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Marble Cliff City Zoning Code

ADMINISTRATION AND

ENFORCEMENT

§ 154.170 ZONING ENFORCEMENT.

   (A)   It shall be the duty of the Zoning Director, who shall be appointed by the Council, to enforce this chapter. It shall also be the duty of all officials of the Village to assist the Village Zoning Director by reporting to him upon new construction, reconstruction, or land uses or upon seeming violations.
   (B)   The Village Zoning Director shall forthwith deposit all fees with the Clerk-Treasurer who shall credit such fees to the credit of the general revenue fund of the municipality.
   (C)   Every zoning certificate shall state that the building or the proposed use of a building or land complies with all provisions of law. A record of all zoning certificates shall be kept on file in the Village Office, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person.
(Ord. 0-1847-01, passed 12-17-01)

§ 154.997 RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL FEES.

   (A)   The following fixed fees shall be paid to the Village at the time of the application:
Zoning, Permit, and Review Action
Residential
Nonresidential
Lot split
$25
$1001
Rezoning
$250
$2501
Variance2
$50
$1001
Conditional use permit
$0
$5001
Satellite dish permit
$0
$1001
Fence permit
$0
$1001
Moving building on public streets
$2001, 3
$2001, 3
Demolition permit
$50
$1001
Permanent sign permit
$0
$1001
Sign renovation/replacement in kind permit
$0
$501
Temporary sign permit
$0
$251, 4
Curb cut
$25
$100 plus associated engineering fees
Swimming pool
$100
 
1   Plus direct engineering review costs, an estimate of which will be provided to the applicant at the time of the application.
2   If multiple variance applications are submitted concurrently for the same property, only one fixed fee is required.
3   Plus traffic/police and other fees to be paid separately by applicant.
4   Permit fees may be waived for 501(C)(3) organizations at the discretion of Village Council.
 
   (B)   In addition to the fees in division (A), the following fees are also required:
      (1)   (a)   The applicant for a Planned Residential Development, subdivision, or nonresidential site improvement shall be required to pay for the cost of all reviews and all related activities of the preliminary plan, engineering plans, drawings, details, and/or calculations at the hourly rate normally charged by the Village Engineer or any other consultant deemed necessary by the Village Engineer.
         (b)   A schedule of review fees will be provided to the applicant at the time of the application, and must be deposited with the Village prior to initiating any of these services. If the actual fees are less than those deposited, the unused fees will be returned to the developer. If the actual fees exceed the deposited fees, additional fees must be deposited prior to continuing with these services.
      (2)   (a)   The applicant for a Planned Residential Development, subdivision, or nonresidential site improvement shall pay for the cost of all inspections performed by the Village Engineer or outside consultant necessary at their normal billing rate to ensure the construction of the public improvements and stormwater drainage system are in conformance with the approved engineering plans and Village specifications.
         (b)   A schedule of inspection fees will be provided to the applicant at the time of the application, and must be deposited with the Village prior to initiating any construction. If the actual fees are less then those deposited, the unused fees will be returned to the developer. If the actual fees exceed the deposited fees, additional fees must be deposited prior to continuing with construction.
   (C)   (1)   Plans examination fees, building permit fees, plumbing permit fees, commercial plumbing fees, heating and ventilation fees, refrigeration; heat pump permit fees, electrical permit fees, reinspection fees, additional fees code adopted by reference.
   Chapter 13 - Building Code/Title One - Administration/Appendix A - Fee Schedule of the Codified Ordinances of Grandview Heights as published regarding plans examination fees, building permit fees, plumbing permit fees, commercial plumbing fees, heating and ventilation fees, refrigeration; heat pump permit fees, electrical permit fees, reinspection fees, and additional fees, including all amendments, changes, deletions, modifications, and future updates, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if fully rewritten by the Village of Marble Cliff. The complete text of Chapter 13 of the Codified Ordinances of Grandview Heights is on file and available for review in the office of the Fiscal Officer.
      (2)   A fee of $50 shall be charged for each inspection by the Village Engineer of work for which a permit has been issued.
(Ord. O-1963-03, passed 9-15-03; Am. Ord. O-2078-05, passed 5-16-05; Am. Ord. O-2163-08, passed 3-17-08)

§ 154.998 VIOLATIONS; AFFECTED PARTIES.

   In case any building is or is proposed to be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, maintained or used, or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of this chapter or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Village Engineer, the Village Legal Counsel, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specially damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate action, actions, proceeding or proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove such unlawful location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance or use.
(Ord. 0-1847-01, passed 12-17-01)

§ 154.999 PENALTY.

   It shall be unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, change, maintain or use, any building or land in violation of any regulation in or any provisions of this chapter or any amendment or supplement thereto adopted by the Village Council. Any person, firm, organization, association, or corporation violating any regulation thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each and every day during which such illegal location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or uses continue, may be deemed a separate offense. The contractor shall be liable when making improvements.
(Ord. 0-1847-01, passed 12-17-01)