No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, structurally altered, or moved in whole or in part, and no use shall be established or changed in the Village of Walton Hills prior to the issuance of a zoning permit. A zoning permit shall be issued 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 permit shall be issued when:
(1) Single-Family Detached Dwellings and Uses Accessory Thereto. An application for a single-family detached dwelling or use accessory thereto has been reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(2) All Other Permitted Uses. An application for any other permitted use not described in subsection (1) above has been reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission according to the development plan review procedures set forth in this chapter.
(3) Conditional Uses. An application for a conditional use has been reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(4) Variance Requests. An application for which a variance from a requirement of this Zoning Code is requested has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(5) Similar Uses. An application for any building or use not specifically listed in this Zoning Code as a permitted or conditional use has been reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(b) Applications for zoning permits 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 Permit. All zoning permits shall expire if work there under does not progress under a schedule at least as rapid as the following and in conformance with the following:
(1) Twelve months from issuance, work shall have begun (e.g., ground shall have been broken.)
(2) Two years from issuance, work shall be complete as shown on the approved development or plot plan, as applicable.
(3) If construction is not complete within two years of the date of the issuance of the zoning permit and the Zoning Administrator has not granted an extension, a new application and permit shall be required. Unfinished construction projects on which no progress is made for 180 days shall be considered abandoned and declared a nuisance.
(4) In the case of multi-buildings projects, separate zoning permits may be issued for each building to facilitate compliance with the above deadlines.
(Ord. 2009-17. Passed 9-15-2009.)