[Ord. No. 7249 §1, 2-13-2006]
A. 
No building shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed or altered, nor shall any work be started upon same until a Building Permit for same has been issued by the Building Commissioner, which permit(s) shall state that the proposed building complies with all the provisions of this Chapter.
B. 
No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever, other than farming, until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Building Commissioner stating that the building and use comply with the provisions of this Chapter. No change of use shall be made in any multiple-family dwelling or non-residential building or part thereof now or hereafter erected or structurally altered without an Occupancy Permit being issued therefore by the Building Commissioner. No permit shall be issued to make a change unless the changes are in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter.
C. 
Certificates for Occupancy shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a Building Permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the lawful erection, reconstruction or alteration of the building is completed. A record of all construction and Occupancy Permit(s) shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Commissioner and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.
D. 
No Building Permit shall be issued until the plans for a proposed building are reviewed and approved according to the procedure and requirements of the Section on Exterior Design Regulations, Section 405.250.
E. 
Nothing in this Section shall prevent the continuance of a non-conforming use as hereinbefore authorized, unless a discontinuance is necessary for the safety of life and property.
[Ord. No. 7249 §1, 2-13-2006]
Applications for plan review and/or Building Permits shall be accompanied by a drawing or plat, in duplicate, showing the lot plan; the location of the building on the lot; accurate dimensions of the building and lot; and other information as may be required in the Section on "B-1" Local Shopping District regulations, "B-2" Central Business District regulations, "B-3" Extensive Commercial District regulations, "B-4" Highway Commercial District regulations, "M-1" Limited Industrial District regulations and "M-2" Industry District regulations or exterior design regulations (Section 405.250); or which is necessary to provide for the enforcement of these regulations or the subdivision regulations. The plat shall be prepared after the lot has been staked by a registered land surveyor or registered professional engineer. A careful record of the original copy of such applications and plans shall be kept in the office of the Building Commissioner and the duplicate copy shall be kept at the subject site at all times during construction.
[Ord. No. 7249 §1, 2-13-2006]
A. 
The City Council may from time to time, on its own motion or on petition, after at least fifteen (15) days' public notice and hearings as provided by law, amend, supplement or change, modify or repeal the boundaries or regulations herein or subsequently established after submitting same to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its recommendations and report.
B. 
The Commission may make a preliminary report and may hold a public hearing thereon before submitting its final report to the City Council.
C. 
In the case of an application for a change in the Zoning District Map which would apply to only one (1) lot or parcel or two (2) or more contiguous lots or parcels, the Commission may request the applicant to submit a site plan showing how the tract will be developed and to impose deed restrictions controlling the use of the tract. The site plan shall meet the standards for a preliminary subdivision plat and shall also indicate the location of building areas, parking, circulation, access and open space. Material submitted therein shall show the location and character of proposed signs, fences, landscaping and other data required by the Commission.
D. 
The Commission may condition its affirmative recommendation on the applicant's recording of the site plan and deed restrictions which shall be enforceable by the Commission for a period of twenty (20) years. Such plan and restrictions shall not be recorded until the City Council has amended the Zoning District Map.
E. 
If, after a presentation to the Commission, a petition to transfer a tract of land from one Zoning District to another is disapproved by said Commission, the Commission shall not reconsider a presentation transferring the same tract of land to the same Zoning District requested in the disapproved petition within six (6) months following the date of the aforesaid disapproval, unless all members of the Commission present at a regular meeting approve such request for reconsideration.
F. 
The Building Commissioner shall cause a sign or signs to be placed on each parcel of land on which a Zoning District change or Special Use Permit has been requested from the City Council. A copy of the public hearing notice regarding proposed change shall be attached to said sign. The sign or signs shall be placed on such land at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing to be held by the City Council and shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon said land at a point nearest the right-of-way of any street or roadway abutting such land.
G. 
In case, however, of a protest against such change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more either of the area of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in such proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distance from the boundaries of the District proposed to be changed, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the City Council.
H. 
If, after a public hearing by the City Council as herein prescribed, a petition to transfer a tract of land from one Zoning District to another is rejected or disapproved, no public hearing may be granted to consider a petition for like change or amendment concerning the same tract of land for six (6) months following the date of the aforesaid rejection or disapproval, unless at least seven (7) members or two-thirds (2/3) of all members of the City Council, present or otherwise, whichever is the larger number, shall approve such request for the public hearing.
[Ord. No. 7249 §1, 2-13-2006]
It shall be the duty of the Mayor, through the appropriate officials and departments, to enforce this Chapter. The owner or agent of a building or premises in or upon which a violation of any provision of this Chapter has been committed or shall exist; or the lessee or tenant or an entire building or entire premises in or upon which violation has been committed or shall exist; or the owner, agent, lessee or tenant or any part of the building or premises in or upon which such violation has been committed or shall exist; or the agent, architect, building contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in or upon which such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 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 twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each and every day that such violation shall continue or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Any such person who, having been served with an order to remove any such violation, shall fail to comply with said order within ten (10) days after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of this ordinance in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil suit by any citizen injured or aggrieved by such violation for damages.