Art-XVI - Administration
Article
§180-102 Zoning Administrator
A.
There is hereby established the office of Zoning Administrator. The office shall be filled
by a person appointed by the Mayor and Council of Sykesville after receipt of
recommendations by the Commission. Any person appointed to the office shall be or
become, upon appointment, a resident of Carroll County and shall be qualified by
education, experience, or training, to administer and enforce the provisions of this
chapter. Any person so appointed shall maintain no interest in any matter which may
be construed by the Mayor and Council to be in conflict with the duties and decisions of
the office of Zoning Administrator.
by a person appointed by the Mayor and Council of Sykesville after receipt of
recommendations by the Commission. Any person appointed to the office shall be or
become, upon appointment, a resident of Carroll County and shall be qualified by
education, experience, or training, to administer and enforce the provisions of this
chapter. Any person so appointed shall maintain no interest in any matter which may
be construed by the Mayor and Council to be in conflict with the duties and decisions of
the office of Zoning Administrator.
C.
All departments, officials and public employees of the Town of Sykesville which are
vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall issue no permit or
license for any use, building or purpose, if the same would be in conflict with the
provisions of this chapter. Any permit or license issued in conflict with the provisions of
this chapter shall be null and void.
vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall issue no permit or
license for any use, building or purpose, if the same would be in conflict with the
provisions of this chapter. Any permit or license issued in conflict with the provisions of
this chapter shall be null and void.
§180-103 Zoning certificates
A.
It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or permit the use of any building, structure or
land or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, or enlarged,
wholly or partly, until a zoning certificate shall have been issued by the Zoning
Administrator. A zoning certificate shall be revocable, subject to continued compliance
with all requirements and conditions.
land or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, or enlarged,
wholly or partly, until a zoning certificate shall have been issued by the Zoning
Administrator. A zoning certificate shall be revocable, subject to continued compliance
with all requirements and conditions.
B.
All applications for zoning certificates shall be accompanied by plans drawn
approximately to scale, showing the dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon;
the size and location of existing buildings, if any; and the location and dimensions of
the proposed building or alteration. Where no buildings are involved, the location of the
present use and/or proposed use to be made of the lot shall be shown. The application
and/or plans shall include such other information as reasonably may be required by the
Zoning Administrator to determine conformance with and provide for the enforcement
of this chapter. The plans shall be retained in the office of the Zoning Administrator.
approximately to scale, showing the dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon;
the size and location of existing buildings, if any; and the location and dimensions of
the proposed building or alteration. Where no buildings are involved, the location of the
present use and/or proposed use to be made of the lot shall be shown. The application
and/or plans shall include such other information as reasonably may be required by the
Zoning Administrator to determine conformance with and provide for the enforcement
of this chapter. The plans shall be retained in the office of the Zoning Administrator.
C.
The Zoning Administrator shall approve the issuance of a zoning certificate only if the
application complies with the requirements of this chapter, and provided that such
zoning certificate shall be conditioned where necessary on the approval of the County
Health Officer, State Highway Administration and/or County Roads Department, Town
Planning and Zoning Commission, or any other agency concerned, and provided the
application is accompanied by the required fee. The Zoning Administrator shall
maintain a record of all zoning certificates and copies shall be furnished upon request
to any person upon payment of the cost thereof. If a zoning certificate is issued, such
approval and issuance thereof does not sanction variance from the terms of this
chapter.
application complies with the requirements of this chapter, and provided that such
zoning certificate shall be conditioned where necessary on the approval of the County
Health Officer, State Highway Administration and/or County Roads Department, Town
Planning and Zoning Commission, or any other agency concerned, and provided the
application is accompanied by the required fee. The Zoning Administrator shall
maintain a record of all zoning certificates and copies shall be furnished upon request
to any person upon payment of the cost thereof. If a zoning certificate is issued, such
approval and issuance thereof does not sanction variance from the terms of this
chapter.
D.
Ifthe Zoning Administrator shall find any of the provisions of this chapter being violated,
he shall notify in writing, by certified mail, the owner or the person responsible for such
violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to
correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures,
removal of illegal buildings or structures, or of additions, alterations or structural
changes thereto; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; and shall, unless
compliance is met within a reasonable time, take any other action authorized by this
chapter to insure compliance with or prevent violation of its provisions.
he shall notify in writing, by certified mail, the owner or the person responsible for such
violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to
correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures,
removal of illegal buildings or structures, or of additions, alterations or structural
changes thereto; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; and shall, unless
compliance is met within a reasonable time, take any other action authorized by this
chapter to insure compliance with or prevent violation of its provisions.
E.
A zoning certificate shall become void one year after the date of issuance, if the
construction or use for which the certificate was issued has not been started.
construction or use for which the certificate was issued has not been started.