Maintain records of all permits issued, inspections made, work approved and other official actions.

Inspect structures, lands and waters as often as necessary to assure compliance with this chapter.

Investigate all complaints made relating to the location of structures and the use of structures, lands and waters, give notice of all violations of this chapter to the owner, resident, agent or occupant of the premises and report uncorrected violations to the Town Attorney in a manner specified by him.

Prohibit the use or erection of any structure, land or water until he has approved such use or erection.

Request assistance and cooperation from the Town Engineer and Town Attorney as deemed necessary.

Plan Commission. The Plan Commission, together with its other statutory duties, shall make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the Town to the Town Board, other public officials and other interested organizations and citizens. In general, the Plan Commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions and promote municipal planning. Under this chapter, its functions are primarily recommendatory to the Town Board pursuant to guidelines set forth in this chapter as to various matters and always being mindful of the intent and purposes of this chapter. Recommendations shall be in writing. A recording thereof in the Commission's minutes shall constitute the required written recommendation. The Commission may, in arriving at its recommendation, on occasion of its own volition, conduct its own public hearing. The Plan Commission shall hold public hearings for conditional use permit requests.

Town Board. The Town Board, the governing body of the Town, subject to recommendations by the Plan Commission and the holding of public hearings by said Board, has authority to make changes and amendments in zoning districts, the Zoning Map and supplementary Floodland Zoning Map and to amend the text of this chapter. The Town Board may delegate to the Plan Commission the responsibility to hold some or all public hearings as required under this chapter.

Board of Adjustment. A Board of Adjustment is established to provide an appeal procedure for persons who deem themselves aggrieved by decisions of administrative officers in enforcement of this chapter. See Article XIII of this chapter for additional provisions.

Zoning permit required. No new structure, new use of land or air or change in the use of land or air shall hereafter be permitted and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit. The fee for a zoning permit shall be as prescribed in § 380-118.

Application. Applications for a zoning permit shall be made in duplicate to the Zoning Administrator and shall include the following where pertinent and necessary for proper review:

Action.

No zoning permit shall be required for repairs that do not alter the size or position of an existing structure on a lot. Such repairs shall not include the replacement or alteration of bearing walls. However, any work that qualifies for an exemption under this subsection shall be required to comply with the applicable setback, yard, height and other requirements set forth in this Zoning Code:

No vacant land shall be occupied or used, and no building or premises shall be erected, altered or moved or create a change in use, and no nonconforming use shall be reestablished, renewed, changed or extended until a certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the Building Inspector. Such certificate shall show that the building or premises or part thereof is in compliance with the provisions of this Zoning Code. Such certificate shall be applied for at the time of occupancy of any land and/or building.

No building located in a business or industrial zone and used for business or industrial purposes shall be occupied by a new tenant or a new owner or shall have the use changed without the issuance of a new certificate of compliance by the Building Inspector. Such certificate shall show that the building or premises or part thereof is in compliance with the provisions of the Zoning Code, Building Code, Electrical Code, Fire Prevention Code and the Plumbing Code of the Town of Trenton and State of Wisconsin.[1] Such certificate for the occupation of a previously existing building by a new tenant or use shall be applied for at the time of any remodeling of the building or prior to the occupancy for the new use or by the new owner. Application for a certificate of compliance shall be made in the same manner as for a zoning permit pursuant to § 380-114 of this Zoning Code.

Purpose and intent.

Principles. To implement and define criteria for the purposes set forth in Subsection A, the following principles are established:

Administration. Plan data shall be submitted to the Building Inspector who shall transmit all applications and their accompanying plans to the Plan Commission for its review. Plan data to be submitted with all plan review applications shall include the following:

Review and findings. The Plan Commission shall review the referred plans at the first regular Plan Commission meeting following their submittal. The Plan Commission shall render a decision no later than the following regular Plan Commission meeting. The Plan Commission shall not approve any plans unless it finds, after viewing the application, that the structure or use, as planned, will not violate the intent and purpose of this Zoning Code. The Plan Commission will approve said plans only after determining the proposed building or buildings will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or substantially increase the danger of fire or traffic congestion, or otherwise endanger the public health or safety.

Sureties. The Plan Commission may impose time schedules for the completion of buildings, parking areas, open space utilization and landscaping. The Plan Commission may require appropriate sureties to guarantee that improvements will be completed on schedule.

Appeals. Any person or persons aggrieved by any decision of the Plan Commission related to plan review may appeal the decision to the Board of Adjustment. Such appeal shall be filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days after filing of the decision with the Building Inspector.

Permit fees. All persons, firms or corporations performing work which by this Zoning Code requires the issuance of a permit shall pay a fee for such permit to the Town Clerk to help defray the cost of administration, investigation, advertising and processing of permits and variances. Fees shall be as set forth on the schedule of deposits, bonds and fees.[1]

Reimbursement for professional fees. The permit applicant shall pay a fee equal to the cost of any legal, engineering, professional, administrative, or fiscal work which may be undertaken by the Town in connection with the permit request.

Payment. All fees shall be paid in full within 30 days of invoicing. As a condition of the review of any application for any type of permit as required under the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall pay to the Town Clerk all fees as required by the Town Code before being entitled to any approvals or permits. No application filed pursuant to this chapter shall be considered complete unless and until all fees due pursuant to this chapter have been paid. Every approval granted and every permit issued pursuant to this chapter, whether or not expressly so conditioned, shall be deemed to be conditioned upon payment of the required fees. The failure to pay any such fee fully when due shall be grounds for the Town of Trenton to refuse to process, or to continue to process, an application and to deny or revoke any permit or approval sought or issued with respect to the land or development to which the unpaid fee(s) relates.

Double fee. A double fee may be charged by the Zoning Administrator if work is started before a permit is applied for and issued. Such double fee shall not release the applicant from full compliance with this Zoning Code nor from prosecution for violation of this Zoning Code.

Violations. It shall be unlawful to use or improve any structure or land or to use water or air in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. In case of any violation, the Town Board, the Zoning Administrator, the Plan Commission or any property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation may cause appropriate action or proceedings to be instituted to enjoin a violation of this chapter or cause a structure to be vacated or removed.

Remedial action. Whenever an order of the Zoning Administrator has not been complied with within 30 days after written notice has been mailed to the owner, resident agent or occupant of the premises, the Town Board, the Zoning Administrator or the Town Attorney may institute appropriate legal action or proceedings.

Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who or which fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order of the Zoning Administrator issued in accordance with this chapter or resists enforcement shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture and such additional penalties as provided for in Chapter 1, § 1-5 of this Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. The Town shall have any and all other remedies afforded by the Wisconsin Statutes in addition to the forfeitures and costs of prosecution provided for in Chapter 1, § 1-5.