Yorkville Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 135-29 Enforcement official designation.
This chapter shall be enforced by a person hereinafter called the "Zoning Enforcement Officer," designated by the Board of Trustees, who shall in no case grant any permit for any building or use on premises where the proposed erection, alteration, relocation or use thereof would be in violation of any provision of this chapter. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall make such inspections of buildings or premises as are necessary to carry out his duties. No permit or certificate of occupancy required hereunder shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or as directed by the Board of Appeals under the provisions of Article VII.
§ 135-30 Zoning permits.
A.
No building shall be erected, moved, structurally altered, added to, enlarged or a change in its use effected and no change in the use of a property or alteration of land and no excavation for any building shall be begun unless and until a permit for such action has been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer or by the Board of Appeals wherever it is provided in this chapter that the approval of the Board of Appeals is required. The fee for any such permit shall be as determined by the Board of Trustees from time to time.[1]
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Editor's Note: The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
B.
No such permit shall be issued until there has been filed with the Zoning Enforcement Officer a sketch or plot plan showing the actual dimensions and angles of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building or accessory buildings to be erected, relocated or altered and such other information as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. Each application shall state the purpose for which the structure or land is to be used and a general description of the type of construction.
C.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall issue or refuse to issue such permits within a reasonable time. Notice of refusal to issue any permit shall be given to the owner or to his authorized representative, in writing, and shall state the reasons for said refusal.
D.
The permit, when signed and issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, shall be posted conspicuously on the premises facing the street or road where the permit authorizes the work to be done. Said permit shall remain posted until all such constructed for which the permit was issued has been completed.
§ 135-31 Certificates of occupancy.
A.
No land shall be used or occupied and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Under such rules as may be established by the Board of Appeals, a temporary certificate of occupancy for not more than 30 days for a part of a building may be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. For previously existing construction, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may, on request, issue such certificate if he determines that the use of the building in question meets the requirements of this chapter.
B.
A certificate of occupancy shall be issued only if the proposed use of the building or land conforms to the provisions of this chapter and to the plot plan, purpose and description for which the permit was issued. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall make or cause to have made an inspection of each building or lot for which a certificate of occupancy has been applied before issuing such certificate. Such inspection shall be made within 10 days from the date of application; Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
§ 135-32 Completion of existing buildings.
Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of a building actually under construction legally at the time of the passage of this chapter and which entire building shall be completed within one year from the date of the passage of this chapter.
§ 135-33 Penalties for offenses.
[Amended 3-2-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in § 1-14 of Chapter 1, General Provisions. Each week a violation continues shall constitute a separate additional violation. Upon determination by the Zoning Enforcement Officer that a violation of this chapter exists, he shall send written notice to the last known owner of record of the property, as determined by the assessment records, informing said owner of the violation of specific provisions of this chapter and stating that action is to be taken by said owner to remove such violation in a time given by the issuing officer or proceedings to compel compliance with the chapter will be instituted. Any violation of this chapter may also be enjoined pursuant to law.