12.05.010 Applications required (6/12/12).
(a) No buildings, structures, or any parts thereof, or any development except as hereinafter provided in this ordinance, shall be built, enlarged, altered, repaired, demolished, placed or moved within the areas subject to the provisions of this ordinance until a permit has been applied for in writing and issued by the Planning and Development Director or Administrator or his Deputy. For the purposes of this section, to alter or repair a building or structure shall be construed to mean to change the dimensions, square footage, cubic footage, or structural supports of a building or structure or to change the structure in such a way that the future use of the premises is inconsistent with the district wherein the parcel is located. All permits issued by the Department of Planning and Development shall be issued only upon the condition that the Director of Planning and Development or his designee may inspect the premises for compliance during reasonable daylight hours.
(b) No new business or industry established in an existing structure shall be permitted to commence its operation until such time as a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Department of Planning and Development certifying that the proposed use or operation is in compliance with the terms of this ordinance.
(c) Applications for permits required by this ordinance shall be made to the Department of Planning and Development on forms furnished by the office or authorized by this ordinance and shall include all information and data required by such forms.
(d) Applications for zoning permits required by this ordinance shall fully comply with section 145.195 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and with the Kenosha County Sanitary Code and Private Sewage System Ordinance, both of which may be amended from time to time.
(e) Reserved for future use. (8/6/02).
(f) No application shall be accepted by the Department of Planning and Development if the parcel for which a permit is being applied for is not in compliance with any provision of this ordinance.
(g) Any application for a permit under this ordinance or any use subject to the regulations and standards set forth herein shall be accompanied by a sworn statement by the owner of the subject property that said property and use will be operated in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
(h) Such forms shall include the following information or as deemed appropriate by the Department of Planning and Development:
1. Names and addresses of the applicant, owner of the site, architect, professional engineer, contractor and authorized agent and their respective phone numbers.
2. Description of the subject site by lot, block, and reported subdivision or by metes and bounds; addresses of the subject sites; type of structure; existing and proposed operation or use of the structure or sites; number of employees, anticipated patrons or maximum seating capacity and the zoning district within which the subject site lies, tax parcel number, date of purchase and projected cost of construction.
3. A plat of survey and/or site plan layout consisting of a survey prepared by a land surveyor registered by the State of Wisconsin or other map drawn to scale and approved by the Department of Planning and Development Administrator showing the locations, boundaries, dimensions, uses and sizes of the following as deemed appropriate by the Department of Planning and Development: subject site, existing and proposed structures; existing and proposed easements, streets, and other public ways and utilities; off-street parking, loading areas, and driveways; existing highway access restrictions; ordinary high water mark, channel, floodway, floodplain, and shoreland boundaries; and existing and proposed street, sides, rear, and shore yard setbacks. In addition, the site plan or plat of survey shall show, when required by the Department of Planning and Development, the type, slope, and boundaries of soils shown on the operational soil survey maps prepared by the United State Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service for the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. Also, such survey/site plan shall show, when required by the Department of Planning and Development, any natural features such as waterways, woods, terrain, etc., which would tend to restrict the development of the parcel. Such survey or plan shall also show the location and size of any septic field, holding tank, well, utilities and roadways. Dimensions for street, sides, rear and shore yard setbacks shall be clearly shown. All permit applications for new principal structures in any district shall be accompanied by a plat of survey prepared by a land surveyor registered by the State of Wisconsin. (11/5/84)
4. The permit fee specified in section 12.05.080.
5. Additional information that may be required by the County Planning, Development & Extension Education Committee, Director or County Sanitary Inspector. (11/5/84)
6. The elevation of the lowest floor of proposed buildings and any fill using the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD)
7. Data sufficient to determine the regional flood elevation in NGVD or NAVD at the location of the development and to determine whether or not the requirements of 12.37.010, 12.37.010.5 or 12.37.010.7 are met; and
8. Data to determine if the proposed development will cause an obstruction to flow or an increase in regional flood height or discharge according to 12.60.040. This may include any of the information noted in 12.37.010.5.
9. Development and substantial improvements in the floodland districts may require a hydraulic and hydrologic study. All hydraulic and hydrologic studies shall be completed under the direct supervision of a professional engineer registered in the State of Wisconsin. The study contractor shall be responsible for the technical adequacy of the study. All studies shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Natural Resources and must meet the requirements detailed in Appendix C. [Code § 12.05-1.]