Section 15.78.080   Criteria for Permit Approval.
The Village Engineer (and, if applicable on appeal, the Village Council) will issue a permit (with or without conditions) only if the following requirements are satisfied:
   A.   Permitting Agency Permits. The applicant has received and provided to the Village all required permits for the covered construction from the permitting agencies.
   B.   Height. The height of the covered construction and any related structures will be no greater than what is minimally necessary to achieve the intended and proper purpose of the project and to be consistent with the purposes set forth in Section 15.78.010 of this chapter.
   C.   Conformity with Code. The covered construction and any related structures comply with all other applicable provisions of the Village Code, including, without limitation, the construction permitting requirements of Chapter 15.32 of this title.
   D.   Project Scope. The covered construction and any related structures include only what is minimally necessary to achieve the intended and proper purpose of the project and to be consistent with the purposes set forth in Section 15.78.010 of this chapter.
   E.   No Public Safety Hazard. The covered construction and any related structures will not create any public safety hazards, including, without limitation, by unreasonably obstructing or otherwise interfering with ingress or egress to adjacent public beaches or private property.
   F.   Interference with Public Safety Operations. The covered construction and any related structures will not block or otherwise unreasonably interfere with the ability of public safety personnel to conduct search and rescue or other public safety operations.
   G.   Existing Sight Lines. The covered construction and any related structures will alter existing sight lines along the Lake Michigan shoreline no more than is minimally necessary to achieve the intended and proper purpose of the project and to be consistent with the purposes set forth in Section 15.78.010 of this chapter.
(MC-05-2023 § 3, Added, 03/21/2023)