Article II, Administration (Sec. 66-20 through 66-25)

Other

• Appeal deadline30 days

  An appeal under this section shall be made within 30 days after the decision of the zoning administrator

• Council decision timeline12 months

  a decision made by council within such reasonable time as may be necessary which shall not exceed 12 months

• Notice of violation appeal30 days

  the right to appeal the notice of zoning violation or written order within 30 days

• Planning commission recommendation timeline100 days

  If after 100 days, the planning commission has not issued its recommendation, the request is transmitted to the council

• Reconsideration limitation12 months

  such petition, or one substantially similar, shall not be reconsidered sooner than 12 months after the previous denial.

• Screening density requirement

  All required screening shall be sufficiently dense or opaque to screen development effectively from the adjacent properties

• Site plan approval timeline60 days

  the site plan shall be approved within 60 days after it has been officially submitted for approval

• Site plan expiration5 years

  Approval of a site plan ... shall expire five years after the date of such approval unless building permits have been obtained

• Site plan required for new structures, renovations, additions

  Site plans are required and shall be submitted for all new structures, all renovated structures, and all additions to existing structures, with exceptions for single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and bona fide agricultural operations.

• Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. cessation24 months

  Should the use approved by the special use permit cease for any 24-month period during the life of the permit, the special use permit shall become void.

• Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. commencement2 years

  Construction or operation shall commence within two years of the date of issuance or the special use permit shall become void

• Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. reapplication limitation1 years

  No application for a special use permit shall be considered by the council within one year from the date that council acted on an application for the same or substantially the same use

• Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. review criteria

  The proposed use will not affect adversely the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; The proposed use will not be detrimental to the public welfare or unduly injurious to property values or improvements in the neighborhood; The proposed use will not conflict with the policies and principles of the town's adopted comprehensive plan; Adequate public services, including streets and other trafficways, utilities, police and fire protection, are or reasonably will be available to support the proposed use.

• VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. reapplication limitation1 years

  No reapplication for a variance for the same or substantially the same application shall be considered by the board of zoning appeals within a period of one year from its last consideration.

• VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. standards

  The property interest for which the variance is being requested was acquired in good faith and any hardship was not created by the applicant for the variance; The granting of the variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property and nearby properties in the proximity of that geographical area; The condition or situation of the property concerned is not of so general or recurring a nature as to make reasonably practical the formulation of a general regulation to be adopted as an amendment to the ordinance; The granting of the variance does not result in a use that is not otherwise permitted on such property or a change in the zoning classification of the property; The relief or remedy sought by the variance application is not available through a special use permit or zoning modification process that is authorized in the ordinance.