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Kings County Zoning Code § 1708 Conditions of Approval

Kings County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Kings County

Cite as: Kings County Zoning Code § 1708 · Text as of 2026-09-09

  • A. In approving a Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission shall, in its resolution, state that conditions of approval are necessary to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare, and the environment. Such conditions may include:

    1. Special setbacks, spaces and buffers.

    2. Fences and walls.

    3. Surfacing of parking area subject to County specifications.

    4. Requiring street dedications and improvements subject to the provisions of Section 1603, including service roads or alleys when practical.

    5. Regulation of points of vehicular ingress and egress.

    6. Regulation of signs.

    7. Requiring landscaping and maintenance thereof.

    8. Requiring maintenance of the grounds.

    9. Regulation of noise, vibration, odors, and other similar characteristics.

    10. Regulation of time for certain activities to be conducted on the site.

    11. Time period within which the proposed use shall be developed.

    12. A bond to assure faithful performance on the part of the applicant, successor, heirs, or assigns of:

    • (a) The completion of street improvements and other facilities or removal of such facilities within a specified period of time; and

    • (b) The reclamation of mined lands; and/or

    • (c) Compliance with conditions of approval.

Planning Commission Actions & Conditional Use Permits

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DEVELOPMENT CODE

  1. Mitigation measures, identified in the environmental documentation evaluating the application, determined to be necessary to avoid or lessen significant environmental effects that may result from the construction and operation of the approved use.

  2. And such other conditions as will make possible the development of the County in an orderly and efficient manner, in conformance with the intent and purposes set forth in this Development Code.

  • B. The Commission shall specify minimum setback requirements and district regulations necessary to protect the continued agricultural production of properties surrounding parcels developed subject to Article 4, Section 408 of this Development Code.

Sec. 1709. Action of the Zoning Administrator: Within five days following a decision by the Planning Commission on a Conditional Use Permit application or an application for extension of time for a Conditional Use Permit, or on the revocation of a Conditional Use Permit, the Zoning Administrator shall give written notice by mail of the decision to the applicant and submit to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors an informational update to be heard at the next available Board of Supervisors meeting.

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