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Codified Ordinances of Celina, OH
Codified Ordinances of the City of Celina, Ohio
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1144
Enforcement
1144.01   Zoning Inspector.
1144.02   Zoning certificates.
1144.03   Conditions under which certificates are required.
1144.04   Application and issuance of zoning certificates.
1144.05   Noncompliance.
CROSS REFERENCES
      Appeals from zoning decisions - see Ohio R.C. 713.11, Ch. 2506
      Violation of zoning ordinances - see Ohio R.C. 713.13
   1144.01 ZONING INSPECTOR.
    (a)   It shall be the duty of the Zoning Inspector to administer and enforce the Zoning Ordinance. It shall also be the duty of all officials and employees of the Municipality to assist the Zoning Inspector by reporting to him new construction, reconstruction or land uses or apparent violations.
   (b)   Appeals from the decision of the Zoning Inspector may be made to the Board of Zoning Appeals, as provided in Section 1153.
(Ord. 26-99-0. Passed 8-23-99.)
   1144.02 ZONING CERTIFICATES.
   The following shall relate to Zoning Certificates:
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or to initiate construction or permit the use of any structure, building or land, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a Zoning Certificate has been issued by the Zoning Inspector. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Inspector to issue a certificate, provided he is satisfied that the structure, building or premises and the proposed use thereof conform to all the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. No permit for excavation, construction or reconstruction shall be issued by the Zoning Inspector unless the plans, specifications and the intended use conform to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. All Zoning Certificates shall expire one year after their issuance unless construction has reached fifty percent (50%) of completion.
   (b)   Upon written request from the owner, or tenant, the Zoning Inspector shall issue a Zoning Certificate for any building or premises existing at the time of enactment of the Zoning Ordinance certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use made of the building or premises and whether such use conforms to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. No charge shall be made for issuing a Zoning Certificate in accordance with this subsection.
   (c)   The Zoning Inspector must refer to the requirements of O.R.C. Section 5511.01 before any zoning action is approved near a proposed new state highway or a state highway for which changes are proposed. Any land within 300 feet of such highway, or within 500 feet of any proposed state highway intersection work, is affected. Notice is to be sent to the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation.
      (Ord. 26-99-0. Passed 8-23-99.)
   1144.03 CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED.
   A Zoning Certificate shall be required for any of the following, except as herein provided:
   (a)   Construction, or structural alteration increasing the square footage of any building, including accessory buildings.
   (b)   Change in use of an existing building or accessory building to a use of a different classification.
   (c)   Occupancy and use of vacant land.
   (d)   Change in the use of land to a use of a different classification.
   (e)   Any change in the use of a nonconforming use.
   (f)   A Zoning Certificate may be required for all lawful nonconforming uses of land or buildings created by adoption of the Zoning Ordinance or any amendments thereto.
(Ord. 26-99-0. Passed 8-23-99.)
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