[Amended 12-21-2004 by Ord. No. 822-04]
A.
The Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall administer and
enforce this chapter for Green Lake County.
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017]
B.
The Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall
collect fees that are collectable from the applicants for permits,
certificates and public hearing items and shall remit said fees to
the County Treasurer on a timely basis.
C.
It is the duty of Land Use Planning and Zoning Department
to receive and act upon applications for land use permits and certificates
of occupancy, follow up complaints and have such other duties as provided
by this chapter.
D.
It shall be the duty of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department
to investigate alleged violation(s) of this chapter to determine the
facts and, if a violation is identified, to pursue enforcement to
achieve compliance.
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017]
E.
In addition to the Corporation Counsel having the authority to file
a complaint to achieve compliance with the below said land use ordinances,
the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall have the authority
to prepare, sign and issue citations in order to achieve compliance
with the following land use ordinances:
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017]
A.
No building or structure or billboard or any part thereof, except as herein provided, shall hereafter be erected, enlarged, structurally altered or moved within the areas subject to the provisions of this chapter until a land use permit shall have been applied for, in writing, and obtained from the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department. Such permit shall be posted in a prominent place on the premises prior to and during the period of construction, alteration, repair or moving. Land use permits shall be valid for a period of one year from date of issue unless otherwise specified on the permit. A copy of such permit shall be filed with the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department and with the inspector and clerk for the town in which the permit is effective. Forms for the application for land use permits shall be supplied by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department. All such forms shall be approved by the County Board. For a fee schedule refer to Article XII, Fee Schedule.
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017; 9-21-2021 by Ord. No. 30-2021]
B.
All applications for land use permits shall be accompanied by a location
sketch drawn to scale, showing the location, actual shape and dimensions
of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location of the building
on the lot, the existing and intended use of the building, the number
of families to be accommodated, its situation with reference to the
highway, the distance between the nearest point on the building and
the center line of the highway, and such other information with regard
to the proposed building and neighboring lots or buildings as may
be called for on the application or may be necessary to provide for
the enforcement of this chapter. The Land Use Planning and Zoning
Department may require satisfactory evidence of actual lot line location,
including a surveyor's certificate and map where necessary.
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017]
E.
A copy of all land use permits shall be sent to the
town clerk, town assessor and land use inspector of the town in which
the permit was granted.
[Amended 12-21-2004 by Ord. No. 822-04; 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017]
Upon written request from the owner, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department may issue a certificate of compliance at a fee as provided in Article XII, Fee Schedule, for any building or premises existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter, certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use made of the building or premises and whether or not such use conforms to the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Town boards, or town zoning/planning committees, as established by
town boards, shall be notified, in writing, at least 10 days prior
to a public hearing on a conditional use or zoning amendment change
in that town by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department or Land
Use Planning and Zoning Committee.
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017]
B.
Town boards or a designated committee as in Subsection A may reply to the County Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee prior to the hearing either approving, approving with conditions, or rejecting the proposed conditional use or zoning amendment change for that town.
C.
Information provided to the County Land Use Planning
and Zoning Committee by the town boards may be used as documentation
in the Committee's decision.
D.
If no reply is received by the County Land Use Planning
and Zoning Committee prior to the public hearing, the conditional
use or rezoning change shall be deemed as approved by said town board.
E.
A copy of the conditional use permit or rezoning change, if approved
by the County Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, shall be forwarded
by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department to the board chairman,
clerk, or both, of the affected town.
[Amended 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 22-2017; 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2-2019]
