(A) Permits required.
(1) A permit is required for the construction of buildings or building additions (and including such related activities as construction of decks and signs), the installation and/or alteration of sewage treatment systems, and those grading and filling activities not exempted by this section of this subchapter. Application for a permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator on the forms provided. The application shall include the necessary information so that the Zoning Administrator can determine the site's suitability for the intended use and that a compliant sewage treatment system will be provided.
(2) A permit authorizing an addition to an existing structure shall stipulate that an identified nonconforming sewage treatment system, as defined by this section, shall be reconstructed or replaced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A permit is required if more than 50 cubic yards of soil is disturbed according to § 155.085.
(B) Certificate of zoning compliance. The Zoning Administrator shall issue a certificate of zoning compliance for each activity requiring a permit as specified in this section of this subchapter. This certificate will specify that the use of land conforms to the requirements of this subchapter. Any use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized by permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and shall be punishable as provided in § 155.999.
(C) Variances. Variances may only be granted in accordance with § 155.442.
(D) Notifications to the Department of Natural Resources.
(1) Copies of all notices of any public hearings to consider variances, amendments, or conditional uses under local shoreland management controls must be sent to the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designated representative and postmarked at least ten days before the hearings. Notices of hearings to consider a proposed subdivisions/plat must include copies of the subdivision/plat.
(2) A copy of approved amendments and subdivisions/plats, and final decisions granting variances or conditional uses under local shoreland management controls, must be sent to the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designated representative and postmarked within ten days of final action.
(Ord. 110, passed 11-15-97; Am. Ord. 0408, passed 12-14-04) Penalty, see § 155.999