Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-02

may hereafter be divided into
blocks and lots, the district boun-
daries shall be. construed to be
lot lines, and where the designa-
tions on the Zoning Plan indicat
ing the various districts are ap-
proxfmately bounded by lot lines,
said lot line shall be construed to
be the boundary of such district,
unless said boundaries are other
wise indicated on the Zoning Plan.
3. In unsubdivided property, the
district boundary lines on the Zon-
ing Plan shall be determined by
use of the scale contained on the
Zoning Plan.
A. When any street, alley or pub
lie way is vacated, it shall be
zoned automatically and similarly
to the adjacent property. If said
vacated area should have been the
dividing line between two differ
ent zones, then one half the area
shall be zoned in each classified
jacent thereto.
Any person, firm or corpora
tion, violating any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance, shall for
each violation upon conviction
thereof, be fined not less than ten
G0) dollars or more than one hum
fense as to any particular unit of
property and for a. second or sub
sequent offense as to such unit of
property, not less than $4,000 or
more than $4,000. A second or
subsequent offense is hereby de-
fined as a continuance Of viola
tion more than thirty (30) days
from or beyond the date of the
last previous arrest which result
ed in conviction.
Upon request of the City Plan
ming Commission, the city solicit
tor shall prosecute necessary civil
proceedings to arrest, stop or pre-
vent violations of this Ordinance.
ARTICLE "
Changes and Amendments.
SECTION Is. Procedure.
A. Port Clinton Council.
The Council may, from time to
time, amend, supplement or change
the district boundaries, or regula-
tions herein, established or SubSe-
quently established. This shall be
done in accordance with law and
in the following manner:
]. Filing with Council a petit
ton, for the desired change made
on standard form prescribed by
the Planning Commission, setting
forth the necessary data, maps,
plans, etc, all in accordance, with
requirements of this Ordinance.
Q. Adopting a resolution setting
a time and location for public
hearing on the proposed change in
the zoning. map and coming code;
said date allowing thirty 600
days consideration of the propos-
al by the Planning Commission
and also authorizing the Clerk of
Council to give thirty 600 days
notice by publication of the time
and place of such hearing, in the
manner required by law.
3. Adopting a resolution submit
ting to the City Planning Com
mission the proposed change in
the Zoning Plan and Zonipg Code.
A copy of the text of such ord
nance, measure or. regulation, to-
gether with the, maps or plans or
copies thereof forming a part of
or referred to in said resolution
and the maps, plans and reports
submitted to and by the Planning
Commission shall be on file for
public examination, in the office
other office as may be designated
by Council.
B. Costs.
Any petition, request or filing
for the purpose of starting the le-
gal proceedings to consider any
amendments, supplement or change
in this Ordinance, whether the
same is finally adopted or not,
shall cost the applicant a filing
fee of twenty-five (25) dollars,
paid in advance, to the City Aud
itor to pay the costs of clerical
help, filing, advertising, etc. Said
applicant shall furnish all data,
ton at his own expense that are
needed or are request ted by either
or both the Council and the Plan
ming Commission. T standard
data. established by rules and reg
ulations, is required, then. this
quest. g
When any petition is filed a
map shall be attached to the same
showing the present zoning and
where the variance or .yariances
desired are located on said map.
mission.
In case the proposed amend
ment, supplement or change be
disapproved by the Planning Com
mission, or a protest be presented
duly signed and acknowledged by
cent of the frontage in the rear
thereof, or by the owners of
twenty 600 per cent of the 'front.'
age directly opposite the frontage
proposed to be altered, or by both
adjacent owners, such amendment,
l.
passed except by an affirmative
vote of not less than three-fourths
(%) of the full membership of
Council.
D. Time Required.
Council shall take final action
upon such amendment, supplement
or change within a period of sixty
600 days after the filing of petit
ton for same with the Clerk of
Council.
e. Lack of Report by Planning
Commission.
The failure of the Planning
Commission to report to Council
within the sixty (60) days afore-
said shall be deemed to be an apr
proval of such amendment, suppleT
ment or change.
ARTICLE vi.
Zoning Board of Appeals.
SECTION 10. Creation--Member-
A. Establishment.
An Administrative Board called
the "Zoning Board of Appeals is
hereby established. The word
Board" when used in this Ordin-
ance shall be construed to mean
the "Zoning Board of Appeals.
B. Membership.
The Port Clinton Planning Com
mission shall be the Zoning Board
of Appeals.
c. Meetings.
Meetings of the Board shall be
held at least once a month when
there is business to transact:
There shall be fixed place of
meeting and all meetings shall be
open to the public. The Board
shall adopt it's own rules of pro
cedure and keep record of its
proceedings, showing the action of
the Board and the vote of each
member upon each question con-
sidered. The Board may adopt reg
uiations setting up certain poll
cies and interpretations for the