§ 137-36. Improvement location permit required.

(a)

An improvement location permit (ILP) shall be required and shall have been issued by the city planner or his designated representative prior to the erection, exterior alteration, exterior reconstruction, change of use, and/or addition to any structure, building, accessory structure or use, billboard, or swimming pool. No building permit shall be issued by the building commissioner or his representative unless an improvement location permit has been issued.

(b)

An application for an improvement location permit shall be accompanied by a site plan showing the following:

(1)

The boundaries of the subject property, all existing easements, section lines, and property lines, existing streets, buildings, watercourses, waterways, and lakes, and other physical features in or adjoining the property;

(2)

Location and dimensions of proposed buildings and structures, including height, bulk, setbacks, open space, screening, landscaping, outdoor lighting, and signs; and

(3)

Location, dimensions, and type of construction of proposed streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, and loading and parking areas, including numbers of parking and loading spaces.

(c)

The city planner or his designated representative shall approve or deny an application for an improvement location permit, and issue the permit or address the reasons for its denial in writing to the applicant.

(d)

An improvement location permit shall become null and void unless the building permit shall have been issued and work thereon is substantially underway within one year of the issuance of the improvement location permit.

(Code 1985, § 159.276; Ord. No. 2988, 12-15-1986; Ord. No. 3698, 6-21-1993)