No excavation, grading, or improvement shall be commenced, and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, structurally or otherwise materially altered, or moved in whole or in part, and no use of buildings or land shall be established or changed in the City of Bedford Heights prior to the issuance of a Zoning Permit. A Zoning Permit shall be issued by the Zoning Inspector only when the plans for the proposed use, building, structure, construction, or reconstruction fully comply with the regulations set forth in this Zoning Code.
(a) A Zoning Permit shall be issued under the following circumstances:
(1) Single-Family Detached and Two-Family Dwellings and Uses Accessory Thereto. An application for a single-family detached and two-family dwellings or use accessory thereto has been reviewed and approved by the Zoning Inspector according to the procedures of this Zoning Code.
(2) All Other Permitted Uses. An application for any other permitted use not described in sub-section (a)(1) above, has been reviewed and approved according to the development plan review procedures set forth in Chapter 1131, Development Plan Review Procedures or reviewed and approved pursuant to any other applicable procedures set forth in this Zoning Code.
(b) Applications. Applications for Zoning Permits are available in City Hall. A completed application form accompanied by all other applicable submission requirements and fees shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector.
(c) Expiration of Zoning Permit. All Zoning Permits, except those for single-family detached and two family dwelling units, shall expire if work there under does not progress under a schedule at least as rapid as the following, unless the Planning Commission finds due cause to extend such deadlines. Zoning Permits that have expired shall require a new application, and the applicant shall comply with all provisions of this Code in effect on the date of the new application.
(1) Six (6) months from issuance, work shall have begun (e.g., ground shall have been broken).
(2) Two (2) years from issuance, work shall be complete as shown on the approved development plan.
(Ord. 2023-029. Passed 4-18-23.)