Excavations or site improvements shall not be started, or buildings or structures shall not be erected, moved, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered until a zoning permit has been applied for and issued by the Building and Zoning Inspector, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Code.
A zoning permit shall be issued only when:
(a) The Building and Zoning Inspector finds that, for a one-family or two-family home on a subdivided lot, the work described in an application clearly complies with all applicable provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code and other municipal codes; or
(b) A development plan as required in this Code has been approved by the Planning Commission according to the procedures set forth in Section 1109.04; or
(c) A conditional use has been approved by the Planning Commission according to the procedures set forth in Section 1109.05. Approval by Planning Commission shall authorize the Building and Zoning Inspector to issue a conditional use permit in compliance with said approval. Such conditional use permit shall set forth any conditions, stipulations, and safeguards that have been approved by Planning Commission; or
(d) A request for a variance from a requirement of the Planning and Zoning Code has been approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with the limitations, procedures and requirements of Section 1109.09; or
(e) The Planning Commission has made a determination in accordance with the procedures in Section 1109.10 that a proposed use is substantially similar to a principal or conditional use in the zoning district in which such use is located, and such use has been reviewed and approved according to the development plan review procedures of Section 1109.04 or the conditional use procedures of Section 1109.05, respectively. (Ord. 2020-21. Passed 2-18-20.)