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A. Purpose. The SP site performance combining district is established to provide specialized consideration of unique or sensitive areas and/or to allow the refinement and tailoring of specific use standards and regulations for property when the county determines that general provisions and regulations do not address all of the issues that may arise affecting the development and use of the property. When added to a base zoning district, the standards established in the SP combining district may require more or less restrictive regulations than those contained elsewhere in this chapter. Except as noted, allowed uses within the base district are also allowed within each applicable combining district subject to approval of the same land use permit and level of review.

B. Establishment of SP Regulations.

1. The SP district shall provide for the use of land and/or structures and establish all other conditions in accordance with the specific ordinance establishing the SP zone district for the affected property or land area. The ordinance shall have the ability to establish the permitted uses of the land; provided, that the land use under the SP district is not less restrictive than the base zoning district. The ordinance may also establish site development standards, public service and utility requirements, and size and height limitations. Establishment of the SP combining district for any property shall be by adoption of a zoning ordinance for property which shows by the inclusion on the zoning district map of the SP designation following the designation of the base zoning district; for example “CC-SP” would reflect the establishment of the community commercial-site performance zoning for property.

2. Refinements or limitations to uses or standards established by the ordinance enacting the SP district shall be reflected by either stating the more restrictive types of uses(s), site development standards, such as setback, open space restrictions and/or other requirements, etc., as part of the adopting ordinance or, by appending to the ordinance a copy of the specific site development plan, reflecting the applicable refinements or limitations.

3. The SP district shall be designated on the zoning district map following the underlying base zoning district by the symbol “-SP,” and the adopting ordinance number in parentheses. Example: A rezoning from the AG district to include the SP district would be “AG-SP (#99-99).”

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, when a SP combining district is applied to property that is within the PD planned development base zoning district, a use permit shall not be required for property zoned PD, as the planned use of the property, and/or special considerations and restrictions for the use of the property may be developed and applied through use of the SP combining district.

C. Amendments. The use of any land covered by the ordinance which establishes the SP district shall run with the land until changed or eliminated by the adoption of a new zoning ordinance for said land. Any amendment to the provisions of the ordinance covered by land zoned with the SP district will require a rezoning petition. (Ord. 931, eff. 4/25/02)