A. Permit Required; Term: No building shall be constructed, erected or altered structurally in any zoning district established by this title and no sign erected in the commercial A, commercial B, commercial C, entrance district or airport zones unless a zoning permit therefor has been issued by the city council or its authorized representative. All permits shall issue only in conformity herewith and shall be valid only for a period of one year thereafter.
B. Application For Permit; Approval Or Denial: Prior to the proposed construction or alteration, applications for zoning permits shall first be submitted to the Challis planning and zoning commission, if appointed, not less than five (5) days prior to the next regular meeting of the Challis planning and zoning commission for its recommendation, which commission shall have a reasonable time fixed by the city council to examine the application before the commission makes its decision. If a planning and zoning commission does not exist, the same procedure shall be used to apply before the city council. The city council shall establish by resolution the time period within which a recommendation must be made to the city council and the time period within which a decision must be made by the city council approving or denying the permit. Whenever the city council or planning and zoning commission grants or denies a permit, it shall specify the ordinance used in evaluating the application, the reasons for approval or denial and the actions, if any, that the applicant could take to obtain a permit.
C. Permit Fee: Zoning permit fee costs shall be established by city council resolution.
D. Review Of Decisions: An applicant denied a permit or aggrieved by a decision of the planning and zoning commission, if appointed, may, within sixty (60) days, seek review by the city council. An applicant denied a permit or aggrieved by a decision of the city council may seek judicial review under the procedures provided by Idaho Code, and any amendments thereto. (Ord. 499, 4-16-2009)