A. Purpose. The purpose of the S overlay zone is, in combination with any zone, to require additional discretionary review before particular uses may be established or development initiated, as identified in the adopting ordinance or plan for each individual S overlay zone. This requirement is intended to ensure compatibility of the use and development with its surroundings, or conformance with the general plan, or to determine if a proposed development solves problems such as noise exposure, flood hazard, airport hazard, or slope instability which are particularly severe on a given site. Such development review may also be used to protect areas of historic resources, indigenous cultural resources, scenic or ecological sensitivity, wildlife habitat, or wildland fire hazard.

B. Application.