(A) Issuance.
(1) No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, relocated, added to or structurally altered, nor shall any building, structure or land be established or changed in use without first applying for and obtaining an improvement location permit.
(2) The Administrator shall also issue an improvement location permit to all petitioners where the application indicates no exterior structural change or alteration and includes a change in use only if the use requested complies with the permitted uses in the zoning district of the property.
(3) An application for an improvement location permit involving any structural construction alterations or new development must be filed with the Administrator and must include the following:
(a) A site plan for the principal and accessory structures and uses, existing and proposed, showing size, location on lot and lot size and required setbacks and yards. (Also see § 157.039(E));
(b) Except for one and two-family dwellings and associated accessory buildings, the site plan must also show the following:
1. The exact property lines of property, including existing street and rights-of-way lines;
2. Adjacent properties on the same and the opposite frontage, indicating the entrance and exits to those properties, existing zoning and existing uses;
3. The exact location and dimension of access drives to the property, service drives, existing and proposed curb cuts, and proposed directions of traffic flow on the property and into and from public rights-of-way;
4. The exact location and dimensions of any necessary frontage roads and other traffic improvements necessary to accommodate the proposed development;
5. The exact location, dimensions and type of off-street parking and loading facilities; and
6. A plan detailing landscaping, buffering, fences, outdoor lighting and signage, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The name and address of the person seeking approval; and
(d) Any other plans or specifications which the Administrator deems necessary to determine whether the plans conform to this chapter.
(4) One-household dwellings, duplexes and permitted accessory structures in approved subdivisions shall be approved if applicable code requirements are met. All other applications shall undergo a site plan review process if applicable.
(5) The Administrator shall, after the site review process, issue an improvement location permit if the building and/or use conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(6) Land and building may be used or constructed only for the use for which the current improvement location permit was issued.
(7) The improvement location permit must be displayed on the premises during any construction or alteration.
(B) Improvement location permits: revocation and voiding.
(1) An improvement location permit may be revoked after at least ten days written notice, if the condition of the zoning code requirements and/or the conditions of the permit are not met.
(2) An improvement location permit is void if construction has not been started within six months or the use has not been established within one year of the date of issuance. The Zoning Administrator may issue up to six months in extensions upon the request of the petitioner provided the petitioner can demonstrate the delay was caused by unavoidable circumstances.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.2(P), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2001-14, passed 8-22-2001)