This chapter contemplates an administrative and enforcement
officer titled the "Zoning Administrator" to administer and enforce
the same. Certain considerations, particularly with regard to granting
of permitted conditional uses, planned unit development conditional
uses, changes in zoning districts and the Zoning Map, and amending
the text of this chapter, require review and action by the Village
Board. A Zoning Board of Appeals is provided to assure proper administration
of this chapter and to avoid arbitrariness.
A.
The Zoning Administrator is hereby designated as the primary administrative
officer for the provisions of this chapter and shall be referred to
as the "Zoning Administrator." The Zoning Administrator shall be appointed
by the Village Board. The duty of the Zoning Administrator shall be
to interpret and administer this chapter and to issue all permits
required by this chapter. The Zoning Administrator shall further:
(1)
Issue all approvals and necessary permits and make and maintain records,
which records shall be maintained in the Village Hall.
(2)
Conduct inspections of buildings, structures, and uses of land to
determine compliance with the terms of this chapter.
(3)
Maintain permanent and current records of this chapter, including
but not limited to all maps, amendments, conditional uses, variances,
appeals and applications therefor.
(4)
Provide and maintain a public information function relative to all
matters arising out of this chapter.
(5)
Attend all Zoning Board of Appeals meetings to provide technical
assistance when requested by the Village Board.
(6)
Initiate, direct and review from time to time a study of the provisions
of this chapter and make recommendations to the Plan Commission.
B.
Due to the size of the Village of Woodville it may not be feasible
to find a suitable person willing to take on the responsibility of
being Zoning Administrator on a part-time basis. It is therefore provided
that the function of the Zoning Administrator can be delegated to
a committee of the Board, to another Village official, or a single
member of the Board or the Village President.
A.
Plan Commission. The Plan Commission, together with its other statutory
duties, shall make reports and recommendations relating to the plan
and development of the Village to the Village Board, other public
officials and other interested organizations and citizens. In general,
the Plan Commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to
enable it to perform its functions and promote municipal planning.
Under this chapter, one of its functions is to make recommendations
to the Village Board pursuant to guidelines set forth in this chapter
as to various matters and always being mindful of the intent and purposes
of this chapter. Recommendations shall be in writing. A recording
thereof in the Commission's minutes shall constitute the required
written recommendation. The Commission may, in arriving at its recommendation,
on occasion and of its own volition, conduct its own public hearing.
B.
Village Board. The Village Board, the governing body of the Village,
subject to recommendations by the Plan Commission and the holding
of public hearings by said Board, has ultimate authority to make changes
and amendments in zoning districts, the Zoning Map and Supplementary
Floodplain Zoning Map and to amend the text of this chapter. The Board
may delegate to the Plan Commission the responsibility to hold some
or all public hearings as required under this article and other provisions
therefor elsewhere in this chapter. The Village Board shall act as
the Board of Appeals for conditional uses granted by the Plan Commission.[1]
A.
Site plan approval. All applications for building permits for any
construction, reconstruction, expansion or conversion in a commercial
or industrial district shall require site plan approval by the Plan
Commission in accordance with the requirements of this section.[1]
B.
Application. The applicant for a building permit shall also submit
a site plan and sufficient plans and specifications of proposed buildings,
machinery and operations to enable the Plan Commission or its expert
consultants to determine whether the proposed application meets all
the requirements applicable thereto in this chapter.[2]
C.
Administration. The Zoning Administrator shall make a preliminary
review of the application and plans and refer them, along with a report
of his findings, to the Plan Commission within 10 days. The Plan Commission
shall review the application and may refer the application and plans
to any expert consultants selected by the Plan Commission and/or Village
Engineer to advise whether the application and plans meet all the
requirements applicable thereto in this chapter. Within 30 days of
its receipt of the application, the Plan Commission shall approve
or deny a site plan.[3]
D.
Requirements. In acting on any site plan, the Plan Commission may
impose conditions upon the issuance of site plan approval as it deems
necessary to address the following issues:
(1)
The appropriateness of the site plan and buildings in relation to
the physical character of the site and the usage of adjoining land
areas.
(2)
The layout of the site with regard to entrances and exits to public
streets, the arrangement and improvement of interior roadways, and
the location, adequacy and improvement of areas for parking and for
loading and unloading, and shall, in this connection, satisfy itself
that the traffic pattern generated by the proposed construction or
use shall be developed in a manner consistent with the safety of residents
and the community, and the applicant shall so design the construction
or use as to minimize any traffic hazard created thereby.
(3)
The adequacy of the proposed water supply, drainage facilities and
sanitary and waste disposal.
(4)
The landscaping and appearance of the completed site. The Plan Commission
may require that those portions of all front, rear and side yards
not used for off-street parking shall be attractively planted with
trees, shrubs, plants or grass lawns and that the site be effectively
screened so as not to impair the value of adjacent properties nor
impair the intent or purposes of this section.
E.
Effect on municipal services. Before granting any site approval,
the Plan Commission may, besides obtaining advice from consultants,
secure such advice as may be deemed necessary from the Village Engineer
or other municipal officials, with special attention to the effect
of such approval upon existing municipal services and utilities. Should
additional facilities be needed, the Plan Commission shall forward
its recommendations to the Village Board and shall not issue final
approval until the Village Board has entered into an agreement with
the applicant regarding the development of such facilities.
A.
Violations. It shall be unlawful to use or improve any structure
or land or to use water or air in violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter. In case of any violation, the Village Board, Plan
Commission, the Zoning Administrator or any property owner who would
be specifically damaged by such violation may cause appropriate action
or proceeding to be instituted to enjoin a violation of this chapter
or cause a structure to be vacated or removed.
B.
Remedial action. Whenever an order of the Zoning Administrator has
not been complied with within 30 days after written notice has been
mailed to the owner, resident agent or occupant of the premises, the
Village Board, the Zoning Administrator or the Village Attorney may
institute appropriate legal action or proceedings.
C.
Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who or which fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order of the Zoning Administrator issued in accordance with this chapter or resists enforcement shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture and such additional penalties as provided for in § 1-4 of this Code.
