(a)   Use permits are required for the following:

      (1)   Residential, commercial and industrial construction;

      (2)   Accessory structures;

      (3)   Fences;

      (4)   Swimming pools;

      (5)   Conversion of existing dwellings;

      (6)   Parcel splits;

      (7)   Buildings to be moved;

      (8)   Parking lots;

      (9)   Driveways;

      (10)   Filling.

   (b)   Whenever a plan has been submitted by a developer as required by the Subdivision Rules and Regulations of the City of Wauseon, the preliminary plan and final plan of the development area shall have been approved by the Planning Commission before a zoning permit may be issued by the Administrator.

   (c)   Permits for the construction of a building or land improvement or change in use may be issued by the Administrator only if the work described in an application or the proposed use clearly complies with all provisions of this Zoning Code and other ordinances of the City. The Administrator shall not have the power to grant variances, make exceptions, or grant conditional or similar use permits, except at the direction of Board of Zoning Appeals or Planning Commission as provided in this Zoning Code.

   (d)   A permit for a building or use requiring a conditional use permit shall not be issued until such permit has been applied for and issued by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

   (e)   A permit for a building or use requiring a similar use permit shall not be issued until such permit has been applied for and issued by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

      (Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)

   (a)   Name, address and phone number of applicant;

   (b)   Legal description of property;

   (c)   Existing use;

   (d)   Proposed use;

   (e)   Zoning district;

   (f)   Plans, showing on a map, drawn to a standard engineering scale, the actual dimensions and the shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact size and location of existing buildings on the lot, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building(s) or alteration;

   (g)   Building heights;

   (h)   Number of off-street parking spaces or loading berths;

   (i)   Number of dwelling units;

   (j)   For similar or conditional use permit applications, the following additional information must be provided:

      (1)   In lieu of item (f) above, a site plan showing all buildings, parking and loading areas, traffic access and circulation, utilities, signs and landscaping at a scale sufficient to permit study of all elements of the plan. Typical elevations and floor plans of the building must be provided. In addition, the proposed site and/or planned development shall show all adjacent properties, including existing building, located within two hundred feet of the proposed side in the same block. The plans shall meet the required standards and designs and indicate no adverse effects which may cause injury to adjoining property or the City as a whole. Plans so approved shall regulate the development on such premises, unless modified in the same manner as the plans were originally approved. Such review is necessary to secure property relationships between parking areas, access drives, abutting public thoroughfares, landscaping, building, siding and open space. The Planning Commission may require other information to determine if the proposed use meets the intent and requirement of this Zoning Code.

   (a)   Abut upon a public street;

   (b)   The utilities, pavement and all other required improvements have been constructed or their construction guaranteed;

   (c)   The lot is located in a duly recorded subdivision approved by the Planning Commission or no plat is required;

   (d)   The lot is subdivided in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations of the City of Wauseon and conform with the requirements of this Zoning Code.

      (Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)

   (a)   That such use is not listed in any other district or permitted or conditional use;

   (b)   That such use is more appropriate and conforms to the basic characteristics of the district to which it is to be added than to any other district;

   (c)   That such use does not create dangers to health and safety and does not create offensive noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, odor, glare or other objectionable influences to an extent greater than normally resulting from other uses listed in the district to which it is to be added;

   (d)   That such a use does not create traffic to a greater extent than the other uses listed in the district to which it is to be added.

      (Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)

   (a)   Will be harmonious with and in accordance with the general objectives, or with any specific objective of the City's Comprehensive Plan and/or Zoning Code;

   (b)   Will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character in the general vicinity and that such use will not change the essential character of the same area;

   (c)   Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses;

   (d)   Will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highway, streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewers, and schools, or that the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use shall be able to provide adequately such services;

   (e)   Will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community;

   (f)   Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operations that will be detrimental to any persons, property or other general welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors;

   (g)   Will have vehicular approaches to the property which shall be so designed as not to create an interference with traffic on surrounding public streets or roads;

   (h)   Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major importance.

      (Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)

   (a)   Uses or occupies any land or place, builds, erects, alters, remodels, restores or rebuilds thereon any building or structure, or permits any building or structure to remain on such land or uses, occupies or operates such building or structure in any way or for any use or purpose which is not permitted by the provisions of this Zoning Code;

   (b)   Aids, assists, or participates with any person placing, building, erecting, altering, remodeling, restoring or rebuilding any building or structure which is not permitted by the provisions of this Zoning Code;

   (c)   Violates or fails to perform any condition, stipulation or safeguard set forth in any permit issued pursuant to this Zoning Code or continues to use or occupy any premises or building as previously authorized by such permit beyond the duration limit therein stated;

   (d)   Fails to comply with an order of the Administrator within the time period set forth in such order;

   (e)   Knowingly makes any materially false statement of fact in an application to the Administrator for a permit or in any plans or specifications submitted in relation to any application under this Zoning Code;

   (f)   As an owner or lessee of any premises, knowingly suffers or permits a violation of this Zoning Code to occur or exist on such premises;

(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)