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Homer City Zoning Code

ZONING INSPECTOR

§ 152.375 ZONING INSPECTOR DUTIES.

   (A)   Review all applications for building permits, conduct on-site inspections, and recommend approval or disapproval of the applications based on compliance with the provisions of this chapter;
   (B)   Review all applications for conditional use permits; conduct field inspections, surveys, and investigations; prepare maps, charts, and other pictorial materials when necessary or desirable, and otherwise process applications so as to formulate recommendations to the Planning Commission; and notify the applicant, in writing, of any decision of the Planning Commission;
   (C)   Review all applications for appeals, variances, or other matters which the Zoning Board of Appeals is required to decide under this chapter; conduct field inspections, surveys, and investigations; prepare maps, charts, and other pictorial materials when necessary or desirable; and otherwise process applications so as to formulate recommendations to the Zoning Board of Appeals for determination;
   (D)   Review all applications for amendments to this chapter to include petitions for rezoning; conduct field inspections, surveys, and investigations; prepare maps, charts, and other pictorial materials when necessary or desirable, and otherwise process applications so as to formulate recommendations; and report to the Planning Commission all the applications together with recommendations;
   (E)   In coordination with the Planning Commission, be responsible for updating the Official Zoning Map and keep it current;
   (F)   Maintain written records of all actions taken; and
   (G)   Be responsible for providing the forms necessary for the various applications to the Zoning Inspector, Planning Commission, Council, or Zoning Board of Appeals, as required by this chapter, and be responsible for what information is necessary on those forms for the effective administration of this chapter, subject to the general policies of the Council, Planning Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Prior Code, § 742.03)

§ 152.376 BUILDING PERMITS.

   (A)   The Zoning Inspector shall review each application to ensure that a site plan conforming to the requirements of the building code of the village, as amended, is attached and that the site plan complies with the provisions of this chapter.
   (B)   The Zoning Inspector shall conduct an inspection of the building site to determine whether the location of the proposed building(s), as indicated by the corners staked, conforms to that shown in the site plan, and is in accordance with the yard setbacks and all other requirements of this chapter.
   (C)   The Zoning Inspector shall acknowledge compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter in the space provided on the building permit application.
   (D)   If any of the requirements of this chapter are not met, the Zoning Inspector shall return the building permit application to the village office without action and shall describe, in writing, the reasons for the rejection.
(Prior Code, § 742.04)