Union City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXII
Administration, Enforcement and Fees
Section 405.825 Conformity of Buildings, Land and Open Spaces.
[R.O. 2012 §405.825]
No building or premises shall be used or occupied and no building, structure or part thereof shall be erected, placed, moved, reconstructed, extended, or altered except in conformity with this Chapter.
Section 405.830 Zoning Enforcement Official.
[R.O. 2012 §405.830]
A.
A person employed either full- or part-time by the City of Union as specified by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Union shall be designated as the "Zoning Enforcement Official" who shall have the duty of enforcing the Zoning Code of the City of Union and shall specifically be empowered and directed:
1.
To review applications for building permits, issue zoning compliance certificates and certificates of occupancy and provide that inspections be made of buildings, structures, and premises as necessary to enforce this Chapter;
2.
To cause to be denied the issuance of any permit to construct, alter, or repair any building, structure, or premises which does not conform to the provisions of this Chapter; and
3.
To institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, or use; to restrain, correct, or abate such violation; and to prevent occupancy of such building, structure, premises, or lot.
Section 405.835 Building Permits.
[R.O. 2012 §405.835]
A.
No building shall be erected, reconstructed, or altered nor shall any work be started upon same until a certificate has been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Official stating that the proposed building or use complies in all respects with the provisions of this Chapter, and that the applicant is not in arrears for any taxes, license or fee owed to the City.
B.
Any application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building, structure, or use shall include therewith a plot plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale, and fully dimensioned showing any off-street parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this Chapter. One (1) copy of applications and plats shall be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Enforcement Official.
C.
In the event the off-street parking regulations of the City of Union require that parking spaces for employees be designated, any such application for a building permit shall have clearly designated thereon which spaces or areas are to be used for employee parking.
Section 405.840 Certificates of Occupancy.
[R.O. 2012 §405.840]
A.
No land shall be used and no building or premises hereafter erected, reconstructed, or altered shall be occupied in whole or in part until a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Zoning Enforcement Official stating that the building or use complies in all respects with this Chapter. Issuance of said certificate may include prior review by the Building Inspector and appropriate officials of the Fire Department.
B.
Certificates of occupancy shall be applied for simultaneously with the application for building permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the lawful erection, reconstruction, or alteration is completed. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Enforcement Official and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the land, building, or premises affected.
Section 405.845 Stop Work Orders.
[R.O. 2012 §405.845]
The cessation of any erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use in violation of this Chapter may be effected by posting a stop work or stop use notice on the premises or by notice in writing to the owner of the property involved or to his/her agents or to the person doing the work, in the case of a stop work order, stating the nature of the violation.