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§ 1007.016 ADMINISTRATION: CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. (1) General Statement. Certain uses, while generally not suitable in a particular zoning district, may under some circumstances be suitable. When such circumstances exist, a conditional use permit may be granted. Conditions may be applied to issuance of the permit and an annual review of the permit shall be required. The permit shall be granted for a particular use and not for a particular person or firm. Conditional use permits may be granted in accordance with this subdivision for any use or purpose for which such permits are required or permitted by this ordinance or as listed as a conditional use for the zoning districts provided in § 1007.080 through §1007.132 of this ordinance. (2) Procedure. (a) The person applying for a conditional use permit shall fill out and submit to the Zoning Administrator a "Land Use Application Form" together with a fee as established by City Council resolution. The request for conditional use permit shall be placed on the agenda of the Planning & Zoning Board according to the City's deadline and meeting schedule. The request shall be considered officially submitted and the application approval time line commences when all the information requirements are complied with. (b) A public hearing on the conditional use permits shall be held by the Planning and Zoning Board or the City Council. (c) At least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing; notice of the purpose, time and place of such public hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the City and mailed to the property owners within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the property in question. Failure of any property owner to receive the mailed notification shall not invalidate the proceedings. (d) The applicant or his representative must appear before the Planning and Zoning Board in order to answer questions concerning the proposed conditional use. (e) Site and building plans consistent with the requirements established in § 1007.019 (2) shall be provided prior to Planning and Zoning Board review. (f) The Zoning Administrator shall instruct the appropriate staff persons to prepare technical reports where appropriate and provide general assistance in preparing a recommendation of the action to the City Council. (g) Standards. The Planning and Zoning Board shall recommend a conditional use permit and the Council shall order the issuance of such permit only if it finds the following criteria have been met: 1. The proposed development application has been found to be consistent with the policies and recommendations of the Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan including: a. Land Use Plan. 2-3