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SWANTON TOWNSHIP, LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO |
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| To The Board of Trustees of Swanton Township Lucas County, Ohio. |
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We, the undersigned, owners of the following described property,
do hereby apply to you for a Certificate of occupancy and for such use,
based on the information hereinafter set out.
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NAME
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ADDRESS
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| Any certificate issued upon a false statement of any fact which is material to the issuance hereof shall be void. |
| Date submitted | ____________________________ |
| Checked by | ____________________________ |
| Certificate issued | ____________________________No._______ |
Conditions under which Certificates are Required
A zoning certificate shall be required for any of the following, except as herein provided:*) Construction or structural alteration of any building, including accessory buildings.
*) Change in use of an existing building or accessory building to a use of
a different
classification.
*) Occupancy and use of vacant land.
*) Change in the use of land to a use of a different classification.
*) Any change in the use of a nonconforming use.
*) A zoning certificate shall be required for all lawful nonconforming uses
of land or
buildings created by adoption of this Resolution of any amendments.
*) Construction and alterations of a pond.
*) Signs
Application and Issuance of Zoning Certificates
*) Written application shall be made for a zoning certificate for the construction
of a new
building or the alteration of any existing building. Said certificate shall
be issued
within 10 days after a written request for the same has been made to the Zoning
Inspector or his agent, provided such construction or alteration is in conformity
with
the provisions of this Resolution.
*) Written application for a zoning certificate for the use of vacant land, or for a change‘ in the use of land or of a building, or for a change in a nonconforming use, as herein provided, shall be made to the Zoning Inspector. If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this Resolution, the certificate therefore shall be issued within 16 days after the application for same has been made.
*) Every application for a zoning certificate shall be accompanied by a site plan, and such plans as may be necessary to show the location and type of buildings to be erected or alterations to be made. Where construction or physical improvement of the land is involved, the lot and location of the buildings to be erected thereon shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started, and all dimensions shown on filed plans shall be based on any actual survey.
a) Each plan shall show:
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The street provided access to the lot and exact location of the lot in
relation to the nearest cross street.
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The name of the concerned lot plan, if any, and the lot numbers of the
concerned and abutting properties.
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The actual dimensions of the lot, the year and other open space dimensions
thereof, and the location and size of any existing structure thereon.
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The location and size of the proposed structure and/or the proposed enlargement
of the existing structure.
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Any other information which in the judgement of the Zoning Inspector
may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this Resolution
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Where complete and accurate information is not readily available from
existing records, the Zoning Inspector may require the applicant to furnish
a survey of the lot
by a registered surveyor.
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Each property owner or authorized agent shall be required to attest to
the correctness of the statements and data furnished with the application.
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| A file of such applications shall be kept in the office of the Zoning Inspector |
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All applications submitted must be accompanied by a copy of the legal
description from the deed. Legal descriptions from the tax duplicate, ARIES
program or any
other form is NOT acceptable.
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A Zoning Certificate shall be valid for a period of six (6) months after
the date if issuance.
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VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
It shall be unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, change, maintain or use, any building or land in violation of any regulation in or any provisions of this Resolution or any amendment or supplement thereto adopted by the Board of Trustees. Any person, firm or corporation violating any regulation thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than the maximum amount allowed by the Ohio Revised Code. Each and every day during which such illegal location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use continues, may be deemed a separate offense.
VIOLATIONS – REMEDIES
Any certificate issued upon a false statement of any fact which is material to the issuance thereof shall be void. Whenever the fact of such false statement shall be established to the satisfaction of the Board of Township Trustees, the certificate shall be revoked by notice in writing to be delivered to the holder of the void certificate upon the premises concerned, or, if such holder be not found there, by posting said notice or revocation in some conspicuous place upon the said premises. Any person who shall proceed thereafter with such work or use without having obtained a new certificate in accordance with this Resolution shall be deemed guilty of violation thereof.
To schedule an appointment with the Swanton Township Zoning Inspector, contact the Swanton Township Hall at (419) 826-9730 or after 3:30 p.m. (419) 825-3557.