In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements
for the promotion of the public safety, convenience, prosperity and
general welfare of the Village of Caledonia.
A.
Enforcing officer. The provisions of this chapter
shall be administered and enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer
appointed by the Village Board, who shall have the power to make inspections
of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the
enforcement of this chapter.
B.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement
Officer to keep a record of all applications for permits and a record
of all permits issued with a notation of all special conditions involved.
He shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the
same shall form a part of the records of his office and shall be available
for use of the village and other officials. The Code Enforcement Officer
shall not issue a permit for the construction of any building or use
of any property unless such building or use conforms to all other
ordinances of the Village of Caledonia.
A.
Requirement. It shall be unlawful to commence the
excavation for or the construction of any building or structure, including
accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any
building or structure, including accessory buildings, until the Code
Enforcement Officer has issued a zoning permit for such work.
B.
Issuance.
(1)
In applying to the Code Enforcement Officer
for a zoning permit, the applicant shall submit a dimensioned sketch
or plan to scale indicating the shape, size, height and location in
exact relation to all property lines and the street or road lines
of all buildings or structures to be erected, altered or moved and
of any building or structure already on the lot. This sketch shall
be accompanied by a written statement from a qualified engineer or
other satisfactory evidence to the effect that the line of the bounding
street or road has been accurately located and staked on the ground.
(2)
The applicant shall also state the existing
or intended use of all such buildings and supply other information
as may be required by the Code Enforcement Officer to ensure that
the provisions of this chapter are being observed.
(3)
If the proposed excavation, construction, alteration
or moving as set forth in the application is in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter and other regulations of the Village of
Caledonia then in force, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue
a permit for such excavation, construction, alteration or moving.
C.
Refusal. If a zoning permit is refused, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall state such refusal in writing, with the cause, and shall
immediately mail notice of such refusal to the applicant at the address
indicated on the application.
D.
Fees. The fee to be charged for the issuance of a
zoning permit is established in the Village Fee Schedule which is
available at the village office.
E.
Effect. The issuance of a permit shall in no case
be construed as waiving any provisions of this chapter.
F.
Term. A zoning permit shall become void six months
from the date of issuance unless substantial progress has been made
since that date on the project described therein; provided, however,
that the zoning permit may be renewed for an additional six months
upon application therefor without the payment of an additional fee.
A.
Requirement. No land or building or other structure
or part thereof hereafter erected or altered in its use or structure
shall be used or occupied until the Code Enforcement Officer shall
have issued a certificate of zoning compliance stating that such land,
building, structure or part thereof and the proposed occupancy or
use thereof are found to be in conformity with provisions of this
chapter.
B.
Issuance. Within five days after notification that
a building, structure, premises or part thereof is ready for occupancy
or use, it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to make
a final inspection thereof and issue a certificate of zoning compliance
if the land, building, structure or part thereof is found to conform
to the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Refusal. If the Code Enforcement Officer, after such
final inspection, shall refuse to issue a certificate of zoning compliance,
he shall state such refusal in writing with the cause and immediately
thereupon mail notice of such refusal to the applicant at the address
indicated on the application.
