(A) A zoning permit must be issued by the city prior to any construction activity. The city will collect the fee for the zoning permit application according to the following schedule. At no time, nor under any circumstances, will a zoning permit be issued until the appropriate fee has been paid by the applicant and the application has been approved by the Planning Commission or the City Council. Zoning permits shall expire one year from the date of which the zoning permit was approved.
(B) Below is the process to which individuals must adhere when applying for a zoning permit.
(1) Individual(s) requesting the permit must contact the office of the city’s Clerk-Treasurer, or contact the Zoning Administrator, to secure a zoning permit application form.
(2) The application form must be completed in its entirety and the appropriate fee must be paid to the city’s Clerk-Treasurer prior to the permit request being placed on the Planning Commission agenda. A site plan drawn to scale showing all dimensions must accompany the completed application.
(3) Upon its submittal to the Zoning Administrator, the application will be reviewed with the applicant. If the property is properly zoned, the application will be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission for action at its meeting. If the existing use of the property is not a permitted use, but rather a conditional use, one which would require a variance or amendment to Ch. 154 of this code of ordinances, the Zoning Administrator will take the following action(s):
(a) Determine which special request is required to be taken to the Planning Commission;
(b) Inform the applicant as to the process of the request; and
(c) Based on the applicant’s decision, the city’s Clerk-Treasurer will collect the appropriate special fee from the applicant and follow the procedures outlined in Ch. 154 of this code of ordinances.
(4) All zoning permit/special application fee(s) must be paid in advance in order to be placed on the agenda. Once the application is placed on the Planning Commission agenda, the Planning Commission will act and the Zoning Administrator will issue the permit. In the event of special requests, both the Planning Commission and the City Council must act on the application before the permit is issued by the Zoning Administrator.
(5) If an amendment to the site plan is desired, the applicant must submit an amended site plan to the Zoning Administrator prior to commencing with construction. Under no circumstances will a change in site plan be approved unless an amended site plan is submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
(6) During construction activity, the permit should be displayed in a conspicuous place at the construction site, in plain view and accessible to the Zoning Administrator.
(2001 Code, § 11.18)