[R.O. 2012 §405.740; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
A. Authorization. A Zoning Official shall be appointed by the
City Administrator and shall be responsible for the enforcement of
these Zoning Regulations.
B. Duties Of The Zoning Official. The Zoning Official shall
enforce these Zoning Regulations and in addition thereto and in furtherance
of said authority, he/she shall:
1. Approve and issue all zoning and occupancy certificates and make
and maintain records thereof.
2. Conduct inspections of buildings, structures and uses of land to
determine compliance with the provisions of the Zoning Regulations.
3. Receive, file, and forward to the Board of Adjustment the records
in all appeals and all applications for conditional uses and variances.
4. Maintain permanent and current records of the Zoning Regulations
including, but not limited to, all zoning maps, amendments, conditional
uses, variances, appeals and applications therefore and records of
hearing thereon.
5. Maintain for distribution to the public a supply of copies of the
Zoning Map or Maps, the compiled text of the Zoning Regulations, and
the rules of the Board of Adjustment.
[R.O. 2012 §405.750; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
A. Building Permits. Unless a building permit shall first
have been obtained from the office of the Zoning Official:
1. The construction, building, moving, remodeling or reconstruction
of any structure shall not be commenced and;
2. The improvement of land preliminary to any use of such land shall
not be commenced.
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Any building permit issued in conflict with the provisions of
these Zoning Regulations shall be null and void.
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B. Application For Building Permit.
1. Every application for a building permit shall include at least the
following. A plot plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale and in such form
as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Zoning Official, showing
the location, ground area, height, and bulk of all present and proposed
structures, drives and parking lots, the building lines in relation
to lot lines, waste disposal areas, the use to be made of such present
and proposed structures on the land, and such other information as
may be required by the Zoning Official for the proper enforcement
of these Zoning Regulations.
2. One (1) copy of both the plat and the plot plan shall be retained
by the Zoning Official as a public record.
C. Issuance Of Building Permit. A building permit shall be
either issued or refused by the Zoning Official within ten (10) days
after the receipt of an application or within such further period
as may be agreed to by the applicant. No building permit shall be
issued unless all the zoning requirements of this Chapter are met.
D. Period Of Validity. A building permit shall become null
and void six (6) months after the date on which it is issued unless
within such six (6) month period construction, building, moving, remodeling
or reconstruction of a structure is commenced or a use is commenced.
E. Violation And Penalty. The owner or general agent of a
building or premises where a violation of any provision of said regulations
has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of an entire
building or entire premises where such violation has been committed
or shall exist, or the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any
part of the building or premises in which such violation has been
committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder,
contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists
in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in
which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of an ordinance
violation punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00)
and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each and every
day that such violation continues, but if the offense be willful on
conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) for each and every day that such violation shall continue,
or by imprisonment for ten days for each and every day such violation
shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the court.