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(C) Decisions. The City Council shall arrive at a decision on a conditional use within the time requirements of ordinance or state law. In granting a conditional use permit, the City Council shall prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards which are in conformity with the purposes of this chapter. Violations of these conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which the conditional use permit is granted, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. A copy of all decisions granting conditional use Permits shall be forwarded-by ri1ai1 to the Commissioner of Natural Resources within 10 days of the action. (0) Procedures to be followed by the City in passing on conditional use permit applications within all floodplain districts. (1) Require the applicant to furnish any of the following information and additional information as deemed necessary by the City for determining the suitability of the particular site for the proposed use: plans in triplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevation of the lot, existing or proposed structures, fill storage of materials, flood-proofing measures, and the relationship. of the above to the location of the stream channel; and specifications for building construction and materials, flood-proofing, filling, dredging, grading, channel improvement, storage of materials, water supply and sanitary facilities; (2) Transmit 1 copy of the information to a designated engineer or other expert person or agency for technical assistance, where necessary, in evaluating the proposed project in relation to flood heights and velocities, the seriousness of flood damage to the use, the adequacy of the plans for protection and other technical matters; and (3) Based on the technical evaluation of the designated engineer or expert, the City shall determine the specific flood hazard at the site and evaluate the suitability of the proposed use in relation to the flood hazard. (E) Factors upon which the decision of the City shall be based In passing upon conditional use applications, the City shall consider all relevant factors specified in other sections of this chapter and: (1) The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments; (2) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of others or they may block bridges, culverts or other hydraulic structures; (3) The proposed water supply and sanitation systems and the ability of these systems to prevent disease, contamin::ttion and unsanitary conditions; (4) The sUsceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect oithat damage on the individual owner; .- (5) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; . . (6) The requirements of the facility for a waterfront location; (7) The availability of alternative locations not subject to flooding for the proposed use; (8) The compatibility of the proposed use with ~xisting development and 18