No excavation shall be started and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or moved until a permit for such work has been issued by the Building Administrator. No building permit shall be issued or further processed until the Building Administrator or designated agent certifies that the application complies with this Zoning Code.
(a) Such certification shall be granted only when the following procedures, as applicable, have been completed:
(1) A development plan has been approved by the City Engineer and Director of Public Service;
(2) The Planning Commission has approved a development plan in accordance with the procedures described in this chapter;
(3) A development plan has been approved by the Architectural Board of Review pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Codified Ordinances.
(4) For a conditional use, the Planning Commission has approved and Council has confirmed an application for a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedures described in this chapter;
(5) For variations from the Zoning Code, a request for a variance has been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with the limitations, procedures and requirements of this chapter;
(6) For uses not specified in the district regulations, the Building Administrator 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;
(7) The Building Administrator finds that the work to be performed complies with all applicable requirements and standards of this Zoning Code.
(b) In the event that an application for a building permit requires approval by more than one board or commission, the following order of review should generally be
observed.
(1) Review by the Board of Zoning Appeals;
(2) Review by the Planning Commission;
(3) Review by the Architectural Board of Review pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Codified Ordinances.
It is the objective of this Zoning Code to process application as expeditiously as possible. Therefore, recognizing the interrelationship of the various review components, the Building Administrator, with the consent of the applicant, may alter the order of review to receive informal or formal approval in a more timely manner. (Ord. 1996-024. Passed 2-12-96.)