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3 PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE: ZONING ORDINANCE REFERENCE: ARTICLE 8 .2 . 1 AND 8 .2 .2 - SPECIAL USES ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: _X Staff Planning Board �BOCC Public _X_Other: County Attorney STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: X_High Middle Low Comment: EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 27, 1989 PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT: To clarify the intent of Articles 8 .2 . 1 b) ( 1) and 8.2 .2 a) of the Zoning Ordinance in regard to the findings required for approval of Special Uses. IMPACTS/ISSUES: Under Article 8 .2 . 1 of the Zoning Ordinance, before any application for a Special Use Permit is approved, the applicant has the burden of establishing, by competent material and substantial evidence, the existence of the facts and conditions which the Zoning Ordinance requires for approval. In addition, the Board of Commissioners, for Class A Special Uses, and the Board of Adjustment, for Class B Special Uses, must make written findings certifying compliance with the specific rules governing the special use under consideration and that the use complies with all the required regulations and standards, including three general conditions and all applicable provisions of Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 12 of the Zoning Ordinance. Among the three general conditions is the following: (1) The use will promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, if located where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as submitted. Under Article 8 .2 .2, a similar finding is required. Where the Board finds a preponderance of evidence to indicate compliance with the general standards and specific rules governing the special use, and that the use complies with all required regulations and standards, the application must be approved unless the Board finds, in some specific manner, that: