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Mar 04 02 03:30p Diemert & Rssociates (440)442-0825 p.4 <br />Council President William Buckholtz <br />-= Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />the Charter, including Article Ill, Section 13. This Charter section provides for <br />mandatory referral to the voters of any ordinance or resolution which amends ar repeals <br />the zoning map, zoning ordinances, or use classifrcations in any districts. A majority of <br />the voters must approve such legislation before it becomes effective. This Charter <br />Amendment also goes on to say that any existing ordinances inconsistent are "hereby <br />repealed." This section of the Charter can be argued to be contrary to the granting of <br />special use permits in any use district, and conflicting ordinances should be repealed. <br />However, the granting of a special use permit is not an "ordinance or resolution" <br />amending or repealing any zoning ordinance, map or use described in the Charter, <br />Article III, Section 12. Special use permits do not really change any classification or <br />zoning district, but rather, they merely allow an exception to those disfiricts. When <br />granted, any condition can be attached, and tradifiionally the Village has always <br />attached a mandatory renewal requirement every two years. <br />Hopefully this analysis has provided some clarification of the origins and issues <br />surrounding the granting of special use permits. Should you have any further questions, <br />please feel free to contact me. <br />JWD/jk <br />cc: Mayor Bruce G. Rinker <br />Council Members <br />Department Heads <br />X:IMAYFI ELplLetters\Buckholtz. SpeclelUsePermlts.wpd