Criteria. Those uses which are named as special permit by these
Regulations shall be considered to be permitted uses in the districts
under which they are named, subject to approval by the Commission
as to each specific use. Each of these uses is declared to be of such
peculiar and unusual nature in its effect on an area that in order
to have it comply with the purposes of the zoning regulations it is
necessary to consider it as a special permit.
In reviewing a special permit application, the Commission shall
require adherence to the following special permit criteria and objectives
and site plan objectives set forth in the following sections. The
Commission may, after public notice and hearing in the same manner
required by law for zoning amendments, and by the affirmative vote
of four or more members present at the hearing, approve the use after
making special application of these Regulations in harmony with their
general intent by stipulating such restrictions as appear to the commission
to be reasonable and the minimum necessary to protect property values
in the district as a whole and the public health, safety and welfare.
If the Commission determines that an application does not comply with
the following criteria and objectives it shall deny the application:
1)
The proposed use shall be in conformance to all requirements
of the district in which it is located in addition to any other standard
prescribed by these Regulations.
2)
The location, size and intensity of such use shall be compatible
and harmonious in relation to the size of the property and existing
neighborhood development.
3)
The proposed use shall be in conformance with the Town Plan
of Conservation and Development.
4)
The design, location and specific details of the proposed use
shall not adversely affect safety in the streets nor increase traffic
congestion in the area nor interfere with the pattern of highway circulation.
Information on past and present roadway conditions, existing roadway
capacity, traffic accidents, existing and projected traffic volumes
(ADT, peak a.m. and peak p.m.) existing and projected volume/capacity
ratios, existing and projected levels of service and adequacy of traffic
signalization and channelization shall be required for all projects
impacting traffic conditions.
5)
The emission of noise, light, smoke, odor, gas, dust, or vibration
shall not adversely affect land, water or air quality.
6)
The proposed use shall not adversely affect the tax valuation
of neighboring properties as a result of the proposed use.
7)
The proposed use shall not create any fire or police hazards.
