Bourbon City Zoning Code
ADMINISTRATION
§ 154.180 ENFORCEMENT BY WHOM.
The Building Commissioner is hereby designated and authorized to enforce this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)
§ 154.181 IMPROVEMENT LOCATION PERMITS, PLATS.
(A) Within the jurisdictional area of the Town Plan Commission, no structure, improvement, or use of land may be altered, changed, placed, erected, or located on platted or unplatted lands, unless the structure, improvement, or use, and its location, conform with the Master Plan and ordinances of the town, and an improvement location permit for such structure, improvement, or use has been issued, except that no permit is required for buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes on a tract of land containing five acres or more, unless used for residence purposes.
(B) The Building Commissioner of the town 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 Master Plan of the town.
(C) Every application for an improvement location permit shall be accompanied by a site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of the structure, improvement, or use to be altered, changed, placed, erected or located, the dimensions of the lot to be improved, the size of yards and open spaces, existing and proposed streets, and alleys adjoining or within the lot, and the manner in which the location is to be improved. Application for an improvement location permit for new construction of a principal building shall be accompanied by a fee of $7, and application for an improvement location permit for an accessory building or for alteration of an existing building shall be accompanied by a fee of $4.
(D) Any decision of the Building Commissioner of the town 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 such decision.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)
§ 154.182 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
(A) No land shall be occupied or used, and no building hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Commissioner stating that the building and use comply with all of the provisions of this chapter applicable to the building or premises, or the use in the district in which it is to be located.
(B) No change in use shall be made in any building or part thereof, now or hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered, without a certificate of occupancy having been issued by the Building Commissioner, and no such permit shall be issued to make such change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Certificate of occupancy shall be applicable for coincidentally with the application for an improvement location permit shall be issued within ten days after the lawful erection, reconstruction, or structural alteration of such building shall have been completed.
(D) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Commissioner, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(E) No improvement location permit shall be issued for excavation for or the erection, reconstruction, or structural alteration of any building before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.183 FEES.
(A) Fees pertaining to this chapter are as follows.
Board of Zoning Appeals Fees
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Board of Zoning Appeals Fees
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Special use/exception | $75 |
Use variance | $75 |
Variance of developmental standards | $75 |
Plan Commission Fees | |
Planned Unit Development Plus, per lot | $150 $2 |
Subdivision Applications (Primary/Secondary) Major Minor Plus, per lot | $150 $100 $2 |
Zoning ordinance change, re-zoning | $75 |
(B) The proceeds from such fees shall be deposited into the fund entitled General Fund and the appropriation titled “Other Services and Charges.”
(Ord. 2021-5, 9-14-2021)