The Zoning Administrator shall issue improvement location permits in accordance with this section.
(A) Except as provided below, an improvement location permit shall be obtained before any person may:
(1) Occupy or use any land;
(2) Construct, reconstruct, move, alter, or enlarge any structure;
(3) Change the use of a structure or land to a different use; or
(4) Change a non-conforming use.
(B) Improvement location permits are not required for the following:
(1) Agriculture (as defined) uses and structures;
(2) Water management and use facilities;
(3) Yard improvements listed herein;
(4) Land preparation activities listed herein;
(5) Above-ground swimming pools, hot tubs, and saunas, as specified herein;
(6) Storage of major recreational vehicles and trucks, as specified herein;
(7) Fences, as specified herein; and
(8) Vending machines listed herein.
(C) Applications for an improvement location permit shall include the following information:
(1) Name and address of the legal owner;
(2) Legal description and the street address of the property;
(3) A site plan, which includes the following:
(a) A scaled drawing showing the property dimensions and lots lines;
(b) An arrow indicating north;
(c) All adjacent streets, alleys, and roadways;
(d) All existing right-of-ways or easements;
(e) All entrances and exits on and off the property;
(f) The location of all existing and proposed structures, improvements, and paved areas;
(g) All existing and proposed bufferyards and landscaping;
(h) A drainage and erosion control plan, if required, as specified herein;
(i) Parking spaces and design of parking lots; and
(j) Elevation of lowest floor (including basement) of all proposed structures located in the special flood hazard area. Elevation should be in National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD).
(4) The application fee as established by the fee schedule.
(D) Improvement location permits shall become null and void one year from the date of issue. If the work described in the improvement location permit has not been substantially completed by the expiration of this time, no further work may proceed unless, and until, a new improvement location permit has been obtained.
(E) Within 30 days after the receipt of an application, the Zoning Administrator shall either approve or disapprove the application in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1) If the improvement location permit application is approved, the applicant may proceed to secure any other applicable permits (e.g., building permit).
(2) If the application is disapproved, the Zoning Administrator shall state the reasons for disapproval in writing, and shall deliver such notice or refusal to the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 153.156) (Ord. 93-02, passed 2-1-1993)