(a) Required. No structure shall be erected, added to, structurally altered and/or moved to a lot in the City without a permit issued by the Zoning Administrator. Zoning permits shall be issued only in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code, including actions resulting from a written order from:
(1) The Board of Zoning Appeals, such as deciding an appeal, a conditional use or a variance; or
(2) Council, such as approving a planned unit development district, a special use or annexation zoning.
(b) Applications. The application for a zoning permit shall be made in writing and shall be signed and dated by the applicant, attesting to the truth and exactness of all information supplied on the application. Each application form shall state clearly that the permit, if issued, shall expire (and may be revoked) if work has not begun within one year of the permit issuance, if the work is not substantially completed within two and one-half years or if the facts have been misrepresented in an important way. At a minimum, the application form shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by all required fees:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) A legal description of the property and any easements plus the text of any deed restrictions;
(3) The existing use;
(4) The proposed use;
(5) The zoning district;
(6) Plans in duplicate (unless additional copies are requested by the Zoning Administrator) and drawn to scale, including a smaller scale project location map and a larger scale map showing the actual dimensions and the shape of the lot; the exact size and location of existing structures on the lot, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed structure or alteration;
(7) Structure heights;
(8) The number of off-street parking spaces and/or loading spaces and their layout;
(9) The location and design of access;
(10) The number of dwelling units;
(11) If applicable, any related application for other permits and/or certificates, such as a sign, conditional use and/or temporary use permit, unless previously submitted;
(12) Such other documentation as may be necessary to determine conformance with, and to provide for the enforcement of, this Zoning Code, such as the physical condition of property after a structure is moved to or from the lot; and
(13) The date the Zoning Administrator received the fee and completed the application.
(c) Approval. Within thirty days after the receipt of an application, the Zoning Administrator shall either approve or disapprove the application in conformance with the provisions of this Zoning Code. After the Zoning Administrator shall have marked one copy of the application and any plans either as approved or disapproved, and attested to that decision by his or her signature and the date of his or her decision on such copy, one copy of such signed application and any plans shall be returned to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator. One copy, similarly marked, shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator. If approved, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a zoning permit that shall be posted by the applicant in a conspicuous place on the property in question, attesting to the fact that the activity is in conformance with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(d) Notice to Ohio Director of Transportation. Before any zoning permit is issued for any lot that is located within 300 feet of the centerline of a proposed new highway or of a highway for which changes are proposed (as described in the certification to local officials by the Ohio Director of Transportation), or for any lot that is located within a radius of 500 feet from the point of intersection of such centerline with any public road or highway, the Zoning Administrator shall give notice to the Ohio Director of Transportation, by registered mail, that the Zoning Administrator shall not issue a zoning permit for 120 days from the date such notice is received by the Director. If the Director notifies the Zoning Administrator that the Director shall proceed to acquire the land needed, the Zoning Administrator shall refuse to issue the zoning permit. If the Director notifies the Zoning Administrator that acquisition at this time is not in the public interest, or if the 120-day period (or any extension of the 120-day period that was agreed upon by the Director and the property owner) expires without notification from the Director, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the zoning permit, if the application is in conformance with all provisions of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 186-91. Passed 10-15-92.)
(e) Expiration. If the work described in any zoning permit has not begun within two years from the date of issuance of the permit, the permit shall expire. Upon expiration, the Zoning Administrator shall revoke the permit and shall send, by first class mail, written notice of the revocation to the permit applicant. In addition, if the work described in any zoning permit has not been substantially completed within three and one-half years from the date of issuance of the permit, the permit shall expire. Upon expiration, the Zoning Administrator shall revoke the permit and shall send, by first class mail, written notice of the revocation to the permit applicant, together with notice that further work shall not proceed unless and until a new zoning permit has been obtained or until an extension has been granted.
(Ord. 123-94. Passed 4-21-94.)