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5. Upon receiving the approval of the City Engineer, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a special permit for the installation and operation of the applicant's essential services. If the Engineer's report recommends the denial of said permit causing the Zoning Administrator to deny its issuance, the applicant may appeal said decision to the Board of Appeals and adjustments under the rules and procedures as set forth in Section 922 of this Ordinance. D. All transmission pipelines (i.e. pipelines not required for local distributing network) and overhead transmission and substation lines of 33 KV or greater shall be a conditional use in all districts subject to the following procedural requirements: Prior to the installation of any of the previous essential services, the owner of such service shall file with the Zoning Administrator, all maps and other pertinent information as deemed necessary for the Planning Commission to review the proposed project. 2. The Zoning Administrator shall transmit the map and accompanying information to the Planning Commission for its review and recommendations regarding the project's relationship to the Comprehensive Plan and parts thereof. A part of this review shall be a written report from the City Engineer. 3. The Planning Commission shall report in writing to the City Council its findings as to compliance of the proposed project with the Comprehensive Plan. 4. The City Council shall hold the necessary public hearings as prescribed by this Ordinance for conditional use. 5. In considering the applications for the placement of essential services, as regulated by this subdivision, the City Council shall consider the advice and recommendations of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed project upon the health, safety and general welfare of the City, existing and anticipated; and the effect of the proposed project upon the Comprehensive Plan. 903.110. SIGNS. [The Sign section has been previously adopted with Ordinance 637,] A. Purpose. This section is established to protect and promote health, safety, general welfare and order within the City of Little Canada through the establishment of a comprehensive and impartial set of standards, regulations and procedures governing the type, numbers, size, structure, location, height, lighting, erection, use and/or display of devices, signs or symbols serving as a visual communication media to persons situated within or upon public rights-of--way or properties. The provisions of this subdivision are intended to encourage opportunity for effective, orderly communication by reducing confusion and hazards resulting from unnecessary and/or indiscriminate use of communication facilities, as well as to provide adequate opportunity for travelers to find their way through the community, and to specific points within the community. Such hazards result in unsafe traffic conditions, including threats to vehicular and pedestrian travelers. The regulations herein have been narrowly tailored to meet these purposes. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-34