(A) Generally. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be hereinafter located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or enlarged or moved unless a zoning compliance permit shall have first been issued for such work, without a compliance permit having been obtained from the Zoning Administrator. Once a zoning compliance permit is approved, a building permit may be applied for from the Building Inspector of the county.
(B) Zoning compliance permit.
(1) The City Council shall establish a compliance permit fee that shall be paid to the city when the zoning compliance permit application is filed with the Zoning Administrator.
(2) For portable accessory structures of less than 100 square feet of area, or for other construction projects where the Building Inspector has determined that no building permit is required, no compliance permit shall be required.
(C) Zoning compliance permit application. A compliance permit application is to be submitted to the Zoning Administrator and shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) All applications for compliance permits shall be accompanied by plans showing the following:
(a) The actual shape, location, and dimensions of the lot;
(b) The shape, size, and locations of all buildings or structures to be erected, altered, or moved and of any building or other structures already on the lot;
(c) The existing and intended use of the lot and of all structures upon it, including, in residential areas, the number of dwelling units the building is intended to accommodate; and
(d) Such other information concerning the lot or adjoining lots as may be essential in determining whether the provisions of this chapter are being observed.
(2) The owner of the premises shall sign the application or an authorized agent.
(D) Compliance permit fee. Fees for the issuance of permits or certificates or copies thereof required or issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be collected by the Zoning Administrator in advance of issuance. The amount of such fees may be established by resolution of the Council.
(E) Building permit issuance. Whenever the buildings, structures, and uses as set forth in the application have been issued a zoning compliance permit and, if required, obtained site plan approval, the County Building Official may issue the applicant a building permit. Where action of the Board of Appeals or the Planning Commission is required in any case, as set forth in this chapter, the Zoning Administrator shall not issue a zoning compliance permit unless approval has been granted. In any case where a permit is refused, the reason(s) shall be stated in writing to the applicant.
(F) Zoning compliance permit expiration. For any zoning compliance permit for which no work is commenced within six months following the date of issuance, said permit shall expire by limitation and fees forfeited. A reapplication and payment of the fee is required upon expiration of any permit previously issued, subject to the provisions of all ordinances in effect at the time of renewal.
(Ord., § 502, passed 6-11-2002)