Arena City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
130 ZONING PERMITS
§ 18.130.010 Zoning permits.
Zoning permits shall be required for all new structures, exterior renovation, demolition, placement of signs, changes in land use, and zoning districts unless specifically excepted by this title. Applications for zoning permits shall be made to the zoning administrator and shall include the following where appropriate:
(a)
Name and addresses of the applicant, owner of the site, architect, professional engineer, or contractor.
(b)
Description of the subject site by lot, block, and recorded subdivision or by metes and bounds; address of the subject site; type of structure; existing and proposed operation or use of the structure or site; number of employees; and the zoning district within which the subject site lies.
(c)
Site plan showing the location, boundaries, dimensions, elevations, uses, and size of the following: subject site; existing and proposed structures; existing and proposed easements, streets and other public ways; off-street parking, loading areas and driveways; existing highway access restrictions; existing and proposed street, side, and rear yards. In addition, the site plan shall show the location, elevation, and use of any abutting lands and their structures within 40 feet of the subject site.
(d)
Additional information as may be required by the village plan commission or village zoning administrator.
(e)
A zoning permit shall be granted, denied or referred in writing by the zoning administrator within 45 days. The permit shall expire within 12 months unless substantial work has commenced and any zoning change that preceded the issuance of said permit shall be null and void and the zoning applicable to the parcel shall revert to what it was prior to such change. Any permit issued in conflict with the provisions of this title shall be null and void.
(f)
A zoning permit approved by the village zoning administrator shall be required prior to issuance of a building permit.
(Prior code § 10-1-14; Res. 05-04)
§ 18.130.020 Uses not requiring a zoning permit.
Providing all applicable setback, yard, height and other requirements are met, no zoning permit shall be required in any of the following instances: (a) for erecting or placing an accessory building less than 120 square feet in area, (b) for normal maintenance and repairs not involving an increase in the area of a structure, (c) for use changes where the new use is a permitted use in the zoning district, provided it does not involve an increase in the area of the existing structure or structures, (d) for the removal or installation of a mobile home on an existing lot in a mobile home park.
(Prior code § 10-1-15; Res. 05-04)