17.48.045 Conditional use factors.
The planning commission shall consider the following factors and special conditions when making a decision regarding a conditional use in the floodplain zone:
A. Factors to be Considered:
1. The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by any proposed fill.
2. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of others.
3. The importance to the community of the service provided by the proposed facility.
4. The availability of alternative locations not subject to flooding.
5. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing development and development anticipated in the foreseeable future.
6. The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program for the area.
7. The compatibility of the proposed use with the potential of the site and the surrounding floodplain area for open space, natural habitats, and recreational places.
8. The impact of the proposed use on fish and wildlife habitat.
9. Such other factors which are relevant to the purposes of this section.
B. Special Conditions. Upon consideration of the factors listed above and the purposes of this section, the planning commission may attach such conditions to the granting of a conditional use permit as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this portion of the zoning ordinance. The following such conditions, but not exclusively limited thereto, may be included:
1. Limitations on periods of use and operation, and upon the area to be filled and the elevation of the fill as well as to the kinds of material which may be so emplaced.
2. Imposition of operational controls, sureties, and deed restrictions.
3. Requirements for construction of channel modifications, dikes, levees, and other protective measures.
4. Limitations on the removal or destruction of critical fish and wildlife habitat including any area of riparian vegetation. (Ord. 4128 (part), 1981; Ord. 3380 (part), 1968).