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R boaK 13 Pau 213 Section 4. Special Uses. 4.1 Objectives and Purposes M Permitting special uses adds flexibility to the Zoning Ordinance. Sub- ject to high standards of planning and design, certain property uses are allowed in the several districts where these uses would not otherwise be acceptable. By means of controls exercised through the Special Use Permit procedures, property uses which would otherwise be undesirable in certain districts can be developed to minimize any bad effects they might have on surrounding properties. Those uses which existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance and would only be permitted as special uses in the district in which they are located, shall be considered to be legally established Special Uses when this ordinance becomes effective. Any expansion, addition, or other change for which a Special Use Permit is required shall be heard, considered, and approved or disapproved by the Planning Board in the same manner as an original application for a Special Use Permit. In the case of the acquisition of additional real property by lease, purchase, or other means, a Special Use Permit, or rezoning of the property, shall be required before the acquired property may be used as a part of the existing operation for which the Special Use Permit was granted. The uses for which Special Use Permits are required are listed in the chart preceding this section. Detailed description of the procedures which must be followed in the issuance of each permit are contained in the following pages. Uses specified in this section shall be permitted only upon the issuance of a Special Use Permit. 4.2 Procedures Special Use Permits shall be granted by the Lee County Planning Board (as permitted by G.S. 153A-345 and authorized by resolution of the Lee County Commissioners) for the uses enumerated in the Regulations for Special Uses. The owner or owners of all the property included in the petition for a Special Use Permit shall submit five (5) copies of the application infor- mation to the County Planning Director at least three (3) weeks prior to the Planning Board meeting at which it is to be heard. Such application shall include all of the requirements pertaining to it in this section. All requests for Special Use Permits shall begin processing within ninety (90) days from submission to the Planning Department. However, this requirement is not intended to prevent the Planning Board or Board of Commissioners from delaying action after review by either body. The Planning Director shall set and advertise a date and time for a public hearing before the Planning Board. Notice of such hearing shall run in a newspaper of general local circulation at least fifteen (15) days before the date set for the public hearing. At the public hearing, all interested persons shall be permitted to testify. The Planning Director shall also cause to be mailed at least ten (10) days before the hearing, a first class letter to all adjoining property owners, the names of whom he has made a good faith effort to obtain, notifying them of the Special Use 26