Madison County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
APPLICATION PERMITS
INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
§ 93.160 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this subchapter is to list all applications and permits and to inform the applicant of the information that must be supplied. The procedures for processing those applications and permits are contained in §§ 93.175 through 93.182. This subchapter is designed to clarify the distinction between what information the applicant must provide and what procedures must be followed to process applications.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)
§ 93.161 SIGN, PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Permit required. No sign shall be erected, altered, or relocated without a permit issued by the Zoning Administrator except as otherwise provided in sections §§ 93.115 through 93.126 and § 93.161(D). Where electrical permits are required, they shall be obtained at the same time as the sign permit.
(B) Application. The permit application shall contain the location for the sign structure, the name and address of the sign owner and of the sign erector, drawings showing the design and location of the sign and such other pertinent information as the Zoning Administrator may require to insure compliance with this zoning code.
(C) Nullification. A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued has not been completed within a period of 90 days after the date of the permit. The permit fee shall not be refunded.
(D) Permit exception. The following operations shall not be considered as creating a sign and, therefore, shall not require a sign permit:
(1) Replacing copy. The changing of the advertising copy or message on an approved painted or printed sin or marquee and similar approved signs, which are specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy.
(2) Maintenance. Painting, repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance repair of a sign or a sign structure unless a structural change is made.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014; Ord. 2024-01, passed 3-5-2024)
§ 93.162 AMENDMENT, SPECIAL USE AND PUD.
(A) Application. The applicant shall submit four copies of the application and the application shall contain both a graphic and written description of the proposal. Applications of less than two acres in total area or containing less than six dwelling units may not be required to supply the information required in divisions (A)(9), (B) (2) and (3), and (C) (1), (2), and (3) herein. The map scale shall be one inch equal 100 feet if possible, or a scale necessary for clarity, and if more than one map is submitted a map index is required.
(1) Photographs of the site (aerial photos are acceptable).
(2) The existing natural and topographic features of the project area and its immediate surroundings. USGS ten-foot contour data is acceptable.
(3) Number of dwelling units by type and gross density per acre.
(4) The approximate location, size, character and number of all proposed buildings, structures and uses.
(5) The location and size of proposed off-street parking, loading, and pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation; and its relationship to adjacent circulation systems.
(6) Landscaping, erosion, and sedimentation control features.
(7) Location of public or private utilities and facilities proposed to serve the subject area, including water supply, sewage, and drainage facilitates.
(8) Approximate direction of drainage flows.
(9) Perspective, other drawings, illustrations, or photographs of similar land uses as are necessary to indicate the relative character and compatibility of the different land uses of the proposed development within the immediate area as well as within the project area.
(B) Narrative statement. The narrative statement to accompany graphics materials as a part of the application shall contain, at a minimum, the following information.
(1) A narrative description of this section's requirements.
(2) The nature and extent of clearing and grading.
(3) A statement of the present ownership of all land within the subject area and if a PUD, an explanation of the method of securing unified development control throughout the PUD area, both during and after construction. Unified control after construction shall include homeowner associations, trust indentures, deed restrictions, and other binding agreements assuring operation and maintenance of common lands and improvements.
(4) A development schedule may be required providing guidelines and sequence for completion of the proposed development.
(5) A description of the economic viability of the development may be required to include a market analysis, cash flow projections and expected types of funding.
(C) Impact requirements. The applicants shall project expected impacts of divisions (1) and (2) below and other impact projections may be required to include but not be limited to projections of:
(1) Sewage generation and treatment.
(2) Water consumption and supply.
(3) Drainage facility and system requirements.
(4) Volume and nature of projected traffic.
(5) A description of the projected population, in total and by age group categories and an explanation of the methods by which such projections were derived.
(6) Anticipated kinds of commercial and industrial development and their projected employment.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)
§ 93.163 SIGN AND AREA/BULK VARIANCE.
§ 93.164 CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE.
(A) Hereinafter no land shall be occupied or used and no building erected, altered, or extended, shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator stating that the building zoning classification, building location, and proposed use thereof complies with this zoning code. A compliance permit for a new building or the reconstruction or alteration of an existing building shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit and the certificate shall be issued within five county working days following an approved final inspection of the premises involved.
(B) No nonconforming structure or use shall be extended, changed in use, or substantially altered until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator. The certificate of zoning compliance shall state specifically the particulars in which the nonconforming structure or use differs from the provisions of this zoning code. Upon written notice from the Administrator, owners of nonconforming uses or structures shall have three months to apply for certificates of zoning compliance. Failure to make such application within three months after receipt of the notice shall be presumptive evidence that the property was not conforming use at the time enactment or amendment of this zoning code.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)
§ 93.165 EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY.
Emergency and temporary occupancy permits shall meet the requirements of § 93.052(D).
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)
§ 93.166 SPECIAL APPLICATION; REQUIREMENTS FOR ZONING PERMITS IN THE GENERAL FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS.
(A) The applicant shall furnish such of the following information as is deemed necessary by the Board for determining the suitability of the particular site for the proposed use:
(1) Four copies of plans drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevation of the lot, existing or proposed structures, fill storage or materials, flood proofing measures, and the relationship of the above to the location of the channel.
(2) A typical valley cross-section showing the channel of the stream, elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel, cross-sectional areas to be occupied by the proposed development, and high water information.
(3) Plan (surface view) showing elevations or contours of the ground; pertinent structure, fill, or storage elevations; size, location, and spatial arrangement of all proposed and existing structures on the site; location and elevations of streets, water supply, sanitary facilities, photographs showing existing land uses, and vegetation upstream and downstream; soil types; and other pertinent information.
(4) Profile showing the slope of the bottom of the channel or flow line of the stream.
(5) Specifications for building construction and materials, flood proofing, filling, dredging, grading, channel improvement, storage of materials, water supply and sanitary facilities.
(6) Estimate the discharge of the regulatory flood consistent with applicable flood plain management rules.
(7) Calculation of water surface elevations based upon a hydraulic analysis of the capacity of the stream channel and over bank areas to convey the regulatory flood.
(8) Computation of the floodway required to convey this flood without any measurable increase in flood heights. Computations of increases in flood heights caused by any encroachment is to be based upon the reasonable assumption that there will be an equal degree of encroachment on both sides of the stream within that reach. Generally any increase in flood stages attributable to encroachments on the flood plain of any river or stream shall not exceed 0.5 feet in any one reach or for the cumulative effect of several reaches.
(B) Construction and use to be as provided in applications, plans, permits, and certificates of zoning compliance.
(1) Zoning permits, special issues permits or certificates of zoning compliance issued on the basis of approved plans and applications authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in these approved plans and applications and no other use, arrangement, and construction set forth in these approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction.
(2) The applicant shall submit certification by a registered professional engineer that the finished fill and building floor elevations, flood proofing, or other flood protection measures were accomplished in compliance with this zoning code.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)