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Certificate of Zoning Compliance
Description: A certificate of zoning compliance is proof that a new building or expansion complies with the zoning code and is administrative in nature.

Initiation: The owner of the subject property may submit a zoning permit application.

Decision-maker(s): The Zoning Administrator makes the final decision.

Application fee: There is no application fee.

Application deadline: There is no submittal deadline for this application - they can be submitted any time.

Review process:
  1. Submittal of application materials. The applicant submits a completed application and other required materials to the zoning administrator along with the application fee as may be established by the Common Council.
  2. Determination of completeness. The zoning administrator reviews the submittal within 10 days of receiving the application and other required materials to make sure it is complete and ready for further review. If it is not complete, the zoning administrator will notify the applicant in writing of such deficiencies and that the applicant has 3 months from the date of the notice to resubmit the application or forfeit the application fee. The zoning administrator will take no further steps to process the application until the deficiencies are remedied. The incomplete application is retained as a public record.
  3. Decision. When the zoning administrator determines the application is complete, he or she makes a decision to (i) approve the certificate of zoning compliance, (ii) approve the certificate with conditions, or (iii) deny the certificate.
  4. Applicant notification. Within a reasonable time following his or her decision to approve or deny the application, the zoning administrator mails the decision document to the applicant by regular mail.
  5. Public record copy. A duplicate copy of the decision document is retained as a public record.