A.
There is hereby established the Office of Zoning Administrator.
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Administrator to administer and
cause the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. All departments,
officials and public employees of Federalsburg which are vested with
the authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions
of this chapter and shall not issue any permit or license for any
use, building, structure, or purpose which would be in conflict with
the provisions of this chapter. Any permit or license, issued in conflict
with the provisions of this chapter, shall be null and void. If the
Zoning Administrator shall find that any of the provisions of this
chapter are being violated, he shall notify in writing the person
responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation
and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He shall order discontinuance
of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal
buildings, or structures or of additions, alterations, or structural
changes thereto; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or
shall take any other action authorized by this chapter to insure compliance
with or to prevent violation of its provisions.
B.
The Zoning Administrator shall report to the Planning
and Zoning Commission on all permits issued from his office at each
regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission. The Zoning Administrator
shall carry out the directives of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C.
No building permit shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator
for a multiple dwelling, commercial or industrial structure until
the application therefor has been referred to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for its findings, recommendations, and approval.
No building or other structure shall be erected,
moved, added to, or structurally, altered, or use of land changed
without a certificate therefor, issued by the Zoning Administrator.
No zoning certificate shall be issued except in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter, except after written order from the Board
of Appeals.
A.
All applications for zoning certificates shall be
accompanied by site plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, and showing
the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact
sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any;
and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration.
The application shall include such other information as lawfully may
be required by the Administrator, including existing lot; proposed
uses of the building and land; the number of families, housekeeping
units, or rental units the building is designed to accommodate; conditions
existing on the lot; and such other matters as may be necessary to
determine conformance with, and provide for, the enforcement of this
chapter.
B.
One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant
by the Zoning Administrator, after he shall have marked such copy
either as approved or disapproved and attested to the same by his
signature on such copy. The second copy of the same plans, similarly
marked, shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator.
A.
It shall be unlawful to use or occupy or permit the
use or occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof
hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, or wholly or partly
altered or enlarged its use or structure until a zoning occupancy
permit shall have been issued therefor by the Zoning Administrator
or Housing Inspector, stating that the proposed use of the building
or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter.
B.
No nonconforming structure or use shall be maintained,
renewed, changed, or extended until a zoning occupancy permit shall
have been issued only by the Zoning Administrator. The zoning occupancy
permits shall state specifically wherein the nonconforming use differs
from the provisions of this chapter, provided that, upon enactment
or amendment of this chapter, owners or occupants of nonconforming
uses or structures shall have six months to apply for zoning occupancy
permits. Failure to make such application within six months shall
be presumptive evidence that the property was conforming at the time
of enactment of amendment of this chapter.
C.
No permit for erection, alteration, moving, or repair
of any building shall be issued until an application has been made
for a zoning occupancy permit; the permit shall be issued in conformity
with the provisions of this chapter upon completion of the work.
D.
The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of
all zoning occupancy permits and copies shall be furnished upon request
to any person.
If the work described in any zoning certificate
has not been substantially completed within two years of the date
of issuance, unless work is satisfactorily proceeding thereof, said
permit shall expire and be canceled by the Zoning Administrator, and
written notice thereof shall be given to the persons affected, together
with notice that further work as described in the canceled certificate
shall not proceed unless and until a new zoning certificate has been
obtained.
Zoning certificates or zoning occupancy permits issued on the basis of site plans and applications approved by the Zoning Administrator authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Use, arrangement, or construction differing with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and punishable as provided by § 245-143 of this chapter.
