No building or other structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, moved or structurally altered nor shall any excavation or site improvements be commenced, until a building permit has been applied for and received by the owner of the property involved or a person having an interest in such property and acting under written authority of the owner, and issued by the Building Commissioner. If applicable, no building permit shall be issued until the Zoning Administrator or designated agent has approved the application for the permit for Zoning Code compliance.
(a) Such approval shall be granted only when:
(1) The Zoning Administrator or designated agent finds that all applicable requirements and standards of this Zoning Code have been complied with;
(2) A request for a variance has been approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with the limitations, procedures and requirements of this Chapter and has been approved by Council, as applicable;
(3) The Planning Commission or Zoning Administrator has issued a conditional use permit for the conditional use in accordance with the procedures described in this Chapter;
(4) The Planning Commission has made a determination in accordance with the procedures described in this Chapter that a proposed use is substantially similar to a principal or conditionally permitted use in the zoning district in which such use is located;
(5) The Board of Control has approved a detailed development plan for a proposal in the S-1 District, according to the procedures established in Section 1143.10;
and/or
(6) The Architectural Board of Review has approved the application for the proposed use, building or structure as required by the City's Codified Ordinances including this Zoning Code.
(b) In the event that an application for a building permit requires approval by more than one (1) board or commission, the following order of review should generally be observed:
(1) Review by the Board of Zoning Appeals, as applicable;
(2) Review by the Architectural Board of Review, as applicable;
(3) Review by the Landmarks Commission, as applicable;
(4) Review by the Planning Commission or Board of Control, as applicable;
(5) Review by Council, as applicable.
(c) In the event that an application for a fence permit requires approval by more than one (1) board or commission, the following order of review should generally be observed:
(1) Review by the Architectural Board of Review, as applicable;
(2) Review by the Board of Zoning Appeals, as applicable;
(3) Review by the Planning Commission or Board of Control, as applicable;
(4) Review by Council, as applicable.
(d) It is the objective of this Zoning Code to process applications as expeditiously as possible. Therefore, recognizing the interrelationships of the various review components, the Zoning Administrator, prior to Council consideration and with the consent of the applicant, may alter the above order to accomplish the review in an order deemed more timely.
(e) For the Shared Spaces Program, the above shall be superseded by the processes contained in the Shared Spaces Manual, as may be updated from time-to-time.
(Ord. 127-2023. Passed 11-6-23.)