Champlain City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 130-1 Title.
The title of this chapter is the "Town of Champlain Zoning Law," and shall include this text and the Official Zoning Map.
§ 130-2 Purpose.
The purposes of this chapter are to provide for orderly growth and change within the Town of Champlain, and to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of existing and future residents. Further, this chapter is intended to implement the land use planning recommendations made in the 1993 Town of Champlain Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
§ 130-3 Regulated activities.
A.
A zoning permit shall be required for any of the following actions.
(1)
Construction of any new building or structure 144 square feet or larger in ground coverage - except swimming pools.
(2)
Enlargement of an existing building or structure.
(3)
Change in the use of a building or of land.
(4)
The placement of permanent signs larger than 10 square feet in area.
(5)
The erection of fences more than eight feet in height.
B.
The following activities do not require a zoning permit, but must meet the building setbacks and other requirements of this chapter. (See § 130-9 for required setbacks.)
(1)
Buildings or structures with less than 144 square feet of ground coverage.
(2)
Swimming pools.
(3)
(Reserved)
(4)
Agricultural structures and uses located on a farm. Residential structures located on farm properties are not considered agricultural structures and shall require a zoning permit.
(5)
The placement of permanent signs less than 10 square feet in area, and the placement of temporary signs less than 24 square feet in area. (See § 130-51, Definitions, for definition of "temporary sign.")
(6)
The erection of fences less than eight feet in height.
C.
The following activities are not regulated by this chapter and do not require a zoning permit: