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soar 13 ~r.,l 203 OI-CU, Office and Institutional Conditional Use District. Identical to the Office and Institutional District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as a prerequisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter. HC, Highway Commercial District. The purpose of this district is to provide a place in which the principal use of land is for the retailing of durable goods, the provision of commercial services to industrial areas, and the pro- vision of services to tourists. HC-CU, Highway Commercial Conditional Use District. Identical to the High- way Commercial District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as a prerequisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter. LI, Light Industrial District. The LI District is established as a place for light industrial, warehousing, and distribution and sales of large item pro- ducts. LI-CU, Light Industrial Conditional Use District. Identical to the Light Industrial District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as a pre- requisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter. HI, Heavy Industrial District. The HI District is designed to accommodate those industries whose normal operations include dust, noise, odor, or other emissions which may be deemed objectionable. HI-CU, Heavy Industrial Conditional Use District. Identical to the Heavy Industrial District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as as pre- requisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter. Section 2. Conditional Use Districts. It will be noted that a Conditional Use District (bearing the designation CU) corresponds to each of the other districts authorized in this Zoning Ordinance. It is the intent of this ordinance to create general use districts in which a variety of uses are permitted and to also create conditional use districts in which a single use is permitted upon the issuance by the Board of Commissioners of a Conditional Use Permit prescribing the conditions under which such use will be permitted. It is recognized by Lee County that cer- tain types of zoning districts would be inappropriate at particular locations in the absence of clearly defined conditions. A Conditional Use Permit is appropriate only in rezoning cases and must be applied for by the applicant for rezoning. Where the applicant for rezon- ing desires property to be rezoned to such a district in such situations, the Conditional Use District is a means by which specific conditions can be imposed in the furtherance of the purpose of this chapter. Within a Condi- tional Use District (sometimes referred to as a CUD), only those uses autho- rized by Article VII as permitted in the zoning district with which the CUD corresponds shall be permitted and all other requirements of the correspond- ing district shall be met. In addition, within a CUD, no use shall be per- mitted except pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit authorized by the Board of County Commissioners which shall specify the use or uses authorized. Such permit may further specify the location on the property of the proposed 16