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 Berrien Springs
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix B. ZONING
 Article XIX. SPECIAL USES

  § 19.02. Application Procedures.  

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  • An application for permission to establish a special use shall be submitted and acted upon in accordance with the following procedures:

    1.

    Application. Applications for a special use are requested to be submitted twenty (20) days prior to the next scheduled Village Council meeting through the Zoning Administrator who will review the application for completeness, then transmit the application to the Village Council. Each application shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee in accordance with the schedule of fees adopted by the Village Council to cover the costs of processing the application. No part of this fee shall be refundable.

    2.

    Required Information. An application for a Special Use Permit shall be accompanied by the following documents and information:

    A.

    An application form, supplied by the Zoning Administrator, which has been completed in full by applicant.

    B.

    A site plan, as specified in Article XXI.

    3.

    Public Hearings. Upon receipt of an application for a special land use which requires a decision of the Village Council, a notice that a request for special land use approval has been received and that a public hearing will be held with notice provided pursuant to Article XXIV, Section 24.02, subparagraph 3.

    4.

    Village Council Review and Approval. Within thirty (30) days following the public hearing, the Village Council shall review the application for a special use, comments received at the public hearing, the site plan, and other materials submitted in relation to the application, and deny application, approve the application, or approve the application with conditions. The decision on a special land use shall be incorporated in a statement of conclusions relative to the special land use under consideration. The decision shall specify the basis for the decision, and any conditions imposed. The decision of the Village Council on the special use application shall be made in accordance with the criteria for approval stated in Article XIX, Section 19.03 with conditions by the Village Council the applicant may apply for a building permit.

(Ord. No. 316, 5-19-2008)