Centerville City Zoning Code
PERMITS AND
CERTIFICATES
§ 154.030 REQUIREMENTS NOT APPLICABLE TO FARMS.
The requirements of this subchapter with respect to permits and certificates shall not apply in the case of farm residences and farm buildings necessary to the operation of the farm.
(Prior Code, § 154.020) (Ord. 1-1957, passed 5-27-1957)
§ 154.031 IMPROVEMENT LOCATION PERMIT.
(A) Within the jurisdictional area of the town’s Plan Commission, no structure or 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 ordinance of the town, and an improvement location permit for the structure, improvement or use has been issued. 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. The improvement location permit shall be effective for a period of 18 months; this period shall only be extended for good cause.
(B) 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 the yards and open spaces, existing and proposed streets and alleys adjoining or within the lot, the manner in which the location is to be improved and any other information that shall be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this chapter. The fee for applications for permits and the inspection fee to be charged by the Building Inspector shall be as follows.
(1) To remodel and repair all buildings, commercial and residential, the permit and inspection fee shall be $2 per $1,000 or portion thereof, of actual cost, with a minimum fee of $15.
(2) For new dwellings (one- and two- family), the permit and inspection fee shall be $100.
(3) For new industrial, commercial, public apartment (three-family or more) and buildings of assembly (except churches), the permit and inspection fee shall be $2 per $1,000 or portion thereof, of actual cost, with a minimum fee of $15.
(4) For new private garages, carports and accessory buildings, the permit and inspection fee shall be $15.
(C) Any decision of the Building Commissioner 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 the decision.
(Prior Code, § 154.021) (Ord. 1-1957, passed 5-27-1957; Ord. passed 12-4-1962) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.032 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
(A) No land shall be occupied or used and no building erected, reconstructed or structurally altered after 5-27-1957 shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy has 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, erected, reconstructed or structurally altered after 5-27-1957, without a certificate of occupancy having been issued by the Building Commissioner. No permit shall be issued to make any change unless it is in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for an improvement location permit and shall be issued within ten days after the lawful erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of the building has 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. A fee of $1 shall be charged for each original certificate and $0.50 for each copy thereof.
(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, § 154.022) (Ord. 1-1957, passed 5-27-1957)