(A) Zoning permit required in any zoning district.
(1) No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, extended, enlarged or structurally altered, nor shall any excavation or filling of any lot for the construction of any building be commenced until the Zoning Administrator has issued a zoning permit for such work. Application for a zoning permit shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator and shall be made prior to application for a building permit under the state’s Building Code; such application shall include the following information:
(a) A site sketch, drawn to a scale of at least one inch to 40 feet, of the parcel of property showing its actual dimensions and indicating the size, location and distance from property lines of the proposed building any other existing building(s), and any other improvements proposed to be accomplished, including, but not limited to, driveways, sidewalks, landscaping and parking areas;
(b) A drawing of the proposed building drawn to scale and in sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the nature and character of the work to be done, and consisting at minimum of a floor plan and elevations of the building (except, however, that, the Zoning Administrator may approve minor construction work without compliance with this requirement);
(c) The use to which the completed project shall be devoted;
(d) Payment of all system access, impact fees and any additional costs associated with the physical connection to town utilities; and
(e) Any other information the Zoning Administrator may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the compliance of the applicant’s proposal with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) (a) The Zoning Administrator shall review each element of the application and:
1. Determine if review by the Architectural Review Committee is required;
2. Review by the Preserve America Committee shall be required for properties in the Historical District Overlay; or
3. In the event that it is not, determine if he is satisfied that the work described therein complies with this chapter, he or she shall issue a zoning permit; said permit shall be issued prior to application for a building permit under the state’s Building Code.
(b) Review by the Architectural Review Committee is required for all new commercial buildings, additions to existing commercial buildings and the remodeling of the exterior of existing commercial buildings; the Architectural Review Committee shall review the project for compliance with §§ 152.085 through 152.090 of this chapter, as well as other pertinent sections. In such cases, a zoning permit shall not be issued by the Zoning Administrator until such approval is issued by the Architectural Review Committee and consideration of the Preserve America Committee if applicable. After a zoning permit has been issued, no changes or deviations from the terms of the application, plans or permit shall be made until specific written approval has been obtained from the Zoning Administrator. If the Zoning Administrator finds the application to be deficient or the information therein to be contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall reject the application and deny the applicant’s request for a zoning permit in writing, setting forth the reasons for the rejection and denial.
(3) An applicant must sign an acknowledgment of acceptance of a zoning permit within 60 days from the date of any order or decision issuing the permit, or the permit shall expire. This time period is stayed for the duration of any litigation regarding such permit, or until all legal appeals regarding such permit have been exhausted. The permit shall expire two years after the date of acceptance if the work authorized has not been commenced. If after commencement of work, that work is discontinued for a period of 12 months, the permit shall expire unless otherwise vested by law. Upon expiration, the permit shall become void, and no work may be performed until a new permit has been secured.
(B) Posting of the zoning permit. A zoning permit provided by the town shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the building site. The zoning permit shall remain posted throughout construction and shall not be removed until a certificate of compliance has been issued.
(Ord. passed 3-14-2005; Ord. passed 10-10-2016; Ord. passed 3-14-2019, § 1002; Ord. passed 8-12-2019)