No use or structure shall be established, erected nor land developed
until a permit has been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer,
who shall issue such permits in accordance with regulations in the
ordinance. Permit applications shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
Preapplication conferences with the Town's Planning Board
are encouraged for all applications seeking permits for nonresidential
uses or nonfarm uses.
A.
Application. Application must be made with the Town Clerk on forms
approved by the Town Board, and be made available at the Office of
the Town Clerk or Zoning Enforcement Officer. For proposed actions
that are located within the Town's Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program (LWRP) area, applications for permits shall be reviewed by
the Planning Board in accordance with the approved LWRP, and any amendments
thereto, to insure unified development, enhance water-related uses,
preserve public access to the waterfront, and promote the overall
improvement of the waterfront and its attractiveness. The Planning
Board shall recommend approval, approval with conditions, or denial
of the application to the Town Board, which shall have final approval
authority. A certificate of consistency with the LWRP will be issued
by the Town Board prior to the issuance of a permit.
B.
Information. All information on the application form must be completed.
In addition, the following information is also required to constitute
a complete application:
(1)
Map. Two copies of a property map shall be submitted with all applications.
The map shall be either a:
(a)
Sketch map. A sketch map is required with all applications for
one or two-family dwellings, their customary accessory uses, or farm
use. The sketch map shall be drawn to scale and show the dimensions
and location of the lot, exact size and location of all existing and
proposed buildings on the lot, proposed location of water and sewage
disposal systems, parking areas and driveway location, natural watercourses,
ponds, surface drainage patterns and location of existing or proposed
easements.
(2)
Coastal assessment form required. No permit shall be issued in the
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) area unless the application
is accompanied by a completed Coastal Assessment Form (CAF). Such
form shall be reviewed by the Planning Board and certified as consistent
with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program prior to issuance
of a zoning permit.
C.
Approval of water and sewage disposal systems. Evidence of approval
of the water supply and the sewage disposal system plans by the Orleans
County Health Department, or its agent, must be submitted at the time
of application. Applications lacking such information shall not be
accepted.
D.
Evidence of property ownership or intent to purchase. Copies of deeds,
titles, purchase agreements, or other proof of ownership or intent
to purchase must be attached to an application before it will be accepted.
E.
Licenses. Any use currently licensed by federal, state, county or
Town agencies and already operating within the Town shall present
evidence or currently valid licenses before any expansion permits
are considered.
F.
Fee. The appropriate nonrefundable fee established by the Town Board
in its fee structure shall be collected at the time of application.
This fee structure shall be filed and posted at the Office of the
Town Clerk.
Under the terms of this chapter, the following types of building
permits may be issued:
A.
Permitted use. A building permit for a permitted use may be issued
by the Zoning Enforcement Officer on his own authority.
B.
Special permit uses and/or site plan approval. A building permit
for a special permit use may be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer
after special permit or site plan approval from the Planning Board.
When all requirements of this chapter have been met, the Zoning
Enforcement Officer shall issue a building permit and return one approved
copy of the map no later than 15 days after approval. The Zoning Enforcement
Officer shall file one copy of the approved permit in the Town Clerk's
office.
Any building permit, or conditional use permit, for which construction
or use has not commenced one year after issuance, shall be automatically
revoked.
The applicant shall notify the Town Clerk when the structure
or use is ready for final inspection. The Zoning Enforcement Officer
shall then make a final inspection. If satisfied that the regulations
pertaining to the project have been complied with and that the project
has been completed as specified on the approved application, the Zoning
Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of conformity with the
zoning laws, granting permission to occupy or use the structure.
A stop-work order shall be issued if and when the Zoning Enforcement
Officer discovers a project commencing without the required permits.