while safeguarding both the property rights of all individuals and the health, safety and general welfare of the community, and because of the potential detriment to the neighborhood and possible impact on our community so as to cause deterioration, downgrading or diminuation of property values of certain business uses require additional provisions concerning regulation, and - WHEREAS, towards these ends, it is recognized t~at this ordinance should provide for more detailed evaluation of each use conditionally permissible in a specific district with respect to such considerations as location, design, size, method of operation, intensity of use, public facility requirements, and traffic generation. Accordingly, conditional use permits shall conform to the procedures and requirements of this ordinance; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood be amended by the enactment of new Chapter 1120 to read as follows: CHAPTER 1120 PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. 1120.01 REGULATION OF CONDITIONAL USES. The provisions of this Chapter apply to the location and maintenance of any and all conditional uses. 1120.02 PURPOSE. In recent years, the characteristics and impacts of an ever increasing number of new and unique uses, together with the broadening of numerous conventional uses, have fostered the development of 1