Chapter 17.72
BUILDING PERMITS AND
OCCUPANCY PERMITS
Sections:
17.72.030 Mitigation of impacts.
17.72.040 Procedural chart for conditional and unclassified uses.
17.72.010 Building permits.
No manufactured home (on an individual lot or in a manufactured home park), building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, wired or rewired, or structurally altered without a permit issued by the building official. Construction shall meet with all of the requirements of the city’s Uniform Building Code and other applicable ordinances. (Ord. 669, 1990).
17.72.020 Occupancy permit.
No one may permanently occupy a building, manufactured home or structure for which a building permit has been issued, unless all required inspections are made and signed off by the building official per the city’s building code. Upon completion of construction, and after final inspections are completed, signing off by the building official shall constitute an occupancy permit, at which time permanent occupancy shall be permitted. This provision does not apply to permits issued for repair or remodeling which does not impair the living spaces in the remainder of the dwelling. (Ord. 669, 1990).
17.72.030 Mitigation of impacts.
The planning commission may recommend, and the city council may require, the mitigation of any of the following impacts which could result from a proposed use:
(1) Erosion potential;
(2) Excessive water runoff;
(3) Environmental hazards and/or pollution;
(4) Fiscal impacts upon the city;
(5) Traffic hazards and/or congestion;
(6) Sight and sound impacts;
(7) Visual blight;
(8) Any other unusual impacts associated with the proposed use. (Ord. 669, 1990).
17.72.040 Procedural chart for conditional and unclassified uses.
The procedural chart for conditional and unclassified uses is as set forth in Table 17.72.040.
Table 17.72.040
Procedural Chart for Conditional and Unclassified Uses
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Application made to the city clerk-treasurer |
Applicant provides: 1. Application, filled out 2. Payment of fee 3. Required information |
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Application reviewed for completeness |
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Date for public hearing set, city clerk-treasurer handles public notification |
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Public hearing held by the planning commission |
Public input received |
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Planning commission reviews application, makes written recommendations including conditions or restrictions |
Unclassified Use Criteria: DMC 17.56.010 |
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City council reviews recommendations at regular meeting, makes decisions including conditions or restrictions |
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Conditional use permit |
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issued |
Returned to applicant, action terminated |
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rejected |
Returned to applicant who may appeal to circuit court |
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If building permit is not applied for within six months the conditional use permit is revoked |
Permit may be renewed for up to one year by action of the city council |
(Ord. 669, 1990).