The directors of County departments having authority to accept
applications and issue approvals, permits, licenses and/or provide
County services shall first determine that the applicant is current
on and not in default of certain obligations owed to the County.
Applicants for County approvals, permits, licenses and/or the
use, receipt or provision of County services shall be current on all
of the following obligations to the County prior to receiving such
approvals:
C. Water and/or sewer connection, front footage and/or usage charges.
E. Permit fees, including building permits, building code and inspection
fees.
F. Interest, penalties, court costs and/or attorney's fees if applicable
to a default in any of the above listed obligations.
[Amended 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. 2152]
The directors or heads of various County departments and offices shall refuse to accept applications and grant permits and/or approvals for the use, receipt or provision of County services, including but not limited to, building permits, manufactured home placement permits, building code plan reviews and/or inspections, subdivisions, rezonings, conditional uses, variances and/or special exceptions until the owner and/or applicant has demonstrated that all County obligations identified in §
116-2 above have been paid current as to all lands and property owned by the individual requesting the permit, approval or County services. If the party requesting County approval is current on some, but not all obligations owed to the County, the approval, permit, license and/or County service being applied for shall be denied until such time as all County obligations are current and fully complied with.
Any applicant for a permit or other form of County approval
who receives the aforesaid written denial of a permit or other form
of approval by an administrative agency or official of Sussex County
may appeal that denial to the Sussex County Administrator within 20
calendar days of such denial. The Administrator, or his designee,
shall thereafter hold a hearing at which said applicant shall be permitted
to provide proof that such payment has been made or that a required
action or filing has been properly carried out or otherwise show that
such denial is based on incorrect information or is not appropriate
as to that applicant.