(a) Permit Required. No building shall be erected, moved or structurally altered until a zoning permit therefor shall have been applied for and issued.
(b) Application. All applications for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by a location sketch in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the location, actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the proposed or existing building and accessory building, the lines within which the building shall be erected, altered or moved, the existing or intended use of each building, or part of a building, the number of families the building is intended to accommodate, and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots or buildings as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of these zoning regulations.
(c) Application; Dimensions. All dimensions shown relating to the location and size of the lot shall be based on actual survey. The lot and the location of the building thereon shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started.
(d) Issuance or Denial. Except as otherwise provided in these zoning regulations, the Zoning Administrator shall forward the application, with his/her recommendation, to the Village Board for determination, and the Village Board shall issue or refuse to issue a zoning permit within thirty (30) days after receipt of an application therefor. Refusal to issue a zoning permit shall be given in writing, with the reasons for such refusal.
(e) Proper Applicants; In General. The following shall be considered proper applicants for a zoning permit or certificate of compliance under the terms of these zoning regulations:
(1) Record title owner under properly recorded instrument of conveyance;
(2) Vendee under properly recorded land contract;
(3) Vendee under written contract of sale, agreement to sell, earnest money agreement, or similar real estate agreement;
(4) Duly authorized agent for any of the above.
(f) Identification. The Zoning Administrator may request proper proof of the applicant showing that he/she is a proper applicant, under the terms of this Chapter. The application for a zoning permit or certificate of compliance shall not be considered filed until such time as the requested proof is filed with the Zoning Administrator office. The Zoning Administrator may revise the form of application for zoning permit and certificate of compliance to conform with the terms of this Chapter. If the applicant is not the fee simple owner of the property involved, the name of the owner of any lienholder shall be included in the application.
(g) Time Limitations. Any zoning permit granted under this Chapter shall become null and void within six (6) months after it is issued if construction on the property for which the permit is granted has not been commenced within the six (6) month period. In all such cases where a permit has become null and void, a new application must be filed for a new zoning permit before any construction can be commenced at such location. All zoning permits granted under the terms of this Chapter shall be valid for only twelve (12) months. Zoning permits shall expire on the first anniversary date from their issuance. If a certificate of compliance has not been issued for the property by the expiration date of the zoning permit, application for a new zoning permit must be made in order to continue work on the premises involved.
(h) Conditions for Refusal; Appeal Procedure. The Zoning Administrator or Village Engineer shall not issue a zoning permit for any property, the improvement of which might tend to interfere with the exterior lines of planned new streets, highways, parkways, parks or playgrounds, or the exterior lines of planned widening or extending of existing streets, highways, parkways, parks or playgrounds. Any person who feels aggrieved by the decision of the Zoning Administrator or Village Engineer may appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals, which has power in a specific case, by the vote of a majority of its members, to grant a permit for a building or such street, highway, parkway, park or playground, which will as little as practicable increase the cost of opening such street, highway, parkway, park or playground and such Zoning Board of Appeals may impose reasonable requirements as a condition of granting such permit, which requirements shall be designed to promote the health, convenience, safety or general welfare of the Village. Such board shall refuse a permit where the applicant will not be substantially damaged by placing his/her building outside the planned street, highway, parkway, park or playground.
(i) Fees. Prior to issuing a zoning permit the Zoning Administrator shall collect from the applicant to defray the cost to the Village of processing the application, a permit fee.
(j) Additional Requirements. In addition to other requirements of this Chapter, no building, zoning or moving permit shall be issued unless:
(1) Sanitary sewer and water is available, or installation thereof has been approved by the Village Board or, alternatively;
(2) A sanitary sewer system in accordance with SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code, and related sections thereof, has been approved for the premises and the premises is in compliance with NRl12.01 through NRl12.25, Wis. Adm. Code.