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Show Friday, UTAH VALLEY NEWS Zoning Ordinance of Orem City, Utah Adopted April 10, 1946 Each member of said Board shall be appointed by the City Council of Orem City, Utah, for a term of three years or until his successor Is appointed and qualified. The members of the Board of Adjustment shall serve without pay and may be removed ? rause by the City Council oi Orem City upon written charges and after public hearing. Vacancies in the membership of aid Board shall be filled in the manner as the original determine. The chairman of said board appointment. Section 4, Rules, Meetings. of adjustment or In his absence The board of adjustment shall the acting chairman may adadopt such rules as may be minister oaths and compel the proper and necessary to effec- attendance of witnesses at such tuate zoning within Orem City meetings, and all meetings shall and to govern its own proceed- be open to the public. The said ings, such rules and regulations board shall keep minutes of its to be not in conflict with law proceedings showing the roll or ordinance. Meetings of the call votes upon all questions and board shall be held at the call shall keep records of its examof ths chairman, and nt such inations and other official acother times as the board may tions, all of which shall be filed same ORDINANCE NO. 74 IN PURSUANCE OF TIIE AU- BY THORITY GRANTED TO 107, INCLUSIVE, UTAH CODE ANNOTATED, 1943. TO PROVIDE FOR A ZONING COMMISSION AND TO DEFINE ITS DU-- i TIES AND I "OWENS; TO PROVIDE FOR A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. AND TO DEFINE ITS DUTIES AND POWERS: TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WITHIN THE DISTRICTS CORIOItATE LIMITS; T O REGULATE. WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS THE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF STORIES OF B U I L D I N G S AND STRUCTURES. THE PERCENTAGE OF LOT OCCUPANCY. TIIE REQUIRED OrEN SPACES. THE DENSITY O F T"OPULATION AND U S E S OF LAND, BUILDINGS. AND STRUCTURES; TO P R O V IDE METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND TO PROVIDE METHODS OF ENFORCEMENT FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. MAP ZONING AN ORDINANCE April 19. 1 the ance, requirements com"? ed herein are declared to minimum requirements fu7S purpose set forth. (3) This ordinance shall nullify the more restrictive? visions of covenants, a&eemJJ other ordinances shall prevail notwithitojjj such provisions which are L? restrictive. in the office of said board and itants, to encourage the most shall be public records. appropriate use of land within The city recorder shall be the city, to insure the value of clerk of the board of property, to lessen the congestion in the streets and ways, to avoid undue concentration of ART. II ADMINISTRATION to provide an adepopulation, AND ENFORCEMENT of light and air supply quate location and Section 1. Purpose, Interpre- by regulating the and the area use of buildings tation. and Conflict. and about them, of orspaces open this (1) The purposes of dinance are to promote the gen- to reduce the hazard from fire. Section 2a Enforcement, (2) In interpreting and apply(1) The Building Inspector eral welfare of Orem City, to the provisions of this ordln- - appointed under the provision, inhab of ing its the health protect of the Building Code of City, is hereby designated authorized as the officer chars ed with the enforcement ofthii ordinance. (2) From the time of the ef fective date of this ordinance the Building Inspector shall not grant a permit for the construe tion or alteration of ar.v build, ing or structure if suih construction or alteration would be in violation of any of tiiC provisions of this ordinance- nor shall any municipal offiu r grant any permit or license the use of any building or land OREM CITY, UTAH 15-8-- VA VA APRIL 7 i IL . IC3, 046 - r if such Section 1. Zoning Commiuion-- 1 There is hereby created a zoning commission of seven members, one to be designated from among its own members by the City Council, one to bo the engineer of Orem City, and one to be a member of the Board of Adjustment of Orem City; . the other members to be ap- pointed by the City Council! from among the qualified electors of said city. The term of office for the designated City Councilman and for the City Engineer and member of tlie Board of Adjustment shall corresiNtnd to their respective tenure of office. The term ' of office for th first apjioin-ti- ve members of such commission shall bo three, four, five and six years; one to be appointed for three years, one to bo appointed for four years, one to he appointed f(,y five years and one to be apimintcd for six years. Thereafter, the terms of office for each appointive mem- ber shall he six years. Varan-- 1 cies iKcnmiig otherwise limn throw h the expiration of terms' shall be filled by appointment ' i by the City Council. Members may Ih removed aft- rr public hearing by u majority! vote of the City Council. Mem bers shall bo selected without . respect to political affiliation-.-- ' and shall serve wlhout com-- ! pensation. Section 2. Duties, i'owert. Reports, Hearings. It shall lx the duly of the zoning commission and it shall have the power to make to the City Council for the zoning of Or.-City, by dividing such municipality , Into districts of sin li number, shape and area as may be best suited to make effective tlin proper zoning of said eitv. a- - liI to provide within said d st ,. for the regulation and res' tion of the erection, const. tion, reconstruction, alteration repair or mo of buil Vr.gs. structures and land, all . i ur" regulations to be uniform f, "ai-I- i class or kind of biui mgs. TJs-R-1- H ia.--: m C V7Z i ! is- 5 n I j ! i ' throughout the district, bull such regulations in one district may differ from "'lose in other districts. The zoning coir nisei, m shall have and exorcise the powers contemplated to he ;o. : nc-- by such zoning cnmniis. ioi. in to 107. inclusive. Utah Code Annotated, mi:?. The znn-ing commission si: dl n!n he-- . tlip power and it its duty i1 make renmmendntio'v (he' City Coups il upon it ,,.v- - motion as to all v'lcrs. .s rr i 9 , ? proposals affecting: 1 s(?' The city Into industrial. 1 s, donee oc nihor d'si.rrt.. (b? BuiM;. t rc fret nnd the housing ef the i.. mbitants of said eify. (e? Chance m or cf nnv orison- - ir or ehansis in bounds Lnes of existing disiricts. Section 3. Board of Adjustment. hereby erealpd a fNAdjiivirient. Hrh i Wm. ayM (2? An appeal stays a'l proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom "be appear is taken certifies h the hiard of adjustment afvr the bee-'notice of appeal shall ' filed with him that by ron,!i of facts staled in the cert!fc",f a stay would in his onirica cause Imminent peril to i.f-- or property. In such ease -r- ecced-in os shall not he o'bcr i" than bv rcstralnin. order rnay he granted ''V ,',f bi'T-- t ,,f adjust ireui it by court of record on arc, on ooli.e to tl: t '"erfrett h.-r- w 1 SerUon 4. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment. (1) Appeals to the P. Adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved, or any offucr. department, beard nr bureau of the mnniripali'-- . affected by any decision ef the Such administrative officer. appeal shall he taken w'1 "in a reasonable time as provV-- by lie rules of the board hv 'ling w:'h the officer from whom the epical is taken and wi": the bo::"d of adjustment a mi re of appeal specifying the c rounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shad forthwith transmit to the board of adjustment all the stituling the record papery , the action appealed f:wr. was taken. ALA. N Sec. 3. Certifies of Occupancy M) No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter eroded or structurally altered shall be oceuped or used in whole or in part, for any purpose until a certificate is issued by the Building Inspector s'atirg that the build'neand use comply with the provisions of this ordinance and with the Tirlding Code of Orem City. No such certificate shall lie issued unless the building and its uses and its accessory uses and the uses of all the nrem-i'-'o- s nro in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and v KJ ZlllZA g with the Building Code. (21 Certifieates of occupancy slnll be applied for cou'dden-l.-.'lwith the application fnra building permit, and shall bo sued within fen (10? days after the lawful erection or aVrra-:ijof the building is roinyle-pnnd a request for such permit is made by the applicant. I yAa WA build-in- up-o- 'MtZfy. 1 in All applications fi.r permits shall he accompanied by a plat in duplicate drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of the existing buildings, buildings to be erected, and existing buildings on adjacent property, and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this ordinance. A careful record of such applications and plats shall be kept in the office of the Building Inspector. (4) The Building Inspector nceurate information in writing from any citizen, or upon his own initiative, may institute any appropriate action nr proceedings in the name of Orem City to prevent, correct, restrain. or abate violations of this ordinance. (3) mm. t be officer. AZA ARTICLE I. ZONING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. would jirovis-ion- s 7 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF OREM CITY AS FOLLOWS: use violation of any of the of this ordinance. Whenever a permit is refused because of the violation of some provit-ioof this ordinance, tlic reason for refusal shall he clearly stated in writing by the Build, ing Inspector or other munici-pa- l e WT WM CKir-- Ci'y t- -i - whr the appeal is on rue sbrwn. i The board of sha't fix a reasonable the bearing of the 1: . ani '' ,rs timoftf P11" ap-'ca- I'; pul ic notice 'ihcreof lie: ion of notice at least ir!:r to ihe da'c of Idas hc..-in- g, as well as f'ue r.ot'fj j to the parties in iu rest- - ' rcrV h same wi'hin a bear the sonablc time. Upon m ing any party may appear l-- I |