(A) No land shall be occupied or used, no excavation or construction shall be started, and no building or other structure hereafter erected, moved, added to or structurally altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose without zoning clearance permits issued by the Planning and Zoning Office.
(B) All applications for zoning clearance permits shall be submitted to the planning staff on the prescribed application form and accompanied by a site plan showing the dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the height and bulk of any existing and proposed buildings; the building lines in relation to lot lines; the use to be made of the building, structure or land; location and size of required landscaping improvements; and such other information as may be required by the planning staff for the proper enforcement of this chapter.
(C) The planning staff may require the relocation of any proposed building, structure, driveway, parking area or other elements or site development indicated or omitted on the site plan before issuing a zoning clearance permit, when the action is necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(D) The issuance of a zoning clearance permit shall not be construed as waiving any provision of this chapter nor of the necessity to obtain any other permits required by law.
(E) If the work described in any zoning clearance permit has not begun within 1 year from the date of issuance thereof, the permit shall expire.
(F) Any zoning clearance permit issued in violation of any provision in this chapter or any ordinance or statute shall be void.
(G) Any property designated as a single site historic district or located within an established historic district shall obtain approval for all exterior development (buildings and site) from the Elkhart City Historic and Cultural Preservations Commission prior to issuance of a zoning clearance permit.
(1979 Code, § 151.233) (Ord. 4370, passed 7-20-1998)