1125.03 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; ISSUANCE.

   (a)   Written application for a Zoning Certificate for the construction of a new building or for the alteration of an existing building shall be made at the same time as the application for a building permit. Such certificate shall be issued within ten days after a written request for the same has been made to the Administrative Officer or his agent, provided such construction or alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.

   (b)   Written application for a Zoning Certificate for the use of vacant land, or for a change in the use of land or of a building, or for a change in nonconforming use, as herein provided, shall be made to the Administrative Officer. If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, the Certificate therefore shall be issued within fifteen days after the application for same has been made.

   (c)   Every application for a Zoning Certificate shall be accompanied by a plot plan in duplicate, name of plumbing contractor, name of sewer contractor, first floor elevation from the back of the sidewalk to the first floor joist, value, and such other plans as may be necessary to show the location and type of buildings 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 an actual survey.

      (1)   Each plan shall 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 properties;

         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, and/or the proposed enlargement of the existing structure, and

         E.   Any other information which in the judgment of the Administrative Officer may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this Zoning Ordinance.

      (2)   Where complete and accurate information is not readily available from existing records, the Administrative Officer may require the applicant to furnish a survey of the lot by a registered engineer or surveyor.

      (3)   Each property owner or authorized agent shall be required to attest to the correctness of the statements and data furnished with the application.

      (4)   A file of such applications and plans shall be kept in the office of the Administrative Officer.

   (d)   The Administrative Officer shall not issue a Zoning Certificate for any application requiring site plan review by the Planning Commission, namely:

      (1)   Community development projects;

      (2)   Mobile home communities;

      (3)   Integrated shopping centers, or

      (4)   Restricted industrial developments,

      as set forth in Chapter 1143 of this Code, unless the proposed site plan has been approved by the Planning Commission. (Ord. 40-63. Passed 12-12-63.)

   (e)   After the issuance of the permit, the construction or alteration shall commence within ninety (90) days and shall be completed within one hundred and eighty (180) days. The Building and Zoning Codes Administrator shall have the discretion, if requested in writing by the permittee, to extend these deadlines by additional ninety (90) day periods to commence the construction or alteration and one hundred and eighty (180) day periods to complete the construction or alteration if the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Dover are not adversely impacted.
(Ord. 60-08. Passed 1-5-09.)