A. Each principal and accessory use and structure shall require the issuance of a Zoning Permit prior to the issuance of building permits under Chapter 11 and prior to a new or change in the use of a property. An application for a Zoning Permit shall be completed in triplicate and submitted to the Zoning Administrator and shall include the following (additional permits may be required under Chapter 30 to 39 of this Municipal Code):
1. Names and Addresses of the applicant, owner of the site, architect, professional engineer, or contractor.
2. Description of the subject site by lot, block, and recorded subdivision or by metes and bounds; address of the subject site; type of structure; existing and proposed operation or use of the structure and/or site; number of families or employees; and the zoning district within which the subject site lies.
3. Plat of Survey prepared by a registered land surveyor, or, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, a location sketch drawn to scale, showing the location, boundaries, dimensions, setbacks, elevations if required by the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, uses and sizes of the following: subject site; existing and proposed structures; accessory buildings; existing and proposed easements, streets, and other public ways; off-street parking, loading areas and driveways; existing highway access restrictions; wetland, high water, channel, floodway and floodplain boundaries; and existing and proposed street, side, and rear yards. In addition, the plat of survey shall show the location, elevations, and use of any abutting lands and their structures within forty feet of the subject site. Elevations shall be referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical (NGVD) Datum of 1929. When the subject site is subject to other land use restrictions set forth in this Code, the permit application shall include the information required by the applicable chapter(s).
4. Structures may not be constructed within any easements, e.g., utility easements, drainage easements, preservation easements, driveway easements, etc., without a recordable written approval from the holder of the easement allowing the encroachment.
5. In any case, no permit for excavation or for erection of any building or part of a building or for repairs to or alterations of a building shall be issued by the Building Inspector until after a statement of its intended use has been filed with the Zoning Administrator by the applicant.
6. Minimum Utility Connections. Electricity and sanitary sewerage and water supply connections are required for all structures used or intended to be used for human habitation or occupancy. If municipal sewer service is not available, the proposed on-site sanitary sewer disposal plan must be approved by the Racine County Code Administration office, which shall state in writing that a satisfactory, adequate and safe sewage disposal system is possible on the site as proposed by the plan in accordance with the applicable local, county and state regulations.
7. Fee receipt. The Zoning Administrator shall not proceed until a receipt showing payment of the Fees required by the Village of Rochester is submitted to him.
8. Additional Information. The applicant shall submit additional information as may be required by the Village Plan Commission, Village Engineer, and/or Zoning Administrator.
B. Continuance of Existing Uses. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or lawful use of any existing building, except as may be necessary for the safety of life and property.
C. A Zoning Permit shall be granted or denied in writing by the Zoning Administrator within 30 business days of receipt of all forms, fees, plans and documents required to process the application, and completion of any other Village prerequisite permitting requirements. Refusal to issue a Zoning Permit shall be given in writing, with the reasons for such refusal. Unless otherwise set forth in the Chapter or by statute, the Permit shall expire at the same time as the building permit issued by the Building Inspector under Chapter 11. Certificates of Compliance, and Zoning Permits for uses that do not involve building permits, shall not expire but shall be automatically void if a change is made without application for an amended or new Certificate or Zoning Permit. A Zoning Permit that was issued prior to the enactment of this Chapter that has expired will not be re-issued upon application unless the plans meet the requirements of this Chapter. A Zoning Permit issued in conflict with this Chapter shall be null and void.