The City shall regulate land use as provided by statute and appoint a Planning Commission by City ordinance; which Planning Commission shall prepare and adopt bylaws for the conduct of their business, including adoption of a comprehensive plan.

(Zoning Ord. 2009, § 17.160.010)

A.

Authorization. A Community Development Director shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall be responsible for the enforcement of these regulations.

B.

Duties of the Community Development Director. The Community Development Director shall enforce these regulations and in addition thereto and in furtherance of said authority, he or his designee shall:

1.

Approve and issue all zoning and occupancy certificates and make and maintain records thereof.

2.

Conduct inspections of structures and uses of land to determine compliance with the provisions of the zoning regulations.

3.

Receive, file, and forward to the Zoning Hearing Officer the records in all appeals and all applications for variances.

4.

Maintain permanent and current records of the zoning regulations including, but not limited to, all zoning maps, amendments, variances, appeals and applications therefor and records of hearing thereon.

5.

Maintain for distribution to the public a supply of copies of the zoning map or maps, the compiled text of the zoning regulations, and the rules of the Zoning Hearing Officer.

(Zoning Ord. 2009, § 17.160.020; Ord. No. 4750, § 2, 9-24-2014)

A.

Required. Unless a building permit shall first have been obtained from the Building Official:

1.

The construction, moving, remodeling or reconstruction of any structure shall not be commenced; and

2.

The improvement of land preliminary to any use of such land shall not be commenced.

Any building permit issued in conflict with the provisions of these regulations shall be null and void. Applicants under these provisions shall be deemed to have constructive, if not actual, notice of any such conflicts between their Building Permit and the City's zoning provisions.

B.

Application. Every application for a building permit shall include at least the following:

1.

A plat, in duplicate, of the piece or parcel of land, lot, lots, block or blocks, or parts or portions thereof, drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions of the piece or parcel, lot, lots, block or blocks, or parts or portions thereof, according to the recorded plat of such land.

2.

A plot plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale and in such form as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Community Development Director, showing the location, ground area, height, and bulk of all present and proposed structures, drives and parking lots, the structure lines in relation to lot lines, waste disposal areas, the use to be made of such present and proposed structures on the land, and such other information as may be required by the Building Official for the proper enforcement of these regulations. One (1) copy of both the plat and the plot plan shall be retained by the Community Development Director as a public record.

3.

A copy of the right-of-way (ROW) permit issued by the City if the project, to which the building permit application applies, will involve a street cut.

4.

An approved application for connection to the City's water service or sewer service.

C.

Issuance. A building permit shall be either issued or refused by the Building Official within ten (10) days after the receipt of an application or within such further period as may be agreed to by the applicant. No building permit shall be issued unless all the zoning requirements of these regulations are met.

D.

Posting. Upon issuance of a building permit by the Building Official, the building permit shall be posted on the job site by the applicant. The building permit shall remain posted on the job site for the entire duration of the project for which the building permit was issued. Said building permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place that is visible from the street.

E.

Reserved.

(Zoning Ord. 2009, § 17.160.030; Ord. No. 18-2, § 4, 1-8-2018; Ord. No. 24-196, § 1, 12-10-2024)