For the purposes of enforcing this chapter, a zoning permit shall be required of all persons intending to erect, expand, change the usage of, or move any building.
(A) Persons requesting a zoning permit or building permit shall fill out a zoning permit form available from the Zoning Administrator or City Clerk/Treasurer. A site plan must be submitted by the applicant. Such site plan shall show the proposed location and arrangement of the building or buildings on the site, the parking spaces required, proposed exterior materials, proposed landscaping, all special requirements such as fencing, drainage, proposed lighting, methods of ingress and egress, trash enclosures, and whatever other information that the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission may from time to time require. No building permit shall be approved unless said site plan conforms to the conditions listed within this chapter and the use is consistent with the district.
(B) If the proposed development involves a zoning amendment, variance, or conditional use permit, the application, together with a zoning permit, shall be submitted either to the Planning Commission or the Board of Adjustment for review and appropriate action according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(C) In such cases where fences are being erected or structures are being constructed, altered, or enlarged within questionable distances of the applicable setbacks in districts, the City Planning Commission may require the applicant (at the applicant’s expense) to have the lot surveyed and staked in order to ensure compliance with the regulations established by the city.
(D) Zoning permits shall expire one year after the date of issuance. All exterior construction and landscaping must be completed within one year after the date of issuance except permanent surfacing of private driveways must be completed within five years from the date of the initial permit issuance. A phased zoning permit may be issued to an applicant that requires completion of the foundation of a structure fire, prior to any additional authorizations or permits for the completion of a structure to be placed above the foundation.
(E) The City Council shall set the fees from time to time for all zoning permits, sewer permits, variance applications, conditional use applications, pumping permits, installer’s permits, zoning change applications, mobile home park applications, and subdivision plats.
(Prior Code, § 519.120) (Ord. passed 10-8-2003; Ord. 2024-03, passed 4-3-2024)