In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements
for the promotion of the public safety, convenience, prosperity and
general welfare of the Town of Caledonia.
Enforcing officer. The provisions of this chapter
shall be administered and enforced by the Zoning Enforcement Officer
appointed by the Town Board, who shall have the power to make inspections
of building or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the enforcement
of this chapter.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Enforcement
Officer to keep a record of all applications for permits and a record
of all permits issued with a notation of all special conditions involved.
He shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the
same shall form a part of the records of his office and shall be available
for use of the Town and other officials. The Zoning Enforcement Officer
shall not issue a permit for the construction of any building or use
of any property unless such building or use conforms to all other
ordinances of the Town of Caledonia.
Requirement. It shall be unlawful to commence the
excavation for or the construction of any building or structure, including
accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any
building or structure, including accessory buildings, until the Zoning
Enforcement Officer has issued a building permit for such work.
In applying to the Zoning Enforcement Officer for
a building permit, the applicant shall submit a dimensioned sketch
or plan to scale indicating the shape, size, height and location in
exact relation to all property lines and the street or road lines
of all buildings or structures to be erected, altered or moved and
of any building or structure already on the lot. This sketch shall
be accompanied by a written statement from a qualified engineer or
other satisfactory evidence to the effect that the line of the bounding
street or road has been accurately located and staked on the ground.
The applicant shall also state the existing or intended
use of all such buildings and supply other information as may be required
by the Zoning Enforcement Officer to ensure that the provisions of
this chapter are being observed.
If the proposed excavation, construction, alteration
or moving as set forth in the application is in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter and other regulations of the Town of Caledonia
then in force, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall issue a permit
for such excavation, construction, alteration or moving.
Refusal. If a building permit is refused, the Zoning
Enforcement Officer shall state such refusal in writing, with the
cause, and shall immediately mail notice of such refusal to the applicant
at the address indicated on the application.
Term. A building permit shall become void six months
from the date of issuance unless substantial progress has been made
since that date on the project described therein; provided, however,
that the building permit may be renewed for an additional six months
upon application therefor without the payment of an additional fee.
Requirement. No land or building or other structure
or part thereof hereafter erected or altered in its use or structure
shall be used or occupied until the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall
have issued a certificate of occupancy stating that such land, building,
structure or part thereof and the proposed occupancy or use thereof
are found to be in conformity with provisions of this chapter.
Issuance. Within five days after notification that
a building, structure, premises or part thereof is ready for occupancy
or use, it shall be the duty of the Zoning Enforcement Officer to
make a final inspection thereof and issue a certificate of occupancy
if the land, building, structure or part thereof is found to conform
with the provisions of this chapter.
Refusal. If the Zoning Enforcement Officer after such
final inspection shall refuse to issue a certificate of occupancy,
he shall state such refusal in writing with the cause, and immediately
thereupon mail notice of such refusal to the applicant at the address
indicated on the application.