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(A) Permit described. The zoning clearance permit is a permit issued by the Zoning Administrator which states that a particular development meets all of the requirements of this chapter. It is not a building permit and does not authorize construction. It certifies that the land or structure is in conformance with the terms of this chapter.
(B) Permit required. No building or other structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered or repaired in such a manner as to prolong the life of the building, nor shall the use of any land or building or other structure be changed without a zoning clearance permit being issued authorizing such construction, alteration, repair or use changes as being in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. No building permit shall be issued for any construction not conforming to a valid zoning clearance permit.
(C) Certification. No change shall be made in the use of any land or building or structure after the effective date hereof until a zoning clearance permit has been obtained, certifying that all the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
(D) Application for permit; information; decision.
(1) An application for a zoning clearance permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator by the owner or proposed occupant of the building or land to be occupied or used, and the application shall state the location and legal description of the property and set out in detail the character and nature of the use to be conducted thereon.
(2) Within three days, the Zoning Administrator shall grant or deny the zoning clearance permit in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(E) Accompanying documents, information. All applications for the zoning clearance permits shall be accompanied by a plat plan, drawn to scale on suitable paper, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of the building to be erected and such other information as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.
(F) Payment of fee. Zoning clearance permits shall not be issued until a fee as set by the Town Board by motion or resolution shall have been paid.
(Prior Code, § 10-2B-2)
(A) Report and recommendation to Town Board. The regulations, restrictions, prohibitions and limitations imposed and the districts created may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed by ordinance, but no change shall be made until the Planning Commission, after notice and public hearing, files with the Town Board a report and recommendation on the proposed change.
(B) Application for amendment; fee.
(1) An owner, or his or her duly authorized agent or representative, may make application for the amendment of the zoning restrictions applicable to his or her property by filing with the Planning Commission a written application in such form and content as the Planning Commission may by resolution establish.
(2) An application for amendment shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee as set by the Town Board by motion or resolution. Cost of notice and posting shall be billed to the applicant.
(C) Hearing date; notice.
(1) Upon receipt of an application, the Planning Commission shall set a date for public hearing not less than 20 days nor more than 60 days from the date of filing.
(2) Fifteen days’ notice of the public hearing shall be given by the Planning Commission by publication in an area newspaper. Additional notice shall be given by the posting of a sign or signs on the property.
(D) Actions by Commission. The Planning Commission shall take the following actions:
(1) After notice and public hearing, the Planning Commission shall vote to:
(a) Recommend to the Town Board that the application be approved as submitted, or as amended, or be approved subject to modification; or
(b) Recommend to the Town Board that the application be denied.
(2) An application recommended for approval, or approval subject to modification, shall be transmitted to the town with the report and recommendation of the Planning Commission within 15 days from the date of the Planning Commission action.
(3) An application recommended for denial shall not be considered further, and one-half of the fee required in division (B) above shall be refunded to the applicant unless the applicant, within 15 days from the date of the Planning Commission action, files a written request with the Town Board for a hearing. A fee as set by the Town Board by motion or resolution shall accompany the request for a hearing before the Town Board if the refund hereinabove has been granted to the applicant in appeal. Upon notice of such request and receipt of fee, the Planning Commission shall forthwith transmit the application and its report and recommendation to the Town Board.
(E) Conduct of hearing; action of Town Board.
(1) The Town Board shall hold a hearing on each application regularly transmitted, or which has been transmitted pursuant to an appeal as provided for in this section.
(2) The Town Board shall approve the application as submitted and recommended by the Planning Commission, or approve the application subject to modification, or deny the application, or return the application to the Town Planning Commission for further study.
(F) Protest against amendment. If a written protest against an amendment, change or repeal of this chapter or any part thereof is presented, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the lots immediately abutting the territory included in such proposed change or separated therefrom only by an alley or street, or the owners of 50% or more of the area of the lots within a 300-foot radius of the exterior boundary of the territory included in a proposed change; then such amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of the Town Board.
(Prior Code, § 10-2B-3)
ZONING DISTRICTS; MAP
For the purpose of this chapter and the promotion of public health, safety and general welfare of the community, the following districts are hereby established for the town:
A-G | General Agricultural District |
C-A/R | Automotive Commercial and Commercial Recreation District |
C-C | Convenience Commercial District |
C-G | General Commercial District |
I-H | Heavy Industrial District |
I-L | Light Industrial District |
R-G | General Residential District |
R-S | Single-Family Residential District |
(Prior Code, § 10-2C-1)
(A) Map incorporated. The locations and boundaries of the zoning districts are established by ordinance and delineated as shown on the map entitled “Zoning Map of the Town of Gage, Oklahoma,” and said zoning map is hereby incorporated as a part of this chapter.
(B) Maintenance of map. It is the duty of the Zoning Administrator to maintain an up to date official “Zoning Map of the Town of Gage, Oklahoma,” including all amendments directly adopted by the Town Board.
(Prior Code, § 10-2C-2)
(A) The boundaries of a zoning district extend to a centerline of abutting streets, regardless of the legal description used in establishing such districts.
(B) In the event of uncertainty in the exact boundaries of any of the districts as shown on the “Zoning Map of the Town of Gage,” the Planning Commission, upon written application or upon its own motion, shall recommend the location of the boundaries to the Board of Adjustment, and the Board of Adjustment shall make the final determination.
(Prior Code, § 10-2C-3)
ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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