[Adopted as § 2.09 of the 1961 Code]
A.
Except as described in Subsection C below, no building permit for any structure for which a building permit is required shall be issued unless it has been found as a fact by the Building Board by at least a majority vote, after an examination of the application papers for a building permit, which shall include exterior elevations of the proposed structure, that the exterior architectural appeal and functional plan of the proposed structure will, when erected, not be so at variance with nor so similar to either the exterior architectural appeal and functional plan of the structures already constructed or in the course of construction in the immediate neighborhood or the character of the applicable district established by the Village zoning regulations as to cause a substantial depreciation in the property values of the neighborhood within the applicable district.
B.
When plans are filed with the Village of Fox Point for a building permit for any structure which requires a finding by the Building Board as set forth in Subsection A above, a filing fee as described in Chapter 63, Fees, of this Code shall be paid to the Village at the time of filing the plans. This is in addition to all other fees required in connection with the application for the issuance of a building permit. Unless such filing fee is paid, the Building Board shall not consider the plans or take any action in respect to such plans.
C.
Exceptions. Building Board approval is not required for building
permits related solely to:
(1)
Interior work.
(2)
Repair work, such as re-roofing, re-siding, repair of existing retaining
walls, repair of existing fences, and similar repair work, unless
Building Board review is required by express language within this
Village Code, and provided that the following requirements shall be
satisfied:
(3)
Fences,
except in circumstances under which Building Board approval of a fence
is expressly required by this Code or by lawful order made pursuant
to this Code.
[Added 5-14-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-03]
(4)
Accessory
structures that are 100 square feet in footprint area or smaller,
which have only one floor, except in circumstances where Building
Board approval of such an accessory structure is specifically required
by this Code or by lawful order made pursuant to this Code.
[Added 5-14-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-03]
[Added 2-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-02; 2-9-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-01]
The Building Board shall consist of three residents of the Village,
one of whom shall be an architect, including within the term landscape
architects, selected from a panel of not fewer than five established
from time to time by resolution of the Village Board. A quorum shall
consist of three members, except that in the event of a meeting of
three members in which one member recuses himself/herself due to a
conflict, then the two remaining members shall have authority to act,
and in the instance such two members cannot act in unison, such tie
vote shall cause the matter in question to be laid over to the next
meeting. The Secretary of the Building Board shall from time to time
select and request, until the requisite number is obtained, the members
listed upon the panel to act as the Building Board whenever the Building
Inspector shall request a meeting of the Building Board to consider
applications for building permits which the Building Inspector has
found comply in all respects with all other ordinances of the Village.
[Added 1-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-01]
A.
The Village Building Board may, if it desires, hear the applicant for the building permit in question and/or the owner of the lot on which it is proposed to erect the structure in question, together with any other persons, whether residents or property owners, desiring to be heard. Such hearing may be adjourned from time to time, but for not more than 48 hours. Within 48 hours after the close of the hearing the Building Board shall, in writing, make or refuse to make the finding required by § 19-9, and file it in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer, who shall send a copy of it to the Building Inspector.
B.
In Building Board actions involving special exceptions, variances,
and modification of open areas, in addition to any notice requirements
under any applicable state or federal law, or as otherwise provided
in the Village of Fox Point Code, the Village Clerk/Treasurer, or
his or her designee, shall provide notice by first class mailing to
the owners or occupants of all properties within 500 feet of the subject
property at least 21 days prior to any hearing or proceeding.
On an appeal to the Board of Appeals, in the absence of proof to the contrary adduced before the Board of Appeals, a refusal to grant the building permit because of refusal of the Building Board to make the finding required by § 19-9 hereof shall be deemed to be based upon facts supporting the conclusion that the exterior architectural appeal and functional plan of the proposed structure for which a building permit was refused would, when erected, be so at variance with or so similar to either the exterior architectural appeal or functional plan of structures already constructed or in the course of construction in the immediate neighborhood, or the character of the applicable district, as to cause a substantial depreciation in the property values of the neighborhood within the applicable district.
Any person entitled to appeal from the grant of, or refusal
of the Building Inspector to grant, the building permit may appeal
to the Board of Appeals of the Village in the same manner and with
the same force and effect as if this article had not been adopted
and the Building Inspector had taken such action independently of
the Building Board.
