§ 155.288 APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF ZONING PERMIT.
   (A)   Written application upon forms provided by the Zoning Inspector for a zoning permit for the construction of a new building or the alteration of an existing building. Said permit shall be issued within ten working days after a written request for the same has been made to the Zoning Inspector or his or her agent, provided such construction or alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
   (B)   Written application for a zoning permit for the use of vacant land, or for a change in the use of land or of a building, or for a change in a nonconforming use, as herein provided, shall be made to the Zoning Inspector. If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the permit shall be issued within 15 working days after the application for same has been made.
   (C)   Every application for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by a plot plan in duplicate and such other plans as are necessary to show the location and type of building to be erected or alterations to be made. Where construction or physical improvement of the land is involved, the lot and location of the buildings to be erected thereon shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started, and all dimensions shown on filed plans shall be based on actual survey.
      (1)   Each plan shall have a scale and directional arrow pointing north and show:
         (a)   The street providing access to the lot and the exact location of the lot in relation to the nearest cross street;
         (b)   The name of the concerned lot plan, if any, and the lot numbers of the concerned and abutting lots;
         (c)   The actual dimensions of the lot, the yard and other open space dimensions thereof, and the location and size of any existing structure thereon;
         (d)   The location and size of the proposed structure an/or the proposed enlargement of the existing structure; and
         (e)   Any other information which in the judgment of the Zoning Inspector may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
      (2)   Each plan shall bear statements declaring:
         (a)   No part of the land involved in the application has been previously used to provide required yard space or lot area for another structure; and
         (b)   Which abutting land was formerly that of the owner of the land involved in the application and, if any, the approximate date of title transfer.
      (3)   Where complete and accurate information is not readily available from existing records, the Zoning Inspector may require the applicant to furnish a survey of the lot by a registered professional surveyor.
      (4)   Each property owner or authorized agent shall be required to attest to the correctness of the statements and data furnished with the application.
      (5)   A file of such applications and plans shall be kept in the office of the Zoning Inspector.
   (D)   The Zoning Inspector shall not issue a zoning permit for any application requiring review by the Planning Commission, namely:
      (1)   Overlay District projects (§§ 155.235 through 155.241); and
      (2)   Special District projects (§ 155.255).
(Ord. 2052, passed 9-3-1998)