Summary of Ordinance No. 272, Third Series; relating to land use regulations "Chapter 11" of City CodeThe purpose of the code is to safeguard the health, property and public welfare by controlling the design, location, use or occupancy of all buildings and structures through the regulated and orderly development of land and land uses within the City. The scope this code shall apply to the construction, addition, alteration, moving, repair and use of any building, structure, parcel of land or sign within the City.Permits it is unlawful for any person to hereafter erect, alter, wreck, or move any building or structure, or portions thereof, without first securing a building and/or zoning permit.Fees a fee for service shall be charged as set by the City Council. Certificate of Occupancy shall be obtained before occupying or using any building or portion thereof if such building hereafter erected or structurally altered, or the occupancy/use of any building or portion thereof is altered or changed. Sale of Rental Property A certificate of occupancy shall be obtained when a residential rental property is sold and prior to the transaction closing. Owner Contractor occupancy deposit shall be assessed on all new residential construction not issued to a State licensed contractor (owner contractor). Zoning Districts have remained without significant changes to the requirements for sizes and setbacks, other than some renaming of the commercial districts. Downtown District is the most significant change with it encompassing the "old" B-2, B-1 and R-I districts. This zone reflects the unique mixture of uses in and around the Downtown. A variety of uses fit including, community-scale retail, professional services, public/civic uses, parks, offices, dining and entertainment, banking, lodging, and housing. All new buildings or substantially remodeled buildings shall require a conditional use. It must be shown that this use is compatible with the character and scale of the Downtown district. Dimensional, lot area and setback requirements shall be judged on an individual basis as part of the conditional use application. Flood Plain District, and Planned Unit Development, regulations remain the same.Off-Street Parking requirements remain substantially unchanged. Some modifications were made to adjust for larger vehicles and larger garage spaces. Signs the purpose of this chapter is to protect the safety and orderly development of the community through regulation of signs and sign structures. This chapter has been changed in its entirety to make sizing and shape requirements easier to understand, to include signage that was not addressed in the previous code and to clarify permitting requirements as it applies to signage. Zoning Map has been redrawn in its entirety and is available for review in City Hall. The map is drawn to be consistent with the present City Comprehensive Plan and to the planning for future development. Other sections of this code were not significantly changed as to content in the new edition other than for clarification purposes. (3-3)