Adams County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PERMITS, CERTIFICATES
AND THE LIKE
§ 153.040 IMPROVEMENT LOCATION PERMIT.
(A) No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, enlarged, or moved until an improvement location permit shall have been applied for in writing and issued by the Zoning Administrator. When a mobile home is used as an agricultural dwelling, a permit shall be required. Said permit shall be posted in a prominent place on the premises prior to and during the period of erection, reconstruction, enlargement, or moving. The permit shall be valid for six months after the date of issuance. The Zoning Administrator shall have the power to renew the improvement location permit.
(B) In obtaining an improvement location permit as required by this subchapter, the contractor or excavator who is to install the pond shall make application in the name of the owner of the pond and shall be responsible for obtaining the permit and displaying the permit at the job site before commencing any construction. No contractor or excavator shall do any work in installing or modifying and making improvement to any pond requiring a permit without informing the owner of the necessity thereof and personally obtaining the permit on behalf of the owner.
(C) The Zoning Administrator shall issue an improvement location permit, upon written application, when the proposed structure, improvement, or use and its location conform in all respects to the County Master Plan.
(D) Every application for an improvement location permit shall be accompanied by:
(1) A site plan drawn to scale showing the ground area of the building or structure, the building lines in relation to lot lines, the number of stories, or the height of building or structure, the use to be made of the building, or structure, or land, and all other information required by the Zoning Administrator for the proper enforcement of this chapter; and
(2) The site plan shall be attached to the application for an improvement location permit when it is submitted to the Zoning Administrator and shall be retained by the Plan Commission as a public record.
(E) Any decision of the Zoning Administrator concerning the issuance of an improvement location permit may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals by any person claiming to be adversely affected by that decision.
(F) The issuance of an improvement location permit cannot substitute for or supersede the requirement of any ordinance adopted by the County Council which requires the issuance of a building permit before the construction of any building or structure. The issuance of any improvement location permit does not waive any requirement of any pertinent municipal, county, state, or federal ordinance, rule, regulation, or law.
(G) No improvement location permit for erection of any building shall be issued before the application has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 2-17-2005) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.041 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
(A) No occupancy, use, or change of use, except buildings incidental to agricultural operations, shall take place until a certificate of occupancy shall have been applied for, in writing, and issued by the Zoning Administrator in the following cases:
(1) Occupancy and use of a building or structure hereafter erected or enlarged;
(2) Change in use of an existing building or structure;
(3) Occupancy and use of vacant land except for agricultural operations;
(4) Change in the use of land to a use of a different classification except for agricultural operations; and
(5) Any change in the use of a non-conforming use.
(B) Written application for a certificate of occupancy for a new building or for an existing building which will be enlarged shall be made at the same time as the application for an improvement location permit.
(C) Written application for a certificate of occupancy shall be applied for within ten days of a contemplated change in use of a building or land. If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the certificate of occupancy therefore shall be issued within four days after the application for the same was made.
(D) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Commission and a copy shall be forwarded, on request, to any person having proprietary or temporary interest in the building or land affected.
(E) Pending the issuance of such a certificate, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Zoning Administrator for a period of not more than six months during the completion of the construction of the building or of alterations which are required under the terms of any law or ordinance. Such temporary certificate may be renewed, but it shall not be construed in any way to alter the respective rights, duties, or obligations of the owner or of the county relating to the use of occupancy of the land or building, or any other matter covered by this chapter, and such temporary certificate shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately ensure the safety of the occupants.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 2-17-2005) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.042 SIGN PERMIT.
Prior to the construction, placement, alteration, or relocation of any sign covered by this chapter, the individual responsible for such sign must first obtain a permit from the Zoning Administrator and make payment of the appropriate fee.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 2-17-2005) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.043 CONTINGENT AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT REVIEWS.
(A) A public hearing shall be required before the Board may permit either a contingent use or a special use.
(B) Permitted contingent uses and consideration factors are identified in § 153.076.
(C) Permitted special uses and consideration factors are identified in § 153.077.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 2-17-2005)
§ 153.044 FEES.
(A) Applications filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter requiring Plan Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals’ approval shall be accompanied by the filing fees specified by the fee schedule adopted by Commission resolution. The fee schedule shall not be a part of this chapter and may be revised from time to time by Commission resolution.
(B) Fees may be applied, but not limited to, the following applications:
(1) Variance application;
(2) Special use permit application;
(3) Contingent use permit application;
(4) Sign permit application;
(5) Improvement location permit application;
(6) Certificate of occupancy application;
(7) Development plan application;
(8) Amendment to approved development plan if public hearing is necessary;
(9) Application to amend this chapter; and
(10) Application to appeal an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 2-17-2005)