Itasca City Zoning Code
§ 4.04
SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
1. Change in Building, Structures or Uses: Except as may otherwise be provided, all buildings or structures erected hereafter, all uses of land or buildings established hereafter, all structural alternations, reconstruction, or relocations, or existing buildings or structures occurring hereafter, and all enlargements of or additions to existing uses occurring hereafter, shall be subject to all regulations herein which are applicable to the zoning district in which such buildings, uses or land shall be located.
2. Non-Conforming Buildings, Structures and Uses: Any lawful building, structure, or use existing at the time of the enactment of the Zoning Ordinance may be continued, even though such building, structure, or use does not conform to the provisions herein for the district in which it is located, and whenever a district shall be changed hereafter, the then existing lawful use may be continued, subject to the provisions in Section 5.00.
3. Building or Structure: Where the word “building” is used in this Ordinance, it shall also include structure. (See Section 3.02, Definitions).
4. Building Permits: Where a building permit for construction of a building or structure or part thereof has been issued in accordance with law prior to the effective date of the Ordinance, and provided that construction is begun within ninety (90) days of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, said building or structure may be completed in accordance with the approved plans on the basis of which the building permit was issued, and further may, upon completion, be occupied under a Certificate of Occupancy by the use of which originally designated subject thereafter to the provisions of Section 5.00.
5. Consultants: The Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Village Board, may utilize the services of professional consultants for research, investigation, and professional opinion, for assistance in arriving at recommendations or decisions. The applicant whose request to the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals, or Village Board, requires the use of such professional services, shall reimburse the Village the reasonable cost it incurred for the services rendered by its consultants, within ten (10) days after the submission of the bill by the Village. The consultants shall bill for their services at the same hourly rate which they normally charge municipal clients. The Village consultants shall include but not be limited to the persons who provide the Village with advice in the field of engineering, law, planning, traffic, design, and finance.
(Ord. 963-96, passed 4-8-97)