No excavation, grading, or improvement shall be commenced, except as provided for in Chapter 1335, and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, structurally altered, or moved in whole or in part, and no use of buildings or land shall be established or changed in the Village of Waite Hill prior to the issuance of a zoning certificate. A zoning certificate shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator only when the plans for the proposed use, building, or structure fully comply with the regulations set forth in this Zoning Code.
(a) A zoning certificate shall be issued under the following circumstances:
(1) One-Family Detached and Uses Accessory Thereto. An application for a one-family detached dwelling or use accessory thereto has been reviewed and approved according to the procedures in Chapter 1127, Site Plan Review Procedures.
(2) All Other Permitted Uses. An application for any other permitted use not described in sub-section (a)(1) above, has been reviewed and approved according to the site plan review procedures set forth in Chapter 1127.
(3) Variance Requests. All applicable applications have been reviewed and approved according to the provisions of this Code, and a variance from a requirement of this Zoning Code has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 1133.
(4) Similar Uses. An application for any use not specifically listed in this Zoning Code as a permitted use has been reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission according to the procedures set in Chapter 1153, General Use Regulations.
(b) Applications for zoning certificates are available in the Office of the Zoning Administrator. A completed application form accompanied by all other applicable submission requirements shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
(c) Expiration of Zoning Certificate. All zoning certificates shall expire if work there under is not in compliance with the following:
(1) If no work under the zoning certificate is commenced within one (1) year after the issuance of the certificate (e.g., ground shall have been broken).
(2) If, after work has been commenced, all work to be performed under the permit is not completed within twenty-four (24) months after issuance of the certificate.
(3) A person may obtain a one-time six-month extension of an unexpired permit upon a showing, satisfactory to the Planning and Zoning Commission, that work on the project will be completed within the extension period. No fee will be charged by the Village for this extension.
(4) A certificate which has been expired for a period of six (6) months or less may be renewed for a period to be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission, upon a showing, satisfactory to the Planning and Zoning Commission, that work on the project will be completed within the extension period, provided no changes have been made in the original plans and specifications for such work. The renewal fee shall be one half the amount required for a new certificate. Certificates which have been expired for greater than six (6) months shall require a new application and payment of the full certificate fee.
(d) No zoning certificate for excavation, construction, or reconstruction shall be issued unless the plans, specifications, and the intended use or occupancy conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(e) Foundation and Footer Inspections. Footers and foundations of any deck or structure, including additions, outbuildings and new dwelling units shall be inspected by the Zoning Administrator. These foundations or footers are inspected when the forms have been built and the footers or foundations have been poured. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to call to obtain such inspection.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may order an additional inspection when the forms have been built but before the footers or foundations have been poured.
(f) Seeking a Building Permit from Lake County. An applicant shall not seek a building permit from Lake County until the County has received a valid, Zoning Certificate from the Village of Waite Hill.
(Ord. 2011-14. Passed 4-9-12.)