Winthrop Harbor City Zoning Code
ZONING AND
OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATES
§ 154.235 ZONING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
No building permit pertaining to the use of land, buildings, or other structures shall be issued by any employee of this village unless the application for such permit has been examined by the Zoning Administrator and has affixed to it or stamped thereon a certificate of the office of the Zoning Administrator that the proposed building or structure complies with all the provisions of this chapter. Any building permit or zoning certificate issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void.
(Ord. passed 2-18-64)
§ 154.236 APPLICATION FOR ZONING CERTIFICATE.
(A) Every application for a building permit shall contain or have affixed to it an application for a zoning certificate containing the following information:
(1) Nature of the proposed use.
(2) Number of dwelling units, if any.
(3) Lot area in square feet.
(4) Lot width in feet.
(5) Percentage of lot to be covered by buildings or structures.
(6) Square feet of floor area computed as defined in this chapter for off-street parking and loading; and for floor area ratio, if applicable.
(7) Size in feet of front, side, and rear yards.
(8) Size and location of signs.
(9) Number and size of required off-street parking and loading spaces.
(10) A plat, in duplicate, of the piece or parcel of land, lot, lots, block or blocks, or parts or portions thereof, drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions of the piece or parcel, lot, lots, block or blocks, or parts or portions thereof, according to the registered or recorded plot of such land.
(11) A plot plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale in such form as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Zoning Administrator showing the ground area, height, and bulk of the building or structure, the building lines in relation to lot lines, the use to be made of the building or structure or land, and such other information as may be required by the Zoning Administrator for the proper enforcement of this chapter.
(B) One copy each of the plat and the plot plan shall be attached to the application for a building permit when it is submitted to the Office of the Zoning Administrator for a zoning certificate and shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator as a public record. An application for a zoning certificate shall also have affixed to it the certificate of an architect or registered professional engineer licensed by the state that the building or structure and the proposed use thereof comply with all of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 2-18-64)
§ 154.237 ISSUANCE OF ZONING CERTIFICATE.
Within 20 days after the receipt of such application, with the aforesaid certificate attached thereto, the Zoning Administrator shall affix a zoning certificate to the building permit if there is compliance with all of the relevant provisions of this chapter. If the Zoning Administrator shall refuse to issue a zoning certificate, then the Administrator shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal.
(Ord. passed 2-18-64)
§ 154.238 APPLICATION FOR OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE.
(A) No building, or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this chapter and no addition to a previously existing building shall be occupied, and no land vacant on the effective date of this chapter shall be used for any purpose, until an occupancy certificate has been issued by the office of the Zoning Administrator. No change in a use in any business or industrial district shall be made until an occupancy certificate has been issued by the office of the Zoning Administrator. Every occupancy certificate shall state the use or occupancy complies with all the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Every application for a building permit shall be deemed to be an application for an occupancy certificate. Every application for an occupancy certificate for a new or changed use of land where no building permit is required shall be made directly to the office of the Zoning Administrator and shall show the proposed use of the building, structure, or land together with such other information as may be necessary to show compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 2-18-64)