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(A) The regulations set forth in this chapter and the districts shown on the zoning map shall be amended only in accordance with the requirements of 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1 through 11-13-19.
(B) After receiving a report and recommendation concerning amendments, the Village Board shall take action on such recommendation without hearing testimony or argument on the matter. The Village Board may affirm, reject or modify the recommendations or it may continue the case to another date. If an application for a proposed amendment is not acted on finally by the Village Board within six months of the date on which the recommendation is reported to the Board, the application shall be deemed to have been denied.
(C) After any application for an amendment has been acted on by the Board, another application requesting the same relief shall not be accepted or considered by the Board for a period of 18 months after such action unless the applicant shows that there has been a substantial change in circumstances since such action.
(D) For purposes of this provision, requesting the same relief means seeking reclassification of the same premises to the same zoning district as sought in a petition acted upon within 18 months of a pending petition requesting a variance from the same provision or combination of provisions to the zoning ordinance sought in a prior petition or seeking the same conditional permitted use as was sought in a prior petition.
(E) A change in circumstances must be demonstrated by a written request for leave to file an application for a variance and the written request must be accompanied by affidavits, maps and other documentary evidence. Within 30 days of the date the request is submitted, the Village Board shall decide whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances. That decision shall be final subject to judicial review. If the Village Board decides there has been no substantial change in circumstances since such action, the request will be denied and no application for a variance will be accepted. If the Village Board does conclude there has been a substantial change in circumstances since such action, then the request shall be granted and an application shall be accepted and shall be acted on in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 154.092) (Ord. 95-11-01, passed 11-13-1995)
(A) Subsequent to the effective date of this chapter, no change in the use of land, nor any change of use of an existing building shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purposes until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the new occupancy complies with all provisions of this chapter.
(B) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the erection, construction or alteration, based on a valid building permit, has been completed, inspected and approved by the Building Inspector, and no building shall be occupied until such certificate issued.
(C) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Village Clerk and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by such certificate of occupancy.
(D) A certificate of occupancy shall be required for all nonconforming uses of land or buildings existing after the passage of this chapter or any amendment thereto. Application for such certificate of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed with the Village Clerk by the owner or occupant of the land or building occupied by nonconforming use within one year from the effective date of this chapter or amendment thereto. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy for such nonconforming uses.
(E) Any nonconforming use for which an occupancy permit has not been obtained in conformity with the requirements of this section shall be presumed to be operating in violation of this chapter and such use shall thereupon be prohibited and abated.
(Prior Code, § 154.093) (Ord. 95-11-01, passed 11-13-1995)
(A) Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $200 nor more than $500 for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day a violation occurs or continues.
(B) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of § 154.027 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for a period of not to exceed six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Prior Code, § 154.999) (Ord. 95-11-01, passed 11-13-1995; Ord. 02-04-02, passed 4-8-2002)